Untold Stories ｜ KS Choreography

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Sep 3, 2024

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Untold Stories is a piece about domestic violence. • Among the immigrant South Asian community specifically domestic abuse is a rampant, silenced epidemic. 2 OUT OF EVERY 5 South Asian immigrant women in the U.S. are survivors of domestic violence. With blinding allegiances to ideas of honor and reputation, stigma of divorce, and patriarchy, SEEKING HELP is all the more complicated for South Asian victims… • …which means the SOLUTION to help our immigrant South Asian community demands to be a multi-pronged strategy. Today I have partnered with an incredible organization based in New York working to eradicate domestic violence and shifting the conversation from “a private family matter to a public social issue.” • Sakhi for South Asian Women was founded in 1989 by five South Asian women looking to create a safe space to serve survivors and effectively engage in the movement to end violence against women. • Sakhi offers legal assistance in immigration-related matters and a path to citizenship, financial support for educational needs such as nursing school, advocacy in court, culture-sensitive support groups, translation assistance during healthcare visits, legal consultation for access to medical care…SEE MORE AT www.sakhi.org ♥----------------------------------------------------------------- Krishna is a dancer based in San Francisco, California curating her choreography repertoire in CLASSIC BOLLYWOOD. - Classic Bollywood is a dance style that merges the grace and discipline of Indian classical dance forms with modern movements and music.