Guyana Exercise Book Cover with Burnham's Image
This notebook contains diagrams of mitochondrial DNA by Mahendra Bahadur when he was a student at the University of Guyana in the late 1970s.
Shew Persaud's Naturalization Petition
Shew Persaud was born in Georgetown, Guiana's colonial capital, in 1881. After arriving in the United States on a ship that sailed via Barbados, he petitioned to become a U.S. citizen twice, in 1917 and 1924. The first time, he was working as a dishwasher and living in West Harlem, separated from his wife, who was still in British Guiana.
Henry Sivenandan's Census Record
This U.S. Census record from 1940 provides a picture of a family from British Guiana with Indo-Caribbean last names identified as "Negro." Henry Sivenandan, an elevator operator in a loft building, and his wife Agnes, who worked in a dress factory, lived in Harlem with their toddler Saundra and Agnes' widowed older sister, Rose Persad, who worked as a seamstress in a dress factory.
Photograph of Clarice Ercel Reid Khan
Born in Georgetown, the capital of what was then British Guiana, Clarice Ercel Reid arrived in New York City on the steamship Mayaro in 1922, at the age of eighteen. In her years in the United States, she lived in West Harlem and worked as a housekeeper. She is pictured here in a photo from 1931, when she declared her intention to become a U.S. citizen. She became a U.S.
Photograph of Milind Awasarmol & Raju Kamble
This is one of the iconic photo because Raju Kamble, who is considered mentor and founding member of Ambedkarite community across the globe. As Milind Awasarmol is part of Ambedkar International Mission he has opportunity to share time in anti-caste movement with Raju Kamble.
Photograph Of Asha and Rupa Toprani At Refugee Camp
Asha Toprani left Uganda in November 1972 with her new born daughter Rupa. They traveled to the UK without Surendra, Asha's husband and Rupa's father, because of bureaucratic restrictions that rendered him stateless, while Asha was a British subject. Upon their arrival to the UK, Asha and Rupa were sent to the Ugandan Resettlement Camp in Newberry UK.
Photograph of Naz Merali's Ring
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so only the most important items were carried to the US. This ring was given to Naz by her father and was engraved with her name. Her father gave a similar ring to her sister.
Photograph of Sikinabhai's Wedding Ring
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so only the most important items were carried to the US. This wedding ring was given to Sikinabhai in India upon her marriage, and she carried it with her to Uganda and then to the US.