East Bay Yesterday

Taking South Asian History to the Streets

How can history be used to challenge hate crimes? For the past 7 years, Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee have been exploring questions like this through their Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tours. This episode covers some of the tour’s highlights and discusses the unpredictable nature of turning public streets into a classroom.

photo: Cedric Letsch via Unsplash

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
RazteriaI feel nakedI feel naked
deeBBlown OutThru Nature (EP)Dusted Wax Kingdom
Lo Ka PingTeals Descending On The Level SandChina: Lost Sounds Of The Tao: Chinese Masters Of The Giqin In Historic Recordings
TabFantomThe Freakout TentDormouse Records
Moroccan SpiritNarcisse NoirMoroccan SpiritUMG - Higher Octave
Gary LucasAguirre, the Wrath of GodCinefantastiqueMERLIN - Northern Spy Records
Joey DynomiteAtmostphereThe Boy Who Could FlyAudio Clinic Records
Winston McAnuff,The Bazbaz OrchestraAngela DavisA BangMERLIN - SAKIFO RECORDS