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An Introduction to South Asian America
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Chapter 2: Forging Lives in Uncertain Times (1923–1965)
Explore this chapter:
• Bhagat Singh Thind
• Denaturalization
• Kala Bagai
• Rishi Singh Grewal
• "Turbans Do Things for You"
• Dalip Singh Saund
• The Civil Rights Movement
• Bhagat Singh Thind
• Denaturalization
• Kala Bagai
• Rishi Singh Grewal
• "Turbans Do Things for You"
• Dalip Singh Saund
• The Civil Rights Movement
Bhagat Singh Thind
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | "Thind and Caste" Inset | Read the rest of "The Ghadr Party and the Indian Caste System in Thind" in Race, Nation, and Refuge: The Rhetoric of Race in Asian American Citizenship Cases. |
| 55 |  |
See the image at Mozumdar.org |
| 56 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
Denaturalization
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 59 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 60 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 62 | "Denaturalization and Operation Janus" Inset | Read the rest of "Trump, 'Shitholes,' and the Nature of 'Us'" for the New Yorker, by Masha Gessen. |
| 63 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
Kala Bagai
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 66 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 67 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 68 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 68 | "Vaishno Das Bagai's Last Letter" Inset | TRIGGER WARNING: This archival item describes instances of self-harm and suicide. Read the rest of Vaishno Das Bagai's Letter in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 69 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 69 | "An Oral History Interview with Rani Bagai" Inset | Discover the rest of Rani Bagai's oral history interview in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 70 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
Rishi Singh Grewal
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 72 |  |
See the image in an essay by Philip Deslippe. |
"Turbans Do Things for You"
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 76 |  | See the image at hannibal.lib.mo.us |
| 78 | "Chandra Gooneratne" Inset | Read more from Manan Desai's "The 'Tan Stranger' from Ceylon" in TIDES. |
| 78 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
Dalip Singh Saund
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 80 |  |
See the image in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 81 | "Pramila Jayapal" Inset | Discover the rest of Pramila Jayapal's oral history interview in SAADA's archival collections. |
| 83 |  |
See the image in SAADA's First Days Project. |
The Civil Rights Movement
| Page | In the book | For further exploration |
|---|---|---|
| 85 |  |
See the comic at www.shebanirao.com |
| 86 | "Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay" Inset | Read more about Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay in: Slate, Nico, Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012). |
| 88 | "J. J. Singh" Inset | Read the rest of Sabrina Singh's interview with Brown Girl Magazine. |