It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen, filling in for Brian today.

Now we'll end today's show with a look at a new exhibit at the New York Historical that honors

the history of South Asians in the five boroughs.

The New York sari, a journey through tradition, fashion, and identity traces how the sari

and those who wear it found a home in New York City.

Once seen as a marker of distance and exoticism, the sari has become woven into the city's cultural

fabric, embraced by new generations of artists, dancers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, scientists,

and change makers. Visitors to the exhibit will see more than 50 objects, photographs,

ephemera, and of course, saris.

Joining me now to preview the New York Sari is one of the co-curators, Salani-Solani Baman,

curatorial scholar at the center of women's history at the New York Historical,

and S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter NYC.

Saloni and Mitra, welcome back to WNYC.

Soloni, I was distracted by your Peace, Love, and Brianler T-shirt there for a moment.

It's so great to have you.

It's wonderful to be on.

Thank you.

Saloni, when we were thinking about New York City history and the people who have immigrated over the last few centuries, South Asians aren't always the first

groups we think of. When did people from this region begin to make their home in New York City and

under what circumstances? Well, Bridget, I'm glad you asked. It's really interesting. The story that we often

hear is that South Asians really come to the United States after 1965. And it's true that that's when

you have the largest waves of migration, in part because immigration laws changed to enable it. But as we

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