Ep. 9: The History of Indian Indentureship in the Caribbean

The Caribbean is made up of a number of ethnic groups, mostly as a result of colonialism between the 18th and 20th centuries. To commemorate Indian Arrival Day throughout the Caribbean, this week's episode discusses the roots of Indian indentureship with doctoral student Cristine Khan and how connecting these histories is integral to Caribbean connections moving forward.

Cristine Khan is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center where she works at the Teaching and Learning Center and also teaches at Hunter College and Queens College. With experience as a critical educator and researcher in Latin America and Europe, she currently conducts research on intergenerational Indo-Caribbean identity formations and racialization processes in New York City. She was born and raised in New York City to Guyanese parents, which has shaped her trajectory as a researcher and educator.

Strictly Facts Reads

• “On Anti-Blackness in the Indo-Caribbean Community” by Cristine Khan

• “The Groundings With My Brothers” by Walter Rodney 

• “Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture” by Gaiutra Bahadur  

• “A House for Mr. Biswas” by V.S. Naipaul

• “Tales of the Sea” by Gaitura Bahadur

Strictly Facts Sounds

• Nisha Benjamin- “Oh Maninja”