Wishing all my Trinidadians and ancestors a Happy Indian Arrival day 🔁 • @cutlassmagazine This picture captures the first Indian Arrival Day celebration in Trinidad on May 30th, 1945. The “East Indian Centenary” marked the 100th year of Indian presence in the nation. It took place in Skinner Park, San Fernando, and local leaders like Adrian Cola Rienzi (Krishna Deonarine) were present. Written statements from public figures, such as Gandhi, were read. But the festivities soon waned. By the 1970s the Divine Life Society, a Hindu sect, was the only group continuing the practice. It was named “Indian Emigration Day” and found little attention beyond the town of Chaguanas. There was a shift after the Indian Revival and Reform Association (IRRA) was founded in 1976 to tackle racism towards Indians and promote the culture. In 1977, an IRRA panel was assembled with Rajiv Sieunarine, Azamudeen Jang, Khalique Khan, Ramdath Jagessar, Anand Rameshwar Singh, Rajesh Harricharan, and Michael Shankar. The next year Rajnie Ramlakhan, Ashok Gobin, and Anand Maharaj joined. They issued a pamphlet in 1978 outlining the very beginning of Indian indentureship in 1845. It listed the names of the “jahajis” aboard the Fatel Razack ship and covered their history. The Trinidad Express newspaper promoted the document while The Guardian published an article by Kusha Haracksingh about the journey on the “kala pani” (black water). San Fernando Secondary School also held an event and the television show Mastana Bahar aired an Indian Emigration Day special. The IRRA worked with the Secretary General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), Satnarayan Maharaj, on a showcase at Lakshmi Girls Hindu College, an SDMS-founded school, on May 27th, 1979. To recognize Indians as citizens, and not just emigrants, they jointly agreed to adopt the title “Indian Arrival Day” from then. Source: Scott He and Project Gutenberg #indocaribbeanculture #indocaribbeanhistory #hindi #urdu #hindiurdu #bhojpuri #hindustani #caribbean #westindies #westindian #southasia #southasian #desi #indian #eastindian #india #trinidad #trinidadandtobago https://www.instagram.com/p/CeL0Ssho-f4ZgBwR4qXDzSCY6BB3b8TEw5NPzg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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#AngelaYee (born 1/3/76) is a #mixed #American radio personality. She hosts the popular morning show #TheBreakfastClub with DJ Envy & Charlamagne tha God. Shes on the Board of Governors of the We Are Family Foundation & for the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies. She is the first-ever ambassador for the New York Public Library system. Since 2019, she has served as the BSE Global Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement Ambassador. Angela was born to a #Chinese father & an #AfroMontserratian mother & raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn. "It was hard growing up in a #Black neighborhood & having a Chinese dad because black people had the most jokes about Asian people. My dad was like the only Chinese person in the neighborhood & they had a lot of jokes—nail salon jokes, Chinese food jokes, a lot of hair store jokes. It was a lot. But I was always very good spirited about it. I think it actually helped prepare me for a career in entertainment." "My dad has a huge family. My mom, who’s #WestIndian, is from Montserrat. Shes an only child & does not have a huge family at all. So, it’s interesting, I grew up in Flatbush, which definitely has a large West Indian culture. But, when it came time for holidays, I was with my Chinese side of the family. It’s a blessing now, but when I was younger, it was hard because my Chinese grandparents didn’t accept that my mom was black." Her career started with an internship with #WuTang Management assisting the CEO, Divine. She also wrote all the skits on GZA's 3rd studio album. She then worked for #Eminem's clothing line which led her to radio. She hosted Lip Service & The Morning After with Angela Yee on Eminem's radio station, Shade 45, at Sirius. In 2010, she began hosting The Breakfast Club. She also worked as a correspondent for MTV2's Sucker Free. Other endeavors include managing artists like GZA, Jay Electronica & 360, she owns a Juice Bar chain, Juices for Life, a book club Kickin It From The Stoop to promote reading/literature. Shes also a philanthropist working with Dress For Success, Hairless 4 Her Awareness, Coats for Kids, & Childhood Cancer events just to name a few. 🇨🇳🇲🇸 #aapiheritagemonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWjbgaOoBs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=