SAADA

"Arrival" Toddler T-Shirt

$35.00
Tax included.
Color: Black
Size: 2T
Sizing guide

Hanifa Hameed's artwork for "Arrival" was inspired by the story of Lakshmy Parameswaran's journey from India to the U.S. in 1973, when she was 24 years old.

Size guide

  2T 3T 4T 5T
Width (inches) 12 13 14 15
Length (inches) 15 ½ 16 ½ 17 ½ 18 ½
Fits Weight (lbs) (lbs) 30-33 33-36 36-40 40-45
EUR size 92 98 104 110
Years 2 3 4 5
What's the story?

Lakshmy Parameswaran arrived in the U.S. in 1973, when she was 24 years old from Chennai, India. Her story is preserved in the First Days Project, SAADA’s archive of immigrants’ and refugees’ experiences of arrival in the U.S. In her interview, she describes her initial excitement and the reality of exhaustion on her first day in New York. Lakshmy is also one of the founders of Daya, Inc., established in 1996 to serve South Asian victims of family violence–one of the things that she’s done as an immigrant that she’s “very, very proud of.”

Lakshmy’s Story in SAADA’s First Days Project.
What's it made of?

• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)
• Relaxed fit for extra comfort
• Side-seamed construction
• Pre-shrunk fabric
How will it fit?

Let your toddler do their thing while feeling super comfy and looking extra stylish in this short-sleeve jersey t-shirt from 100% cotton with a unique print. The tee is soft, durable, and bound to become the staple of your toddler's wardrobe.

HANIFA HAMEED X SAADA

Arrival

"When I left, I was wearing a silk sari and I was all full of smiles; when I arrived here, my sari was in tatters and my shoes were biting, you know, the shoe bites, so my legs were full of sores. I couldn't even walk, I was limping. And I was practically in tears." – Lakshmy Parameswaran

Hanifa Hameed's artwork for "Arrival" was inspired by the story of Lakshmy Parameswaran's journey from India to the U.S. in 1973, when she was 24 years old. In her interview for SAADA’s First Days Project, which preserves the experiences of immigrants’ and refugees’ experiences of arrival in the U.S., she describes her initial excitement and the reality of exhaustion on her first day in New York.

Through her design, Hanifa wanted to depict Lakshmy proudly arriving in her sari–as Lakshmy’s younger self had originally imagined–and create an iconic image for South Asian immigrants.

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