On a Saturday evening in May, Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela, an elected member of the South African National Assembly and the grandson of Nelson Mandela, stood on stage at the Chicago Teachers Union and recited a chant from a South African tradition that echoed across the rooms of the hall. Mandela, invited to Chicago by organizers […]
Author Archives: Ankur Singh
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‘This is the kind of stuff I’ve looked for my entire time in America’
On a Sunday evening in early February at Build Coffee in Hyde Park, dozens of folks from across the South Asian diaspora gathered over samosas, chai, and sweets. Immigrants and children of immigrants from a variety of South Asian countries, religions, classes, and castes mingled in the crowd. Many were dressed in kurtis, while others […]
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South Asians are helping build Chicago’s progressive movement
South Asian people have been organizing in Chicago for years—now, two are running for alderperson in the February 28 election.