discussions and ideas
We hold events that bring thought provoking, idea generating topics in the field of art.
art and artists
We support South Asian artists by finding residencies and promoting their work into the mainstream
production
We produce events and festivals that showcase contemporary art and artists from a South Asian view point in all fields of art - literature, dance, music and visual arts.

Watch the latest Virtual SALA live Series

Sanjena Sathian, debut novel GOLD DIGGER is a magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition
A work of 24-karat genius.
— Ron Charles, the Washington Post
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize • A Good Morning America Buzz Pick • An Amazon Editor’s Pick • An Amazon Best of 2021 Pick • A Vox Book Club Pick • Named a Best Book of April by CNN, Bustle, PopSugar, Entertainment Weekly
Past Events: Virtual South Asian Literaure and Arts Festival 2021
Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021





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