South Asian Americans
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Paid Opportunity for Bilingual Citizens
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners is currently hiring bilingual individuals who speak Hindi, Gujarati, or Urdu. This is a paid opportunity to help South Asian community members gain access to the polls during the primary elections on March 18, 2014. Requirements include: (1) U.S. citizenship, (2) registered to vote in the state of Illinois […]
SAAPRI Commemorates Korematsu Day
In honor of Fred Korematsu Day, SAAPRI joins Japanese American Citizens League, Council on American Islamic Relations-Chicago, Northwestern University South Asian Law Students Association & others to reflect on Korematsu’s legacy and threats to civil rights that exist even today. DATE: Thursday, January 30, 2014 TIME: 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: DePaul College of […]
Attend Voting Rights Forum in Evanston on January 11
Voter suppression tactics and other barriers threaten the right to vote, especially among communities of color. A growing number of South Asian Americans in suburban Cook County are eligible to vote but have limited English proficiency, and they might not know that they have the right to vote in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and other languages. […]
SAAPRI Speaks About Voting Rights to Leadership Greater Chicago and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
SAAPRI’s Ami Gandhi was honored to discuss voting rights, immigration, and the power of diverse coalitions with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on his TV show UpFront, which will air from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 on Word Network (Directv channel 373). Also joining the conversation were Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Mexican […]
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