Courage and Resilience through South Asian Domestic Organizing in Jackson Heights

Courage and Resilience through South Asian Domestic Organizing in Jackson Heights

Andolan protest for a domestic worker Aniq Khan, abused by a Diplomat. The Andolan members are protesting on the Diplomat's lawn in Jackson Heights, holding multilingual signs.
01 Introduction 02 South Asian Immigration in the early to late 20th Century: What laid the road for domestic work? 03 Jackson Heights: More Than Just Diverse Cuisines 04 Why Domestic Work and Who did it? 05 Loopholes Through the Federal Immigration Visa Programs 06 Exploitative and Abusive Working Conditions & the Diminishment of Women's Voices 07 Andolan: Resistance and Resilience through Organizing 08 Shared Struggles, Links of Solidarity, and the Power of Community 09 South Asian Women's Organizing 10 Bibliography Enter
Youth Researcher Anusha Rahman

My name is Anusha Rahman and I’m a 16 year old junior at Bronx Science. I enjoy uplifting stories that are often hidden and part of the reason why I joined LHP was to highlight a new narrative into education written by people of NYC who are often overshadowed by the heavily eurocentric themes.

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01 Introduction 02 South Asian Immigration in the early to late 20th Century: What laid the road for domestic work? 03 Jackson Heights: More Than Just Diverse Cuisines 04 Why Domestic Work and Who did it? 05 Loopholes Through the Federal Immigration Visa Programs 06 Exploitative and Abusive Working Conditions & the Diminishment of Women's Voices 07 Andolan: Resistance and Resilience through Organizing 08 Shared Struggles, Links of Solidarity, and the Power of Community 09 South Asian Women's Organizing 10 Bibliography Enter the Exhibit
Neighborhood
Jackson Heights
Elmhurst
Theme
Counter-Stories and Memorywork
Resistance, Organizing and Community