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Photograph at 'Concerned Desis Against Proposition 54' Event
A photograph from the September 4, 2003 'Concerned Desis Against Proposition 54' kickoff event in Oakland, California. This photograph was part of the media package, and republished in outlets like India-West.

Outreach Poster for 'Concerned Desis Against Prop. 54'
A flyer used for outreach by 'Concerned Desis Against Proposition 54' at South Asian events and posted in South Asian and halal markets.

Alien Registration Receipt Card for Ramesh Chandra
Alien Registration Receipt Card for Ramesh Chandra, who was admitted to the U.S. on July 2, 1910.

"American wives of India, active group"
Newspaper clipping from the February 15, 1949 issue of Daily News, a Los Angeles publication, featuring an article about the American Wives of India. The article is written by Dorothy Dietz and describes the aims and origins of the organization. Leona Bell (Parr) Bagai served as the vice-president, and Kala Bagai Chandra was a member.

Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon
Invitation for the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon held on January 27, 1949 at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel. Ram Bagai was the secretary of the association in 1949. On the back of the invitation is a handwritten note that reads: "Ram has been elected secretary this year -- that's my Ram!"

"Pioneer Immigrant, Engineer, Dies at 82"
Newspaper clipping featuring an article titled "Pioneer Immigrant, Engineer, Dies at 82." The article reports on the death of Syed Sirajuddin Kadri, who came to the U.S. in 1933 at the age of 19. Kadri went on to study at the University of Michigan, and moved to Los Angeles.

Rani Bagai on "Vaishno Das Bagai's Naturalization Certificate"
Part of a video interview of Rani Bagai conducted on June 3, 2013. In this section, Bagai describes some of the items of her grandfather Vaishno Das Bagai left behind after his suicide in 1928, including several letters to his family he had written in addition to the political suicide letter which was published in newspapers in the U.S. and India.

Rani Bagai on "Vaishno Das Bagai"
Part of a video interview of Rani Bagai conducted on June 3, 2013. In this section, Bagai discusses her grandparents Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai (later Kala Bagai Chandra), their marriage, children, and life in San Francisco after arriving in 1915. Rani Bagai explains that together the couple had three sons, the youngest of whom was her father.

Rani Bagai
Part of a video interview of Rani Bagai conducted on June 3, 2013. In this section, Bagai discusses her own life, growing up in Los Angeles with her immediate family. Rani Bagai is the granddaughter of Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai Chandra.

Rani Bagai on "Ram Bagai"
Part of a video interview of Rani Bagai conducted on June 3, 2013. In this section, Bagai primarily discusses her mother, Leona Bell Parr, and father, Ram Bagai, the youngest son of Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai Chandra. She discusses her father's role in subtitling and screening Hindi films in the U.S., as well his encounter with Jawaharlal Nehru in Los Angeles.

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