Hari Kondabolu's Notes for "Diamonds Exhibit" Joke
Hari Kondabolu's handwritten notes for his "Diamonds Exhibit" joke from 2003. The joke is described by Kondabolu as "the first [...] I wrote that I felt was truly in my voice and the direction I wanted to go in comedically."
Interview with Zara Husain
Zara Husain: My name is Zara Husain. I was born in Pakistan, grew up there, moved to USA as a teenager and lived 4 years. Did high school here, then went back to my home country, did university studies there, married and had lived in VA for 9 years with my husband. Now Iam residing in NY for school.
Interview with Karthik Sethuraman
Karthik Sethuraman was born in Madras, and moved to Oklahoma City at the age of 20. He has also lived in Las Crucs, NM and most recently, Los Angeles, CA. He grew up communicating in Tamil and English with family and friends in India. He learned American Sign Language after moving to Oklahoma City, when a pastor approached him and drove him to church to meet other deaf persons in the community.
Interview with Shazia Siddiqi
Shazia Siddiqi was born in Texas and raised in California for most of her life. She is a first-generation American-born to parents who emigrated from Pakistan in the 1970’s. She is the eldest with one younger brother. Her whole family is hearing. Her parents found out she was deaf at 3 and half years old.
Ambedkar International Center - Author Lab Poster
AIC Authors’ Lab is an initiative to discover, encourage and promote Ambedkarite Anti-Caste authors. With a holistic approach to assist the Authors creative journey. AIC offers Workshops, Mentorship and Advisory Sessions from accomplished Ambedkarite authors to bring the best out of the aspiring authors. It is part of community empowerment process initiated by Ambedkarite organization in USA.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Issue #2 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated October 2001 and the front-page headline is "Leaders Speak Out Against Terrorism," detailing the reaction of world leaders to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 4)
Issue #4 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated December 2001 and the front-page headline is "The Fragility of Desi Gay Relationships: A Fast-Breeder Familiarity?", comparing Western and Eastern attitudes about LGBT dating and sexuality.