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