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Tree Planting Ceremony at Yerba Buena
January 24, 2026 • 2 PM
Next to the Yerba Buena Carousel (LeRoy King Carousel)
221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Join us for the dedication of the Deoli Survivors Remembrance Tree, a living symbol of endurance and memory, honoring the resilience of the Chinese Indian community interned at Deoli Camp in 1962. You can read more about the event in our Spotlight Stories.
This tree honors Deoli survivors — their resilience, dignity, and enduring hope. We’ll gather for brief reflections, a moment of remembrance, and community connection. All are welcome.
RECENT EVENTS
"Voices of Deoli" now available on Tubi
November 2025
Interested in watching "Voices of Deoli" or hosting a virtual screening? It is now available on Tubi. Viewers in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand can view the film for free.
"Voices of Deoli" coming to San Francisco
Sun, June 29, 2 - 4pm PDT
Location
Children's Creativity Museum
221 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Agenda
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Check in
2:00 PM - 3:25 PM: Film screening
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Q&A with Joy Ma, co-author of "The Deoliwallahs," moderated by Christy Story
About this event
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Event lasts 2 hours
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Paid venue parking
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"The woman born in a prisoner of war camp"
June 10, 2025
BBC Eye Witness recently released an episode featuring Joy Ma's mother, Effa. Joy was born in the camp and is the co-author of The Deoliwallahs and the co-producer of the new film "Voices of Deoli." Rafeeq Ellias, producer of the film "Legend of Fat Mama" supplied the audio in this BBC Sounds piece.
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Listen to the story here.
"Voices of Deoli" screens at Northwestern
April 13, 2025
The Center of Global Culture and Communication (an interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University's School of Communication) presents "Voices of Deoli."
The Screening will be followed by a conversation with Lulu Men (Director) and Joy Ma (Executive Producer).
The event is part of the Difficult Dialogues project funded by the Ford Foundation and is supported by Asian Languages and Cultures, South Asia Research Forum, East Asia Research Forum, The Subcontinent Project and the Block Museum at Northwestern University.
"Voices of Deoli" makes its world debut in LA
April 3, 2025
"Voices of Deoli" will have its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) on May 3rd, 2025 at 12:30PM at the JANM Democracy Center in Los Angeles!
Get your tickets here.