Oral History Interview with Aarushi Sharma
Aarushi Sharma is a second year Business Finance student at San Jose State University. Aarushi was born in Germany, spent her pre-teen years in India and then moved to the United States at the age of ten. Aarushi serves as one of the Board members for The Hidden Dream which is an organization that spreads awareness and supplies resources for visa Immigrants.
Oral History Interview with Sarvani Kunapareddy
Sarvani Kunapareddy was born in Hyderabad, India and she immigrated to the United States when she was just 4 years old. Sarvani is a co-founder of The Hidden Dream, an organization built to raise awareness of the countless struggles faced by visa immigrants and share resources. Sarvani is very passionate about immigration reform and advocacy.
Jahin Rahman Oral History Interview
Jahin Rahman talks about his work as founder of EYDB and the organization's activities during the pandemic.
Content Warning: violence against children
In this slideshow, you will see:
Food delivery and aid during the pandemic.
Volunteer gathering workshop as a part of community initiative in Queens.
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Bronx Mutual Aid (BMA) Pro Palestine Rally.
BMA at Bangladeshi dance school that was used as food storage in Bronx.
BMA Food delivery.
Anti-Rape Rally in solidarity with survivors in Bangladesh.
BMA census work.
Roshni Rustomji-Kerns Oral History Interview
The interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 2021-2022. This interviewee discussed her early childhood and family life in Karachi and Mumbai before and after the Partition of India and Pakistan. She described the differences and similarities of being brought up as a Parsi woman in India and Pakistan.
Bella and Anibel Comelo Oral History Interview
Bella Comelo and her daughter, Anibel Comelo-Ferris, are both of Goan Christian origin and both have a long history of labor organizing here in the US, Bella through her job with the school district and Anibel through her work as a university professor who also served as a union organizer.
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Maya McCoy Oral History Interview
Maya McCoy (she/her) leads organizing efforts with the Ilankai Tamil Feminist collective known as Maynmai. At the time of this interview, she is also a second year medical student, having made the transition into medicine soon after spending time in Sri Lanka on a fellowship.