(Start here)
Introduction

(PART I)
The Decision

(PART II)
The Lead-up

(PART III)
Race & Caste
in Thind

(PART IV)
The Aftermath

(PART V)
Today
TODAY
Imagine the Future

The Problem: A 5-part Series
[Start here: read the introduction to this 5-part series]

In the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, we were honored to work with Rani Bagai to create a Get Out The Vote video featuring her family's story about why it is so important for our community to engage in the political process:


Community organizers in Berkeley, also inspired by the Bagai family's story, campaigned for a street to be renamed in Kala Bagai's honor. On February 11, 2021 a section of Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley was renamed Kala Bagai Way:


The xenophobia, racism, and casteism in the history of the Thind decision are still painfully pertinent today. But by working together, we are imagining a better future for the next generation of South Asian Americans.

Please join us in this fight by making a gift to support SAADA's work.

(Start here)
Introduction

(PART I)
The Decision

(PART II)
The Lead-up

(PART III)
Race & Caste
in Thind

(PART IV)
The Aftermath

(PART V)
Today