From the late Dashrath Patel’s archives, a set of striking photographs of a city disconsolate after Annadurai’s premature death in February 1969.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
A close look at the people whose largely unnoticed stories are an integral part of the legend of the Indian Railways.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
The Watt Munisotaram plans to unveil its $1 million gate in August, at a ceremony including 100 monks from all over the world.| Sahan Journal
Upcoming events include a mall at the Capri Theatre on Saturday and an East African Business Resource Fair at the Brian Coyle Center on Monday.| Sahan Journal
n estimated 75,000 people showed up in downtown Chicago on Saturday, June 15, as part of a national wave of protests called “No Kings”—coinciding with Flag Day, President Donald Trump’s birthday, and a D.C. parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the Army. Families, community groups, activists, and voters showed up to advocate for a variety […]| South Side Weekly
Yousef fled Gaza in 2024, still a minor. Now 19, he’s in Cairo — caught between loss and survival, still hoping to return home one day.| Solomon
Karachi’s Zoroastrian community draws its visual vocabulary and cultural ancestry from Gujarat, India, and not from Iran, because the community traces its origins through the Parsi migrations of the Qissa-e-Sanjan. But new archaeological evidence suggests Zoroastrian presence in Sindh from far earlier, dating to an imperial Sasanian presence. What would a re-imagining of Zoroastrian community history in relation to these findings look like?View Post| Ajam Media Collective
When the weather is summer-like, people of Amsterdam know how to enjoy every bit of sunshine! Walk with me in Amsterdam on a sunny May day.| Amsterdamian - Amsterdam Blog
The billowing clouds of pastel blooms that extend across the photographic archive of modern Afghanistan speak to more than just a redeeming cultural quirk in the face of tragic national history. They are the result of globalization and the colonial encounter and yet, as is often the case with quotidian elements of material culture, they rapidly became fundamentally of the place. View Post| Ajam Media Collective
Richie Haugland has been at the park for the past decade and is responsible for the explosion of color that comes every spring.| Tribeca Citizen
This past weekend, the Densho team was honored to join the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association for the Commemoration of the 83rd Anniversary of the Day of Forced... The post Photo Essay: Commemorating Bainbridge Island’s Japanese American History appeared first on Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment.| Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
Explore these vintage Nowruz postage stamps from Iraq to Tajikistan and how different countries celebrate the arrival of spring!| Ajam Media Collective
Earlier this month, we joined the Puyallup Valley JACL for a Day of Remembrance at the site of the former Puyallup Assembly Center on the Washington State Fairgrounds. This event... The post Photo Essay: Activating Our History on the Day of Remembrance appeared first on Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment.| Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
Company XIV, known for its opulent and immersive theatrical experiences, continues to captivate audiences in Bushwick with its bold reimagining of classic| Bushwick Daily
Kassandra Hishida reflects on their first pilgrimage and how it inspired them to dig deeper into their family’s connections to Tule Lake.| Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
A look back at the history of the Amache concentration camp as seen through the lens of photographer George Ochikubo.| Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
Densho Project Archivist Will Allen has been helping to create Densho’s Legacy Archive, an archive of Densho’s organizational records since its founding in 1996. Will shares some highlights from this...| Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
by Dennis Schüpf and Regina Ruete On the 14th of January 2023, a large-scale demonstration of around 35,000 people proved that the evicted village of Lützerath (Germany) has reignited the climate movement’s determination. Several organizations converged to express their resentment against lignite mining, including climate activist Greta Thunberg. Lignite is the energy source that has| Uneven Earth - Where the ecological meets the political