On February 11th, 2020, SAAPRI hosted a Census education session at Northwestern University in partnership with their South Asian Students Alliance (SASA). SAAPRI appreciated the opportunity to connect with the Northwestern SASA and share how the Census affects college students…
South Asian Youth Initiative
On February 8th, 2020, SAAPRI Executive Director Shobhana Verma attended the first South Asian Youth Initiative (SAYI) conference, hosted by students at Yale, Columbia, Harvard, Wellesley, Williams, Princeton, Middlebury, Georgetown, Cornell, Barnard & the University of Pennsylvania. The conference created…
South Asians and the 2020 Census with UChicago SASA
On January 28th, 2020, SAAPRI hosted a Census education session at the University of Chicago in partnership with their South Asian Students Association. SAAPRI appreciated the opportunity to connect with the UChicago South Asian Students Association and share how the…
Census Outreach Workshop at Hamdard Center
On January 26th, 2020, SAAPRI held its first of a series of 2020 Census outreach workshops at the Hamdard Health Alliance Center in partnership with the Indo-American Center (IAC). Senior citizens represent a diverse and important population in the Chicagoland…
2020 Women’s March
In January 2020, SAAPRI participated in the 2020 Women’s March in Chicago. Despite the cold temperatures, it was a great day of community organizing with the U.S. Census Bureau, the City of Chicago, Apna Ghar, Inc., Coalition for a Better…
SAAPRI welcomes new Executive Director, Shobhana Johri Verma
SAAPRI would like to thank Dhara Puvar for her years of service as Executive Director of SAAPRI. We are grateful for her years of service and appreciate all the work she has done as the Executive Director of SAAPRI. We would also like to…
Report – Defying Dependence: Impacts of H-4 Authorization Policy on Immigrant Women, Families, and Communities
On February 20th, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a proposal to remove “H-4 dependent spouses from the class of aliens eligible for employment authorization,” which has been under review for months with an uncertain decision date. Rescinding…
Chicago South Asian American Summit
On July 13th, 2019, the Indian American Democratic Organization (IADO) held its first-ever Chicago South Asian American Summit at the SEIU Healthcare’s Union Hall in Chicago. More than 80 South Asian American elected officials, organizers, and community leaders attended the…
South Asians Aging in America
On May 18th, 2019, SAAPRI hosted a community dialogue titled “South Asians Aging in America.” Community members, leaders, and stakeholders joined this critical gathering to discuss the unique challenges and intersections of multigenerational caregiving, disability, health, and aging in the…
2019 Illinois Municipal Elections
On April 2nd, 2019, there were hundreds of municipal elections taking place across Illinois with elections for mayor, city councils, treasurers, clerks, village boards of trustees, and more. Here is everything you need to know about SAAPRI’s civic engagement work: Phone Banking…