Laurel Murphy, "Jhamandas Watumull: Hyderabad to Honolulu" (1973)
Article from the August 22, 1973 issue of The Honolulu Advertiser written by Laurel Murphy, which describes the life story of Jhamandas Watumull and the Watumull business. Murphy goes into considerable detail about Watumull's early years in Hyderabad and Manila, as well as the effects of the Partition on his family home in Sindh. Includes a photograph of Jhamandas Watumull.
"East India Store Section," Honolulu Advertiser (1937)
Four-page advertisement insert from the June 3, 1937 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser, marking the opening of the Watumull Building on 1162 Fort Street. Includes several short articles about G.J. Watumull and J. Watumull, advertisements for the stores, products, and boutiques housed in the building, as well as photographs of the East India Store interior and its employees.
"The Watmul Foundation"
An article from The Indian Home magazine on the creation of the Watumull Foundation, headed by Gobindram J. Watumull and his wife Ellen Watumull and headquartered in Los Angeles.
Sir S. Radhakrishnan deputed to America by Watumull Foundation
An image of Sir S. Radhakrishnan, Professor of Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions at Oxford, from the December 1946 issue of The Indian Home. Radhakrishnan was one of the first recipients of the Watumull Scholarship.
Religion, A Force for Unity
This clip of a newspaper article brought by the Khan family shows Aliyah's grandfather Mohamed Rasheed greeting Guyanese President Desmond Hoyte at the opening of the Masjid Dar Salaam, headquarters for Guyana's Ahmadiyya Anjuman.
Hindu is Granted U.S. Citizenship
Clipping of a newspaper report entitled "Hindu Is Granted U.S. Citizenship." The article reports on Sakharam Ganesh Pandit, who was accorded to the status of a citizen.
Newsclipping from the Buffalo Evening News about Kamala Cornelius Asirvatham
One newspaper clipping from the Buffalo Evening News with article titled "Reunited, Friends Talk of India; See Bright Future" and accompanying image of Kamala Cornelius Asirvatham (PCW 19) and Mrs Roy Walters (PCW 19). The article discusses the longtime friendship of the classmates and lectures given by Asirvatham in the Buffalo area.
"A Voice for the 400 Million"
Newspaper clipping of an article by Mary Braggiotti in the August 9, 1943 edition of The New York Post titled "A Voice for the 400 Million." The article features Sardar J.J.
"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.
Newspaper Clipping from Yemeni American News about Boubí Skin
Humayra Bobby is the owner Boubí Skin. This was the first print feature for Boubí Skin in a community newspaper in Hamtramck, MI. Humayra picked it up from Detroit Donut in Hamtramck where her father first worked. She says it was a full circle moment for her.