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Berkeley Renames Downtown Street 'Kala Bagai Way' After South Asian Immigrant (KQED)

September 15, 2020

After a year-long public campaign, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to approve renaming a street "Kala Bagai Way" after a South Asian immigrant who was discriminated against in Berkeley. Kala Bagai Way will be located on the two-block eastern area of Shattuck Avenue between Center Street and University Avenue — a block from the Downtown Berkeley BART station and a block UC Berkeley.

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You can also read about Vaishno and Kala Bagai on AIISF’s Immigrant Voices.

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