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Today is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. What happened was horrific. And then came a second wave: Muslim, Arab, South Asian, and Sikh Americans were targeted for how they looked, dressed, or prayed. I put together this website to share just a few of those stories… post911.org

post911.orgWhat happened the week after 9/11?Documenting hundreds of hate incidents against Muslim, Arab, South Asian, and Sikh Americans in the week after September 11, 2001.

Anirvan Chatterjee

@chatterjee.net

11 Sept

I do digital archiving of South Asian American history. From 2024-2026, I helped rescue hundreds of historic documents from SAALT, the South Asian civil rights group, and prepped them for digital archives like SAADA and Internet Archive. One document really stuck with me…

Anirvan Chatterjee

@chatterjee.net

It was a fall 2001 report listing 645 backlash hate incidents from the first week after 9/11. The stories are difficult to read, but they're evidence of the first phase of the backlash, before mass surveillance of Muslims, political repression, special registration of boys/men, and war on terror.

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Anirvan Chatterjee

@chatterjee.net

11 Sept

The attacks took place all over the U.S. For every incident that made the news, countless more went unreported. A few folks in impacted communities don't know it happened. Some were too young, and others were new immigrants. More on the community hub: southasiancoalition.org/25-years-lat...

Anirvan Chatterjee

@chatterjee.net

11 Sept

p.s. if you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, please come join us on one of our upcoming history tours on Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 17, or Oct 24. It's always really fun to meet Bluesky folks folks in person! www.berkeleysouthasian.org

berkeleysouthasian.orgBerkeley South Asian Radical History Walking TourDiscover the secret histories of South Asian Americans in Berkeley and San Francisco, California. As seen in National Geographic and NPR.