Seven-language campaign to educate South Asian voters in US
September 10th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) A coalition of South Asian community organisations has launched a national, non-partisan campaign called South Asian Vote! in seven South Asian languages to engage the community ... Read more...
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Sikh-Americans confident they shall overcome
August 19th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Confident that the Sikh-American community shall overcome the trauma of the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, its leaders have sought laws against school bullying, workplace discrimination and ... Read more...
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Indian-American on panel to make Chicago immigrant friendly
August 18th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Aug 18 (IANS) Ami Gandhi, an Indian American public policy expert, has been named to a committee formed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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South Asians in US celebrate American I-Day with fireworks
July 10th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Edison (New Jersey), July 10 (IANS) Over 15,000 South Asian Americans gathered in a New Jersey park to celebrate the American Independence Day with a cultural programme by Indian, Chinese, ... Read more...
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South Asians fear racial profiling over US court ruling
June 26th, 2012 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) South Asian and other immigrant groups have joined the White House in warning that a US Supreme Court decision upholding a controversial provision of Arizona's ... Read more...
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South Asians seek rejection of tough US immigration law
April 26th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) As the US Supreme Court began a hearing on Arizona State's tough immigration law, a South Asian umbrella organisation asked the apex court to reject the ... Read more...
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‘Dirty’ Asian shops? Former Washington mayor under fire
April 7th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 7 (IANS) A former Washington mayor's controversial remarks about Asian businesses running "dirty shops" in the US capital city have drawn fire from 35 local and national organisations, ... Read more...
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A million strong Indian-American voters gain political clout
March 11th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Indian Americans have emerged as an increasingly powerful segment of the American electorate as President Barack Obama makes his re-election bid this November, according to ... Read more...
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US Senate greets Indian diaspora on Diwali
October 26th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Recognizing the religious and historical significance of Diwali, the US Senate has greeted Indian diaspora across the world by expressing its "deepest respect for Indian Americans ... Read more...
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South Asian Americans seek return to diversity ideals
September 16th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Documenting the experiences of South Asian Americans in the decade after the 9/11 terror attacks, a community organisation has suggested steps to ensure American ideals of ... Read more...
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South Asians seek return to US ideals of fairness, inclusion
September 12th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 40 South Asian organisations joined in solemn remembrance of those who lost their lives in the traumatic 9/11 terror attacks, seeking an end to discrimination ... Read more...
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Ten years after 9/11, Indian Americans have come a long way
September 10th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Ten years after terrorists struck US unleashing a backlash against the South Asians given their close resemblance to the hijackers from the Middle East, the community ... Read more...
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Fight terror without blame: rights groups on 9/11 anniversary
September 1st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, more than 70 Muslim, Jewish and South Asian groups have underlined the critical importance of combating terrorism without casting ... Read more...
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Asian American bodies denounce hearings targeting Muslims
March 11th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) As a US Congressional panel began a controversial hearing on the radicalisation of Muslim Americans, several organizations representing South Asian, Chinese, Japanese and other Asian American ... Read more...
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Time magazine apologises for article on Indian-Americans
July 7th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Time magazine has apologised to Indian Americans after some of them took umbrage at a humour piece, which they said has racist overtones, about the community ... Read more...
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South Asian groups welcome revocation of ‘misguided’ travel policy
April 3rd, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Leading South Asian groups have welcomed the rescinding of a "misguided policy" of enhanced security screening for passengers travelling from 14 predominantly Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, to the ... Read more...
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South Asian bodies worried over new US security procedures
January 7th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Several South Asian organizations have expressed serious concerns regarding the new screening standards for air travellers to US saying these will lead to the racial and religious profiling ... Read more...
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More South Asians making Washington DC their home
July 22nd, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 22 (IANS) America's capital city has become home to the nation's fifth largest South Asian population with ethnic restaurants, salons, perfumeries and numerous houses of worship, according to ... Read more...
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Indian American Rajiv Shah to head Obama’s agro-research
April 18th, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 18 (IANS) President Barack Obama has named Rajiv J. Shah, an Indian American scientist managing a programme at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help the ... Read more...
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Indian American named to key White House position
February 8th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) President Barack Obama has named Indian American lawyer Nicholas Rathod as one of three Deputy Associate Directors of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, a key staff ... Read more...
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South Asian NGO galvanized community to vote in US elections
November 7th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashVirginia, Nov 7 (ANI): South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), an NGO which advocates for civil rights and immigrant rights issues facing the community in the United States, played ... Read more...
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South Asian NGO played big role in Obama’’s victory
November 5th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita Prakash
Virginia, Nov 5 (ANI): South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), an NGO which advocates for civil rights and immigrant rights issues facing the community in the United States, has ... Read more...
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Community service campaign to remember Gandhi in US
October 1st, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Hundreds of volunteers are coming together Oct 4 to perform community service in over 50 American cities and campuses as part of the 'Be the Change' campaign ... Read more...
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India too will embrace gays, says Indian-American lesbian (With Images)
July 28th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 28 (IANS) Indian American researcher Pamela Roy raised quite a few eyebrows at a seminar during a North American Bengali Convention here by openly debating homosexuality among Canadian-born ... Read more...
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