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Premala
Bhumika Mukherjee
To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we collaborated with artist Bhumika Muhkerjee to create a special edition poster featuring the incredible life of Premala Shahane, who first arrived in the U.S. in 1923.


Visual Art
Red
Anju
ft. Gaia Ramsdell and Rajna Swaminathan
"Red" is one of the original musical compositions featured in SAADA's Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.


Music
Colonizer's Nightmare
Seti X
"Colonizer's Nightmare" is one of the original musical compositions featured in SAADA's Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.


Music
At Dawn
Humeysha
"At Dawn" is one of the original musical compositions featured in SAADA's Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.


Music
Timeless Waves
Rudresh Mahanthappa
ft. Anthony Tidd and Doug Hirlinger
"Timeless Waves" is one of the original musical compositions featured in SAADA's Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.


Music
Dil Jalaney Ki Baat
Arooj Aftab
ft. Qais Essar
"Dil Jalaney Ki Baat" is one of the original musical compositions featured in SAADA's Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.


Music
Queer Brown Feelings
Video: Anum Awan Music: Arooj Aftab
The Queer Brown Feelings collection explores feelings, memories, and visions from queer and trans South Asians.


Video
Our Stories Influencer
Shebani Rao
We asked SAADA supporters to become influencers and share Our Stories with their networks, helping our goal of having Our Stories in as many homes, schools, and libraries as possible. Our Stories weaves together the myriad histories, experiences, perspectives, and identities that make up the South Asian American community.


Visual Art
Dreams for SAADA
Hanifa Abdul Hameed
In early 2022, SAADA supporters were asked to submit their dreams for SAADA and the South Asian American community. "Dreams for SAADA," created by artist Hanifa Abdul Hameed, was inspired by all of the dreams shared with SAADA.


Visual Art
Arrival
Hanifa Abdul Hameed
Artwork inspired by the story of Lakshmy Parameswaran's first day in the U.S. Parameswaran's story is preserved in SAADA's First Days Project, our archive of immigrants' and refugees' experiences of arrival in the United States.


Visual Art
Premala
Ragni Agarwal
Ragni Agarwal's artwork for "Arrival" was inspired by the story of Premala Shahane, an artist, educator, and activist who arrived in the U.S. in 1923 and studied at several American colleges.


Visual Art
Garam Masala
Safwat Saleem
The design for “Garam Masala,” was inspired by the search for spices and the rare moment of finding a small, but important, piece of home away from home.⁠ Safwat's inspiration grew from his discovery of SAADA's Patel Brothers archival collection.


Visual Art
From Hooghly to Harlem
Kruttika Susarla
Kruttika Susarla’s artwork for “From Hooghly to Harlem” was inspired by the story of Bardu Ali—a jazz musician, promoter, and emcee credited for discovering Ella Fitzgerald—and his father’s journey “From Hooghly to Mississippi to Harlem,” as written in Vivek Bald’s essay for Our Stories.


Visual Art
Finding Love
Ro Maharjan
Ro Maharjan’s artwork for “Finding Love” was inspired by Mala Nagarajan and Vega Subramaniam’s celebration of queer love and chosen family, as shared in the “Finding Love, Forming Family” essay in Our Stories.


Visual Art
Coming Home
Shurjo Mukhi
Shurjo Mukhi’s artwork for “Coming Home” was inspired by the campaign that successfully renamed a section of Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley as Kala Bagai Way, as shared in the “Kala Bagai” essay in Our Stories.


Visual Art
randomness