Malayalee American Trailblazer: Lessons from the Life of Philip T. Kalayil

On October 31st, 2020, SAAPRI’s Co-Founder Ann ‘Late’ Kalayil spoke Malayalees for Social Justice regarding the legacy of civic engagement of her father, Philip T. Kalayil, who immigrated to a deeply divided United States in the mid-1950s. He established a remarkable American life and left behind a powerful legacy of community institutions, cross-racial alliances, and lessons on community building and activism that lives on in his family and community today.

Thank you to all those you attended the event! If you were not able to attend, you can access a recording of the event here

• Access the Facebook event page here
• Read Philip T. Kalayil’s 1961 Graduate Thesis: Racial Discrimination Experienced by the Indian Students in Chicago and Its Effects upon Their Image of America here