244 10 3176 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/e3c2a7153374a9db49f61d70d56cf35c.pdf 9c26236fc38411cfd1b6486727a60c9f https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/5bbf70c8785bbe011bc7cc8c51366abd.png 2cd853153ab9eed1d83a137d9fdc6739 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325025559&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Paramjit Rai (2014) Subject The topic of the resource Activism, Organisations, Idenity, Politics, Desh Pardesh, South Asian, arts festival, oral history, race Description An account of the resource Paramjit Rai was a volunteer and co-coordinator at Desh Pardesh for a number of years. She discusses her experience as a social policy worker and academic at the festival and how this role of “outsider” informed her perspective on the festival. She also discusses race politics and identity formation both in the Toronto political climate and specifically within the Desh Pardesh festival. Rai goes on to conclude that a Desh festival could recur in the modern day, but for it to happen there needs to be an urgency, a need for something by the modern youth. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1990s Toronto academia community organizing Desh Pardesh identity formation oral history political climate politics race politics SAVAC social policy South Asian South Asian Visual Arts Centre https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/35664e1d98e3fab696f773d8b82e6d52.pdf 4dcae521c8b3ef253864a429f3b8486b https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/0329d3fc327a753909691907be242c25.png 36c7bef16f6b1d472c085fda9f261b08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/324996602&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Ian Iqbal Rashid (2015) Subject The topic of the resource Salaam Toronto, politics, racism, social exclusion, Desh Pardesh, gay, South Asian Description An account of the resource Ian Iqbal Rashid is a poet and writer, and one of the co-founders of Desh Pardesh. In this interview he discusses the conception of Desh, its original visions and its its manifestation into an internationally recognized event. Rashid was not involved extensively in programming or planning, but was instrumental to bringing together the necessary team to do so. Rashid also discusses race politics, race shame, and the political climate of Toronto from the late 1980s to late 1990s. He concludes with how Desh Pardesh shaped him as a South Asian artist and gay man. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 28-05-2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, MOV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1980s Toronto, 1990s Toronto arts festival Desh Pardesh event planning gay men Identity politics oral history politics programming race politics race shame SAVAC South Asian South Asian Visual Arts Centre https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/153ded9aef128a1e54cd7a38ef1f5418.pdf 6975b21a85e9f2edc80c119e97c3fc17 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/f64f4e7ca5f3ad5345af294c0429c429.png 740e0a1bd9bcc88d27876abebbe3a6b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325025585&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Michelle Mohabeer Subject The topic of the resource film, artists, oral history, Pakistan, homophobia, Desh Pardesh Description An account of the resource Mohabeer discusses her experience of moving to Canada during the 1970s, when racism, sexism and homophobia were rampant. She also discusses briefly her experience as a Pakistani person in a time where Paki-bashing was common place. Mohabeer then goes on to discuss how she channeled their experiences into her films, discussing two significant ones — Coconut Cannon Cutlass and Child Play, both which were featured at the Desh Pardesh festival. She then discusses their reception, and the lack of engagement with the material at the festivals. She concludes by stating that Desh could recur in the modern day, but it would be different in that the problems of the modern day, and the community organizing of the modern day is different also. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1990s Toronto, 1970s Toronto Child play Coconut Cane Cutlass community organizing Desh Pardesh filmography homophobia oral history paki-bashing racism SAVAC sexism South Asian Visual Arts Centre https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/32e841503e431a9c5221832be9a4dd7f.pdf 7999ee3afe71113243144c87eedad509 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/ebd372105ab023074a04bdbfb4b3120e.png 54e2bf4644f4a3d50a339cdfee42d8c0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325025581&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Zainab Verjee (2015) Subject The topic of the resource Politics, Discrimination, Activism, Identity Politics, Desh Pardesh, arts festival, Invisible Colours, Western Front, Vancouver Art Gallery, oral history Description An account of the resource Verjee talks about her experience interacting with the Desh Pardesh festival in the late 1990s. She was not involved directly at an organizational level, but comes from a background in community organization because of her involvement in groups such as Invisible Colours, the Western Front and Vancouver Art Gallery. Verjee discusses her understanding of the collapse of the Desh Pardesh festival, and equates it to the excessive intervention of politics in the organizational hierarchy of the festival. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-06-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1980s Vancouver, 1990s Toronto community organizing Desh Pardesh Identity politics inter-politics Invisible Colours SAVAC South Asian Visual Arts Centre The Western Front Vancouver Art Gallery https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/95c57b8bc8cc7ab492ffdc7d44ca52c9.pdf 339f4f4ba7242338d4bb8e70c532e62d https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/837712e1a6b66a8738f5495a3137321c.png 7248ed0d5533cd10513890283a4704f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325285229&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Pamila Matharu (2014) Subject The topic of the resource Grassroots movement, identity, politics, Desh Pardesh, South Asian, arts festival, oral history, Harris Description An account of the resource Matharu discusses the critical progressive nature of the Desh Pardesh festival, and how this was targeted specifically for a population of people of colour. Matharu also touches briefly on the intergenerational nature of the festival, and how this constant contact between groups allowed a flourishing of thought and artistry. Matharu concludes by outlining that Desh can be replicated in the modern day and perhaps may be easier to accomplish with the rise of the internet. She also equates the demise of Desh to the precariousness of the arts industry in general and the rise of the Harris government. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-08-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, (unknown) Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1990s Toronto arts festival Desh Pardesh funding harris government intergenerational intergenerational relationships oral history people of colour queers of colour SAVAC South Asian South Asian Visual Arts Centre https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/1f82e8970c60e76bc75431837d663eeb.pdf c26edff142d6f05287564f1f9f072767 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/4c37258ca364d9189d499e7f8a04e065.png 042b876a942d38768ee375aa040c7217 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325025568&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Shyam Selvadurai (2015) Subject The topic of the resource Khush, Salaam Toronto, Gay men, Identity, Racism, Politics, Desh Pardesh, South Asian, arts festival, Sri Lanka Description An account of the resource Selvadurai, a writer and cartoonist, discusses his involvement with the Desh Pardesh festival and analyzes the deep identity politics that permeated every conversation held at the festival. He is a Sri Lankan born gay man in a festival where Sri Lankan people are largely “othered”, this plus his interracial relationship with a white man became part of an ongoing discomfort among the participants of Desh with both white people and the “othered” South Asian. He also discusses the effect of new media, the age of performatism and the impossibility of Desh being remade in modern day. He also touches on how fiction and reality can blend in a holistic way, and how artistry does not necessarily have to be continually drawn from personal experience. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm 1990s, 2000s Toronto arts festival Desh Pardesh exclusion oral history otherness SAVAC South Asian South Asian Visual Arts Centre Sri Lanka writing https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/7886d65117b32e3e14349fc6d20cdd25.pdf 6741496f146d1cf38b046abb27a20b45 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/75a1c0278761fd0a36cc8252f2e848a0.png d0ae5db79af48dec7603e7cdfaac02ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325025554&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Natasha Singh Subject The topic of the resource anti-racism, oral history, South Asian, Desh Description An account of the resource In her oral history, Natasha Singh articulates why Desh was so influential, and also goes into depth about the world-wide influence Desh had on South Asian festivals. Additionally, she gives an example of how Desh empowered her in her everyday life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History DIgital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, AIF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Toronto, 1990s, 2000s Anti-Racism artists Desh Pardesh oral history South Asian https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/ee5264b94f2a6bf93bc1fb5e8386385a.pdf 86b45cfe048c46c6eae697f31769085b https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/76315634b0326720ae4a4fd2c63d7a6a.png c9b3f7d61c200232da5c74f09c819f5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/328880724&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Leah Lakshami (c.2015) Subject The topic of the resource oral history, artists, South Asian, Desh Pardesh, United States, activism Description An account of the resource Leah Lakshimi, in this oral history, recounts her experience coming to the arts scene in Toronto, where she felt included and respected as a South Asian artist. This was distinct from her experience in the United States and other areas of Canada, were she felt alienated. She discusses her experience with organizing activist groups with other people of colour, and their simultaneous exclusion from white activist spaces. She also talks about the international influence of Desh Pardesh, that brought South Asian culture to the world’s attention, and began the system of cultural appropriation which continues today. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Toronto, 1990's activism appropriation artist gentrification people of colour yoga https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/d17d850e3906970c9f199cfc37301915.png b1a3a51add019f5cdb44e56f065cd58a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325407913&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Gitanjali Kolanad (2015) Subject The topic of the resource dance, oral history, Desh Pardesh, South Asian, performance Description An account of the resource In this oral history, Gita Kolanad talks about performing both in Singapore and in Toronto, as a writer, dancer, and martial artist. She says that what is most distinct about audiences in Toronto is their refusal of essentializing South Asian art. This sets them apart from both exclusively Western and Indian audiences. She also briefly mentions the collapse of Desh Pardesh. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-06-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, AIF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Toronto, 1990s, 2000s audiences Bharatanatyam dance fundraising performance https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/d01f55df619833939c9a80b1a259c96f.pdf 2185fe55ab5ad0d5a161ab845fc0d571 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/98ce8b4414f85748c72dd44155214ae9.png 8e1234c4c76deb21e16ce566ef3598a7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not a Place on the Map: The Desh Pardesh Project Subject The topic of the resource diaspora, artists, South Asian, people of colour, festivals, identity, racism Description An account of the resource Toronto’s Desh Pardesh festival (1988–2001) was a multidisciplinary arts festival that showcased underrepresented and marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora. These oral history interviews with artists and organizers involved in the festival were created by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre Relation A related resource CLGA holds additional records related to Desh Pardesh and Khush Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, WAV Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Add CLGA accession # once donated Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1988–2001, Toronto, South Asia Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource LGBTQ Oral HIstory Digital Collaboratory, SAVAC Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/328879823&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="20"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Dunstan Egbert (2015) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history, aids activism, identity, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), Desh Pardesh, Khush, Desi, identity politics, arts festival Description An account of the resource In this oral history Dunstan Egbert describes how he started volunteering with the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), and Desh Pardesh. He also worked with Khush, but explains why he identifies more as a ASAAP and Desi participant than a Khush volunteer. During Khush, he was a dancer. He speaks about the need for a space like Desh for immigrant and third-culture youth and the rise of identity politics in the age of social media. He ends by giving an accountant’s perspective of Desh, and discusses their inability to balance politics and diversity in occupation of their board members. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-09-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anna Malla LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (Elspeth Brown, PI) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF, M4A Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound, Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Toronto, New York, 1990's, 2000's, 2015 AIDS activism Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP) arts festival community dance Desh Pardesh Desi finance Identity politics Khush oral history outreach Snehithan Tamil activism