On June 7th, 2014, SAAPRI co-sponsored an Asian American Town Hall at the Japanese American Service Committee to address Jianqing Klyzek’s Chicago Police Department (CPD) brutality case that shows video footage of a Chicago police officer striking Jianqing, threatening to…
Research Study – Preventing Violence Against South Asian Retail Workers
In 2014 and 2015, SAAPRI and the Center for Disease Control’s National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) conducted a research study to prevent workplace violence against South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepali, or Bhutanese) retail workers in…
Town Hall on Profiling & Its Consequences: Anti-Muslim, Religious, and Racial Profiling
On June 1st, 2014, SAAPRI co-hosted a town hall event on anti-Muslim, religious, and racial profiling at the University of Chicago’s Harper Memorial Library, Room 140. The event included remarks from several experts and significant time for attendees to ask questions and…
2014 Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration: SAAPRI Workshop in James R. Thompson Center
On May 12th, 2014, SAAPRI highlighted the concerns of the South Asian American community to Illinois state employees at the Office of the Governor’s commemoration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the James R. Thompson Center, Room 9-031. The…
IDHS Division of Rehabilitation Services Resource Fair
On May 5th, 2014, SAAPRI took part in a resource fair at the Lakeshore Medical Center, 1st floor lobby, celebrating the opening of the newest IDHS office in Uptown. The new IDHS Family and Community Resource Center (FCRC) at 5050…
Telling Another’s Story: Letter to the India Post
On April 15th, 2014, a letter titled “Telling Another’s Story,” written by Viveka Ray-Mazumder, a Youth Organizer for Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago (AAAJ-C), and Ami Gandhi, the Executive Director of SAAPRI, was published in the India Post. Read more about co-author…
SAAPRI’s Aditi Singh discusses voting rights with Rev. Jesse Jackson
On March 8th, 2014, law student volunteer Aditi Singh represented SAAPRI in a discussion about voting rights with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on his TV show UpFront, which aired on Word Network. Also joining the conversation were Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Chicago…
Harnessing Diversity: Letter to the Editors of Desi Talk Chicago
Snapshot of “Harnessing Diversity,” a letter by SAAPRI Executive Director Ami Gandhi to the Editors of Desi Talk Chicago in their March 7th, 2014 issue
Fred Korematsu Day
On January 30th, 2014, SAAPRI reflected on Fred Korematsu’s legacy and the current state of civil rights in honor of “Fred Korematsu Day” at DePaul College of Law, Room 903. Co-sponsors: Council on American Islamic Relations-Chicago (CAIR-Chicago), National Lawyers Guild-Chicago…
Voting Rights Forum
On January 11th, 2014, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Ami Gandhi spoke at a Voting Rights Forum at Evanston Public Library discussing voter empowerment, voter suppression, and how to ensure all citizens have the right to vote. Voter suppression tactics and other barriers…