Digital Transgender Archive

Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History

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In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about what it was like moving from India to California and then New York, experiences with the NYPD, his childhood, travel, and supportive and loving family. (Summary by Evan Zavidow.)

Item Information:

Identifier
bc386j46g
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Awad, Nadia
Narasimhan, Sabelo
Contributor(s)
Zavidow, Evan
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Feb. 28, 2017
Dates Covered
1975 to 2017
Genre
Oral Histories
Subject(s)
Sabelo Narasimhan
Places
New York
California
Egypt
India
Topic(s)
Acceptance
Activists
Artists
Bathrooms
Childhood
Clothing
Dating
Environmentalism
Ethnic groups
Families
FtMs
Gender identity
Immigration
LGBTI community
Life stories
Organisations
Passing (Gender)
Police
Prisons
Schools
Sports
Transgender people
Visibility
Youth centres
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 11 seconds
Language
English
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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