The first migrants from the Indian subcontinent to North American arrived in the Pacific Northwest 19th century. South Asian migrants formed the Ghadar Party in 1913 to fight the colonial regime, using newspapers and literature as tools of resistance. Watch Nalini Iyer, co-author of “Roots and Reflections: South Asian Americans in the Pacific Northwest,” explore how contemporary South Asian Americans revisit histories of resistance in their literary imaginings.
This History Café is presented in partnership with HistoryLink and Tasveer.
