This 2015 report analyzes data from the United States Census Bureau, the Voter Activation Network (NGP VAN), and other recent research to highlight voter registration, engagement, and mobilization among South Asian Americans in Illinois. Community-based organizations, policymakers, government officials, media…
On January 8th, 2015, SAAPRI co-hosted a roundtable discussion on administrative immigration relief at the Indo-American Center (IAC). Topics discussed at the roundtable included administrative relief, consumer protection/fraud prevention, documentation preparation, knowing one’s rights, deportation defense, and planning for community…
On December 12th, 2014, reporter Arthur Pais published a story titled “Brown Hands Up Too” about South Asian Americans joining movements against police brutality, featuring an interview with Shubra Ohri, SAAPRI’s pro bono legal consultant. Shubra has assisted SAAPRI in…
On December 2nd, 2014, in partnership with Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and JustVote, SAAPRI released a report titled “Illinois Embraces EDR: A Review of the Election Day Pilot Program for the 2014 General Election.” The report…
On November 28th, 2014, reporter Arthur Pais published a story titled “Being Undocumented” about undocumented South Asian Americans in Illinois and SAAPRI’s involvement in the Chicago South Asian Deferred Action Coalition (SADAC) in collaboration with the Indo-American Center (IAC), Apna Ghar,…
On November 25th, 2014, SAAPRI and the UIC Asian American Resource and Cultural Center co-hosted a conversation at UIC’s African American Cultural Center Library Addams Hall, Room 200 regarding Deferred Action in Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and provided resources to help…
On November 5th, 2014, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Ami Gandhi spoke with reporter Niala Boohoo on WBEZ’s Afternoon Shift about the polls, immigration reform, and the need to hold all parties and elected officials accountable. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, Democratic strategist…
On October 20th, 2014 (and re-airing again on November 3rd, 2014), SAAPRI’s Executive Director Ami Gandhi appeared on the TV show You and the Law, produced and hosted by the Chicago Bar Association, on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV Channel…
On October 1st, 2014, SAAPRI co-hosted a Networking and Fundraising Event with the Indian American Bar Association (IABA) at ZED451. The entrance fee was $15 at the door, and all proceeds went to SAAPRI. Thank you to all those who attended…
On September 27th, 2014, SAAPRI co-hosted a discussion on immigration in the South Asian American community in the Chicago Public Library – Northtown Branch. The conversation focused on concrete ways that South Asians can bring about change, hold government leaders…