Kala Bagai

Kala Bagai
1915 arrival in San Francisco, as reported by newspapers
Born(1893-04-15)April 15, 1893
Amritsar, British Raj
DiedOctober 4, 1983(1983-10-04) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forImmigrant activism
Spouses

Kala Bagai (later Kala Bagai Chandra; 1893-1983)[1][2] was a South Asian American immigrant and community activist.[3] The Smithsonian described her as "a life-long advocate for immigrants and a mother figure among South Asian communities in California."[4]

  1. ^ "Kala Bagai: Timeline". South Asian American Digital Archive. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ^ National Archives at Riverside; Riverside, California; NAI Number: 594890; Record Group Title: 21; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Petitions, 1949-1950 (Box 0427); No. 142253
  3. ^ Smithsonian Institution; National Park Service (1985). 1985 Festival of American Folklife, June 26-30/July 3-7. W. Washington, D.C. p. 89.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Kala Bagai: Women in America". Smithsonian Learning Lab. Smithsonian. Retrieved 2021-02-11.