About this ebook
Our Stories: An Introduction to South Asian America is an anthology rooted in community.
Bringing together the voices of sixty-four authors—including a wide range of scholars, artists, journalists, and community members—Our Stories weaves together the myriad histories, experiences, perspectives, and identities that make up the South Asian American community.
This volume consists of ten chapters that explore both the history of South Asian America, spanning from the 1780s through the present day, and various aspects of the South Asian American experience, from civic engagement to family. Each chapter offers stories of struggle, resistance, inspiration, and joy that disrupt dominant narratives that have erased South Asian Americans’ role in U.S. history and made restrictions on our belonging.
By combining these narratives, Our Stories illustrates the diversity, vibrancy, and power of the South Asian American community.
About the author
SAADA documents, preserves, and shares stories of South Asian Americans, ensuring that today’s struggles for inclusion and belonging are not the same ones we leave to the next generation. SAADA’s collections represent the largest publicly accessible South Asian American archive, enabling academics, artists, filmmakers, journalists, students, and community members to write books, create new content, and shape public understanding about the South Asian American community. By writing South Asian Americans into the American story, SAADA’s work poses a direct challenge to narratives that exclude immigrants and people of color, and serves as a powerful response to the question of who belongs.
Learn more at saada.org.
