Mou Khan
Mou Khan joined SAALT in January 2008 as our Program Assistant. She works on programs at SAALT including the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations, the Advocates for Community Empowerment program, the South Asian Speakers’ Bureau and Elections 2008. Mou graduated from Carleton College with a degree in Political Science and International Relations. She recently completed the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs in St. Louis. To reach Mou, please email mou@saalt.org.
Blogs by this Author
Where were you on Election Day?
- By Mou Khan
- Published 11/10/2008
I hope that you were voting and making your voice heard. Around the country, volunteers from SAALT and other organizations from the Asian American community were at poll sites, protecting the vote and...
What Do I Need to Bring to the Polls? and Document the Vote!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 11/3/2008
It's almost here! Election Day! After a rather long primary season, this election is coming to close in the most exciting way possible. Voter turnout is expected to be quite impressive and if early vo...
Make sure your vote counts on November 4th!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 11/3/2008
This is a really great video that outlines how important it is to make sure that your vote counts on Election Day. There may not be enough voting machines, your name might not be in the voter rolls, y...
South Asians in the 2008 elections
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/31/2008
How have South Asians been getting involved in the 2008 elections? How have the ways that South Asians been involved in the civic and political process changed or evolved? What kind of voter turnout c...
Know your rights on Election Day?
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/20/2008
Are you required to show your ID to vote?What do you do if you need help translating the voting materials?Want to know what the answers to these questions are? Then read "Elections '08: Know Your Righ...
Second presidential debate tonight!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/7/2008
With four weeks left till Election Day, the presidential race is heating up! The second of three presidential debates is tonight at 9pm EST, so I hope everyone's popped their popcorn, read up on their...
Voter registration deadlines are coming up so GET REGISTERED!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/3/2008
Civic and political participation are core values here at SAALT. While its important to be engaged on a consistent basis, not just during election cycles, no one can deny that the act of voting is one...
SAALT briefing on South Asians in New Jersey covered in the New Jersey Star-Ledger
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/2/2008
Check out a great article from the New Jersey Star Ledger about the October 1st briefing on the South Asian community in New Jersey. The briefing included Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula and Commissione...
The Vice Presidential debate is tonight!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 10/2/2008
So the first (and only) Vice Presidential debate is taking place tonight. There's been a lot of chatter, in the blogosphere, the mainstream media and, undoubtedly, in more than a few personal conversa...
Night of 1,000 Conversations is here!
- By Mou Khan
- Published 09/25/2008
Tonight, "conversations" (ie. gatherings of people that meet to share stories) are being held in communities across the country. SAALT is excited to be participating in one such conversation being hel...
