South Asian Community History

Rhythm & Grace: Dancing through India

Rhythm & Grace: Dancing through India

Get a glimpse into India's regional classical dance styles through an intergenerational panel discussion and performances by DMV's leading dance groups.

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Confusion, Comfort, and Clarity: Identity as Explored by a Caribbean-American Artist

Confusion, Comfort, and Clarity: Identity as Explored by a Caribbean-American Artist

TU alumna Adrianna Morgan delves into how the visual arts has empowered her to connect to her multi-cultural identity, as a first-generation Trinidadian-American with African and Indian roots, in her own way.

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American Muslim: An Immigrant's Journey

American Muslim: An Immigrant's Journey

Author Saima Sitwat discusses her memoir that explores questions such as, "What does it mean to be a minority, a Muslim, an immigrant, and a woman in 21st century America?" 

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Sushmita Mazumdar

Sushmita Mazumdar: "Sing to Me, Mr. Shuffle!" 

Artist and writer Sushmita Mazumdar tells the story of how, through music and art, she reconnected with the Devanagari script she learned as a child growing up in India.

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Nazifa, an Afghan refugee, spends time with her young grandchildren at her family's Baltimore apartment. While Nazifa says she appreciates the opportunities in the U.S., she has been surprised by the degree of crime and other city problems. (Mariam Alimi)

Afghan refugees struggle to acclimate to their new home in Baltimore

On the eighth floor of a northern Baltimore apartment building that has lost a good bit of its luster since its ornate 1920s revival heyday, things haven’t been going well for the Razie family.

Read the article from December 2023, courtesy of The Baltimore Banner
Rafiullah Yari

Rafi Yari Turned to West Baltimore’s Upton Gym to Realize His Dream of Boxing in the US

Rafi Yari's first professional bout came nearly two years after he and family members fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over.

Read the article from August 2023, courtesy of the Baltimore Banner
Aruna Miller

An 'accidental politician,' Aruna Miller prepares to become Maryland's next lieutenant governor

The way Aruna Miller sees it, she’s an “accidental politician.”

Read the article from December 2022, courtesy of The Baltimore Banner
Judy Frye Jones, a volunteer English teacher at the St. Francis Neighborhood Center, has her Afghan students read aloud from lesson packets. The students work together to understand confusing words and deciding if the sentences are correct. (Taneen Momeni/The Baltimore Banner)

As Afghan refugees rebuild in Baltimore, the challenges are many — and so are helping hands

The interpreter’s phone rings regularly and often. On the other side of the line are fellow Afghan refugees sharing the concerns and questions that come with restarting their lives in Baltimore.

Read the article from June 2022, courtesy of The Baltimore Banner