Deepa Iyer
Deepa
Iyer is the Executive Director of SAALT. Deepa
is an immigrant who moved to the United States from India when she
was twelve years old. An attorney by training, she has worked as a
Staff Attorney at the Asian American Justice Center and as Legal
Director at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center. Deepa
has also served as Trial Attorney at the Civil Rights Division of the
U.S. Department of Justice where she worked closely on initiatives to
address post 9/11 backlash discrimination. Through her work over the
past ten years, Deepa has advocated for effective policies and
practices around language access, civil rights, immigration reform and
voting rights. Deepa has also taught classes at Columbia University, Hunter College and the University of Maryland about Asian and South Asian American communities, and has published articles about the impact of post 9/11 policies on South Asians in the United States. Deepa is the Executive Producer of a documentary about hate crimes in the post 9/11 environment, and was recently featured in Beyond the Big Law Firm. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Notre Dame Law School.
To reach Deepa, please email deepa@saalt.org.
Blogs by this Author
Philanthropy and South Asian Community
- By Deepa Iyer
- Published 08/10/2009
Check out the new post at the South Asian Philanthropy Project blog which provides input on how South Asians can become more engaged in supporting non-profit organizations, especially during the econo...
Read Sandip Roy's article about "The Two Faces of America's Economic Collapse"
- By Deepa Iyer
- Published 10/14/2008
Many people have read about the sad story of the Rajaram family in California. New American Media's Sandip Roy presents an interesting dissection of the pressing economic issues and how they are affec...
Have you seen "Raising Our Voices"?
- By Deepa Iyer
- Published 10/8/2008
In January 2001, SAALT began work on a 26-minute documentary entitled "Raising Our Voices: South Asian Americans Address Hate." Produced by Omusha Communications and guided by SAALT Board members and ...
