Elections 2008 : Amplifying the South Asian Voice Beyond the Elections
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Upcoming Events:
11/25 SAALT Webinar-"Transition to First 100 Days: How South Asians can Stay Engaged and Informed Please copy this address into your web browser to register for this webinar <https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/147823006>
View the "South Asians in the 2008 Elections" Online Webinar here.
South Asian political involvement has been on the rise over the past decade, and the run-up to the November 2008 elections shows that South Asians – the third largest Asian American ethnic group – have been engaged in the presidential campaigns, voter mobilization efforts, and bids for state and national office. What does South Asian political involvement in the November 2008 elections mean for the community and the country? Hear from special guests:
- Vijay Prashad, Professor
of International Studies at Trinity College; author of The Darker
Nations: A People's History of the Third World
- Karthick Ramakrishnan, Associate Professor of Political Science at UC
Riverside; principal investigator on the first large-scale national survey
of Asian American politics (2008)
- Ali Najmi,
Desis Vote (New York)
- Aparna Sharma and Tina Bhaga Yokota, South Asian
Progressive Action Collective (Chicago)
- Seema Agnani,
Chhaya CDC (New York)
Raising Our Voices is the 26-minute award-winning documentary, released in 2002, that community leaders, students, educators, government officials and companies have used to raise awareness and understanding of bias and hate crimes against the South Asian community.
View the documentary online: Part I & Part II
You can also view the documentary on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/saaltvideo
Contact saalt@saalt.org with your feedback.
A National Action Agenda: Policy Recommendations to Empower South Asian Communities in the United States (2008)This document sets forth issues affecting the South Asian community and provides recommendations for policymakers, community-based organizations, stakeholders, allies, media, and the general public. A National Action Agenda is a product of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations (NCSO), a network of groups around the country that provide services to, organize, and advocate on behalf of South Asian communities, and individual experts and advocates in various fields. The document covers issues including civic and political participation, civil rights and civil liberties, data collection, economic justice, gender equity, health care, immigrant rights, LGBTIQ rights, and youth empowerment.
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