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Our Stories – Teaching Asian American History in Illinois

SAAPRI
May 1, 2022

In July 2021, Illinois became the first state to mandate the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act, which requires the teaching of a unit of Asian-American history in public elementary and high schools starting in the 2022-23 school…

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Community Health, Events, Research

South Asian American Community Health Forum – Heart Health

SAAPRI
April 22, 2022

On Thursday, April 21st, from 6-7 PM CST, SAAPRI hosted a community health panel led by health professionals and public health advocates, Dr. Swapna Dave, Dr. Nilay Shah, Dr. Atif Hassan, and moderated by Parin Shah. This event catered towards…

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Census, Civic Engagement, Projects, Voting Rights

Democracy Project

SAAPRI
April 8, 2022

The Democracy Project supports the underrepresented South Asian American community in Illinois through Census work, the redistricting process, non-partisan voting rights awareness, and civic engagement. This project is being implemented using a three-pronged approach – advocacy, education, and engagement, with…

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Census, Civic Engagement, Events

Chicago Redistricting – 2022 Asian American Community Update

SAAPRI
March 29, 2022
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On Wednesday, March 30th, from 6-7 PM CST, SAAPRI co-hosted a virtual presentation and Q&A session focused on keeping our Asian American communities together and to continue the conversation on redistricting. After ensuring our hard-to-count South Asian American community members…

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Events, Hate Crimes

A Statewide Conversation with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth

SAAPRI
March 29, 2022
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On March 16th, 2022, SAAPRI co-hosted, along with many other Asian American community organizations including the Asian American Caucus, a statewide conversation with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth on the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta shootings, when eight people were killed in…

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Events, Hate Crimes

Community Remembrance Day

SAAPRI
March 29, 2022
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On March 12th, 2022, SAAPRI co-sponsored an event along with other Asian American community-based organizations to commemorate the anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings that took place on March 16, 2021. Many gathered at Horner Park to remember the victims,…

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Events

SAAPRI’s 20th Anniversary Fundraising Kickoff

SAAPRI
November 29, 2021
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On October 29th, 2021, SAAPRI held its 20th Anniversary Fundraising Kickoff at Naveen’s Cuisine, with the aim of celebrating twenty years of providing the South Asian American community in Chicagoland with research and policy guidance! The event began with a…

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Census, Civic Engagement, Events

Chicago Redistricting Education and Hearing Session

SAAPRI
November 29, 2021
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On September 14th, 2021, SAAPRI partnered with other community partners to host a redistricting hearing at the Indo-American Center. The event focused on sharing information about the redistricting process and how Chicagoans can make an impact. Attendees were able to…

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DACA, Events, H4 EAD, Immigration

Hot Topics in Immigration Law with Dhenu Maru

SAAPRI
November 29, 2021
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On July 28th, 2021, SAAPRI held a virtual conversation via Instagram Live addressing the critical immigration issues affecting the South Asian American community. Led by Dhenu Maru, the event focused specifically on South Asian immigration including topics like H-4 EAD, domestic violence…

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Events, H4 EAD, Immigration

Citizenship & Immigration Expo

SAAPRI
November 29, 2021
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On July 30th and 31st, 2021, SAAPRI partnered with other Chicagoan organizations, including but not limited to the Latino Policy Forum, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, Syrian Community Network, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community-CBCAC, to host a two-day citizenship…

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