E-Tangata article, 18th September, 2022
WERO researcher, and PhD candidate Ara Alam-Simmons reflects on Independence ‘celebrations’.
As South Asian communities mark 75 years of independence from British rule, Ara Alam-Simmons reflects on why it’s important for South Asians in Aotearoa to better understand and acknowledge the colonial violence they’ve experienced — and how that can help them connect to the stories of colonisation here.