Mary Singh Rai and her mother Ernestine Singh
View of Mary Singh Rai and her mother Ernestine Singh in ca. 1930's; photograph was taken in Arizona before they moved to Yuba City (Calif.)
The Hindusthanee Student (January 1917)
The January 1917 issue of The Hindusthanee Student (Vol. 3, No. 4) was published from the Nalanda Club in Urbana, Illinois. The Hindusthan Association of America (H.A.A.) had changed leadership, with Rafidin Ahmed presiding as President and Surendra Karr as General Secretary. Included in the issue is a "Report of Mass Meeting to Discuss Burnett Immigration Bill," held in Chicago, by M.
Thumbu Sammy
Identified in Peter Mesenhöller, "Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920" (c. 1905) from another print that bears a caption: Thumbu Sammy, aged 17, Hindoo, ex S.S. Adriatic, April 14, 1911.
Curtiss Aviation School Students, including Mohan Singh
The 1912 class at the Glenn Curtiss Aviation School on North Island, near San Diego. Milwaukee's John Kaminski (in white shirt and tie) is second from the left. Unlike the previous year's class was almost entirely comprised of students from the military, the Kaminski's class was a disparate, international group.
The Hindusthanee Student (February 1917)
The February 1917 issue of The Hindusthanee Student (Vol. 3, No. 5) was a special "Woman's Number," published from the Nalanda Club in Urbana, Illinois. The officers responsible for the issue were all women (J.E. Glasgow, C. Donworth, M. Austine Stanley, Frieda Hauswirth, and Helinz C. Washburne), and the issue itself contains articles written by two South Asian women: P.
The Hindusthanee Student (May 1917)
The May 1917 issue of The Hindusthanee Student (Vol. 3, No. 8) was published from the Nalanda Club in Urbana, Illinois. The issue contains the following articles: "Indian Students Abroad" by Rafidin Ahmed, "Challenge of Today" by Sudhindra Bose, "Ideals and Obligations" by K.D. Shastri, "Supply Trained Men" by N.S.
The United States of India (July 1923)
The inaugural issue of The United States of India, dubbed "A Monthly Review of Political, Economic, Social and Intellectual Independence of India," was published in July 1923 from the Gadar Party headquarters in No. 5 Wood Street, San Francisco. The title "Pacific Coast Hindustani Association" was used in place for Gadar Party.