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Teshtar Irani’s Great Grandmother’s Gara
This is a photograph of Teshtar Irani's great grandmother's gara (Parsi style saree). In her oral history interview, Teshtar selected the gara as one of the objects she'd keep in a time capsule.

Angela Nawang's Community Service in New York
Since most of Angela Nawang's friends were Chinese American, her network also became Chinese American. At age 16, she and her close friend volunteered at this school in New York’s Chinatown. Angela says, "Looking back, I am pretty sure we volunteered solely because colleges would look for volunteer activities."

Farewell Notes to Angela Nawang
The friends who wrote notes to Angela Nawang were largely representative of the school they attended and her friend circle. Almost all of them are either South Asian American or Chinese American. This is a collection of her South Asian friends remembering her as the girl who spoke Hindi and had a trove of Bollywood movie recommendations.

White Sun Film Ad
During the White Sun release in New York, the US distributors KimStim put out this advertisement in the New York Times.

Mahendran Thiruvarangan's PhD Dissertation on Coexistence and Nationalism
Mahendran Thiruvarangan's (also known as Thiru) dissertation on nationalism, resistance, and coexistence is discussed in detail during his oral history interview for the Archival Creators Fellowship project for which he was also an advisor.

Shahana Hanif Leading Communities of Care Speech
Shahana Hanif, a member of the New York Council for the 39th district, speaks at SAADA's event created by fellow Joyamala Hajra for Leading Communities of Care at the Queens Botanical Garden. Hanif speaks about the importance of Bangladeshi Americans being representatives in New York for their community and how important it is as a woman of color to be a part of the advocation for the community.

Moumita Ahmed Closing Remarks at Leading Communities of Care
Moumita Ahmed, New York City Council for District 24, recited a poem by Kazi Nazrul Islam, a rebel Bengali poet famous for anticolonial poetry, in which she tells the audience of Leading Communities of Care to rise up for the rights of the South Asian community.

"The Spice is Right" NY Dosas Feature
This is a 2008 weekend newspaper sub-headline feature of NY Dosas called "The Spice is Right."

Time Out New York Article Featuring NY Dosas
Time Out New York article in the "Eat Out" segment of the paper featuring NY Dosas with a brief description.

"Indian Food Takes to the Streets" Cover Story of NY Dosas
This is a 2002 cover story about NY Dosas with picture of Thiru Kumar with the headline "Indian food takes to the streets."

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