On May 4th, 2023, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma and Health Equity Project Intern Emmanuel Ravichandar attended the Asian Engagement & Recruitment Core’s (ARC) 2023 National Conference where SAAPRI was recognized as an ARC Legacy Partner. We are glad to…
South Asian American Community Health Forum: Diabetes Panel
On April 27th, 2023, SAAPRI hosted a Facebook Live discussion on diabetes within the South Asian American community and the challenges members face – in conversation with the Network of National Library of Medicine‘s diabetes documentary, “Curing Diabetes: the Human…
Investing in Community Safety: Chicago’s New District Councils
On February 6th, 2023, SAAPRI co-sponsored a discussion on Chicago’s new District Councils, which are coming soon to each of our city’s 22 police districts. On Election Day on February 28th, voters across the city will elect three District Council…
PAVE-IL State Legislature Asian American Caucus
On January 25th, 2023, the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition (a coalition of 16 Asian American advocacy and direct service organizations in the Chicagoland area) met with the IL State Legislature’s nine-member Asian American Caucus. We have an exciting year…
Change Insight Inaugural Report
On January 20th, 2023, SAAPRI was honored to join partners and partner organizations in sharing the release of Change Insight‘s inaugural report at a press conference at the Union League Club of Chicago, sharing detailed data and insights on the…
2022 Impact Report – Reflecting on 2022 and Looking to 2023
Movember Panel
On November 9th, 2022, SAAPRI hosted a Movember Panel as part of our Health Equity Project on Instagram Live. Our three panelists discussed important issues affecting men’s health and touched upon topics such as men’s mental health and suicide prevention…
APAMSA Region 6 Conference
On October 15th, 2022, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma attended the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Region 6 Conference at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, focused on building interconnectedness within the AANHPI community. The…
2022 ARC National Conference
In the summer of 2022, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma and Health Equity Project Intern Emmanuel Ravichandar attended the Asian Engagement & Recruitment Core’s (ARC) 2022 National Conference. SAAPRI joined the Asian Health Coalition (AHC), Center for Asian Health Equity,…
LGC Class of 2022 Supper Club
On September 1st, 2022, the LGC Class of 2022 Supper Club met to discuss how to take action and tackle issues affecting Chicago’s Asian population, among the fastest-growing racial demographics in the country. The panel included Shobhana Verma, SAAPRI’s Executive…