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Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Warning to South
Asian Immigrants,
India Post, July 16, 2008
Immigration Reform
and Us: Myths and Realities, Khabar
What You Need to
Know to Become a U.S. Citizen Desi NJ. May 2, 2008
Bill Would Double
Visas for Skilled Foreign Workers; India New England, April 1-15,
2008
USCIS Announces
Policy Change in Background Checks; India Post, February 24, 2008
Changes in Security
Background Check Process for Green Card Applicants; Asian American
Press, February 22, 2008
How I Became an
Illegal Immigrant;
India Abroad, February 22, 2008
The Impact of Bias
and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment on South Asians in New Jersey; DesiNJ,
February 15, 2008
NOW, Hundreds of
Groups Demand Health Care for Immigrant Children; The Voice
December 18, 2007
DHS Report: 270,000
Indians in US Illegally; American Patriot Journal, October 15, 2007
No Reprieve for
South Asians from Post-9/11 Detentions; New America Media, October 4, 2007
South Asian
community urged to stand up for immigration reform; India West, June 29, 2007
Immigration
‘Reform’ on the Horizon But at What Cost? New America Media, June 28 2007
Deepa Iyer
Discusses Immigration Reform; WBAI Radio: Wake up Call, June 20 &
27, 2007 http://archive.wbai.org/pls.php?mp3fil=12603 (Deepa’s interview begins at 14 minutes)
Failure of Bill
Disappoints But Keeps Hope Alive; India Post, June 20, 2007
Deaf Man Forced to
Leave; Gilroy
Dispatch,
June 15, 2007
Immigration Bill Is
Not Dead, Warn Democrats; India Abroad, June 15, 2007
Asian Immigrants in
U.S. Win Short Respite; The China Post, June 11, 2007
Short Respite for
Asian Immigrants as Reforms Collapses; Gulf Times, June 11, 2007
Status of 1.5
million Illegal Immigrants in US in Limbo; Taipei Times, June 11, 2007
Many South Asian
workers Work in the Shadows of American Society; India Abroad,
June 8, 2007.
South Asian Group
Slams Proposed US Immigration Bill; Economic Times - India, June 8, 2007
US Immigration Bill
Suffers Serious Setback in Senate; Rediff, June 8, 2007
The Fight for
Immigration Reform – It’s Not over Yet, Say Advocates; New America
Media, June 8, 2007
Community Concerned
about Senate Bill; India Abroad, June 1, 2007
Indian
Groups Reject New Immigration Bill; India Post, May 28, 2007
South
Asian Outfits Slam New Immigration plan; India
Abroad, April 20, 2007
Asian
Groups Endorse ‘Pro-Family’ Immigration Bill; India
Abroad, April 13, 2007
Public Statement
from Concerned Organizations Regarding the Recent Incidents in Edison, New
Jersey Involving the South Asian Community; Atlantic Highlands Herald,
August 17, 2006
Immigration
Bill ‘Unworkable’-SAALT; Asian Fortune, June 2006
Immigration
Bills Touch Raw Nerve Nationwide; India Abroad, April 14, 2006
Conversation
with Immigrant Rights Advocates, Michael Eric Dyson Show, April 11, 2006
Immigration
Protests Fill Streets Nationwide; National Public Radio- Marketplace,
April 10, 2006
National
Capitol Immigration Coalition Immigration Rally; C-SPAN,
April 10, 2006
Other
Faces Broaden Protests; The News and Observer, April 10, 2006
Immigrant
Supporters Head for Washington; The Detroit News, April 10, 2006
Other
Ethnicities Join Immigration Debate; Kansas City Star, April 10, 2006
Rallies
Likely to Mobilize Masses; Wichita Eagle, April 10, 2006
More Ethnic
Groups to Join Immigration Rallies; Contra Costa Times, April 10, 2006
Other
Ethnic Groups to Join Rallies; The Boston Globe, April 10, 2006
Non-Hispanic
Minorities Vow to Attend Rallies; The Daily Herald, April 10, 2006
Other
Immigrants Plan Rallies Today; Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, April
10, 2006
Other
Ethnic Groups Plan to Take Part Today; Star-Telegram, April 10, 2006
Latinos
Seeking Immigrant Rights Not Alone in Fight; Tampa Bay News, April 10,
2006
Immigration
Rallies Draw More than Latinos; Duluth News Tribune, April 10,
2006
Other Ethnic Groups to Join Protests, Washington
Post, April 9, 2006
Is
America’s ‘Immigrant Problem’ Really With Immigrants; New California
Media, September 19, 2005
The
‘Immigration Problem’: Fixing What Isn’t Broken; India Abroad,
September 9, 2005
SAALT
Aims to Shape U.S. immigration Policy, Civil Rights, India West,
November 26, 2004
Community Empowerment and Engagement
The Time is Right
for the Desi Vote;
India Abroad, April 21, 2008
South Asians
Assertive Diaspora in U.S.; The Hindu, March 26, 2008
South Asians
Assertive Diaspora in US; South Asian Free Media Association, March 26,
2008
The Time is Right
for the Desi Vote;
Samar, February 25, 2008
In New Jersey,
Gujaratis Can Vote in Native Language; India Abroad, February 28, 2008
New Jersey Voter Registration Forms in Gujarati; India Post, January 21, 2008
New Jersey to Have Voter Forms in Gujarati; Kalinga Times, January 18, 2008
US Voter Registration Forms in Gujarati; Times of India, January 18, 2008
New Jersey Translates Voter Registration Forms; Asian American Press, January 14, 2008
Now, The Real Test
for Bobby Jindal; Frontline, November 3-16,
2007
A Dividing Line
Springs up from Jindal’s Milestone; Washington Post, October 28, 2007
Community Ecstatic
over Bobby Jindal’s Victory; India West, October 26, 2007
Bobby Jindal Elected
Governor of Louisiana;
Asian American Press, October 25, 2007
Indian-American
Youth Use Politics to Firm up Identity; Hindustan Times, September 18,
2007
Nick
Rathod Joins New York governor’s Team, India Abroad June 1, 2007
Finding
Herself in a New Land; The Day – Connecticut, May 27, 2007
‘When
One Is Hurt, All Others Are Hurt’; India Abroad, May 4, 2007
Brave
New World;
India Abroad, May 4, 2007
Night
of 1,000 Conversations; Asian Fortune, April 2007
Americans
from South Asia Unite on Issues, Gain Electoral Clout; USINFO,
December 28, 2006
Asians
Show Might in US Polls; IBNLive, November 18, 2006
Community
Members Voice Local Needs; Pakistan Link, June 14, 2006
NASALSA
Conference Draws Students from 44 Law Schools; India Abroad, April 10,
2006
Community
Concerns Discussed at SAALT Talks; India Abroad, April 15, 2005
South
Asian Voters Came Out in Greater Numbers; Indian American Center for Political
Awareness, November 26, 2004
Legal Challenges Await
US Election;
Rediff, November 2, 2004
Can South Asians
IMPACT the Vote?;
Recount, October 6, 2004
Kerry Will Tango,
US Indians Believe;
Asia Times, October 1, 2004
SAALT
Initiatives for Community Needs; India Post, September 9, 2004
New
Jersey South Asians Come Together in First SAALT Exchange; South Asian
Insider, undated
How Will
the Indian Americans Vote?; Money Control, November 13, 2006
The
Indian-American Voter, Khabar Magazine.
South Asian Community/SAALT in the Community
Honored with Pride; Metro Weekly,
May 15, 2008
A Season of Pride; Metro Weekly,
May 8, 2008
Trang Duong, Joseph
Truong, South Asian Americans Leading Together, and Metro Weekly to Receive
Awards at May 10 Event Marking Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; Asian Fortune,
May 1, 2008
Ellis Island Medal
of Honor for Pam Kwatra; India Post, April 5, 2008
Namaste; Metro Weekly,
March 20, 2008
Experiences, Needs
and Challenges Facing New Jersey’s South Asian Communities; Asian American
Press, March 6, 2008
SAALT: New Name, Same Mission; Asian Fortune, March 4, 2008
The Role of
Language, Culture Affecting South Asians in NJ; DesiNJ,
February 22, 2008
SAALT White Paper
Profiles South Asians in N.J.; India-West, February 15, 2008
SAALT Releases Set
of Issue Briefs about Experiences, Needs and Challenges Facing South Asian
Communities in New Jersey; Indian Era, February 13, 2008
A Community of
Contrasts: South Asians in New Jersey; DesiNJ, February 8, 2008
SAALT Changes Name,
Adds Policy Director;
India-West, February 8, 2008
South Asian Americans Leading Together Releases Set of
Issue Briefs; DesiNJ, February 1, 2008
Community Members
Make Their Voices Heard; Prince George’s Country Gazette, January 24,
2008
ABCD’s More
Conscious of Class than Race; Hindustan Times, January 12, 2008
Expand Your VISTA
to Fight Poverty;
Takoma Voice, January 2008
Early Experiences
Spur Indian-American Rights Activist; India E-News, December 19, 2007
Deepa Iyer
Understands the Need to Feel Community Connection; USINFO,
December 17, 2007
Great Stories of
Indian Americans;
IndiaPost.com, August 29, 2007
Indian American
Working Class Revives ABCD’s; Hindustan Times, September 19, 2007
The ABCD of an
American Born Confident Desi; Hindustan Times, September 17,
2007
SAALT’s Deepa Iyer, Civil Rights
Champion; Asian Fortune, July 5, 2006
New Waves, New
Storms;
Crossing East, April 18, 2006
NASABA Talent
Touted;
Asian Week, July 8, 2005
2004 Exit Poll
Analysis Provides Insight into South Asian Voting Trends; Divanee
Magazine, May 3, 2005
Asians in New York:
From Asia from Queens;
The Brian Lehrer Show; April 28, 2005
All
for One,
Washington Diarist, December 13, 2001
Desperately Seeking South Asians; Nirali Magazine, undated
Leadership
Through Service
Indian Student Group Organizes Event; Murray
State News, September 5, 2008
Over 1,000 Volunteers Participate In SAALT National Day of Service; Asian Fortune, October 28 2007
Be the Change Urges
Service;
The Public Asian, October 2007
Volunteers in Bay
Area, Nation Honor Gandhi; India West, October 19, 2007
Community
Service Marks SAALT’s ‘Be the Change’ Gandhi Day; India Abroad,
November 11, 2006
Gandhi
Day Promotes Activism;
Miami Hurricane, October 4, 2006
Students
Commemorate Gandhi’s Birthday, Standard Daily, October 3, 2006
National
South Asian Day of Service ‘Be the Change’; National Voice, October 2,
2006
South
Asia Earthquake Relief; NAPABA, November 7, 2005
Students
to Help ‘ReStore’ Local Facility in Service Event; Baylor
University’s The Lariat, September 30, 2005
Youth
Honor Gandhi;
Khabar Magazine, November 2004
Tribute
to Bapu Gandhi Day in the U.S.; Siliconeer, November 2004
National
Day of Service Honors Ideals for Gandhi; Yale Daily News, October 5, 2004
SAA
Raises Funds for Flood Victims; Harvard Crimson, October 4, 2004
Volunteers
Celebrate Gandhi’s Peace; The State News, October 4, 2004
Association
Honors Gandhi’s Legacy, The Daily Targum, September 29, 2004
5,000
Partake in Gandhi Day Community Service; India Abroad, October 26, 2001
Students
Mark Gandhi Jayanti with Volunteerism; India in New York, October 12,
2001
U.
Illinois’ National Day of Service Honors Gandhi; Daily Illini,
October 8, 2001
U.
Penn Day of Service Results in Wealth of Good Deeds; Daily
Pennsylvanian, October 1, 2001
National Coalition of South Asian Organizations
New Coalition
Highlights Needs of South Asian Communities, New America Media, July 17, 2008
Sikh-Hindu Groups
Band Together In US For Common Agenda, South Asian Link, July 14, 2008
Coalition of South
Asian groups formed,
India Abroad, July 4, 2008
National Coalition
of South Asian Organizations (NCSO)… News India- Times, July 4, 2008
South Asian
Organizations Form National Coalition, India West, July 3, 2008
South Asian
Organizations Form National Coalition, Silobreaker, July 3, 2008
South Asian Groups
Announce Broad Policy and Action Agenda, Maryland Office for New Americans
Memo,
June 30, 2008
South Asian groups
form national coalition, India Post, June 29, 2008
South Asian groups
form national coalition, Immigration News and Information, June 29, 2008
South Asian groups
form national coalition, Sulekha.com, June 29, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, IANS, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Andhravilas, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Customer Service, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, India Tribune, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, MSN NRI, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, NetIndia123, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, NewKerela.com, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Redhotcurry.com, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, South Asian Media Net, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Sulekha.com, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Thaindian News, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, The Indian Star, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, The South Asian Times, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, UClue, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, WebIndia123, June 26, 2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Yahoo India News, June 26, 2008
Alliance to Protect
S Asians’ Rights in the U.S., NDTV, June 25, 2008
South Asian
Community-Based Groups Announce Broad Policy and Action Agenda, Georgia
Association of Latino Elected Officials, June 25, 2008
29 south asian
groups form panel in US, MSN India News, June 24, 2008
South Asian
Community- Based Groups Announce Broad Policy and Action Agenda, Asian Fortune, June 24, 2008
S Asian groups come
together for a cause, Times of India, June 24, 2008
The National
Coalition of South Asian Organizations Invites You to a Briefing, June 24, US Nepal Online,
June 2008
National Coalition
of South Asian Organizations Announces Formation and Releases a National Policy
Agenda, USAsian
Wire,
June 20, 2008
SAALT in the Blogs
SAALT, PEPPER,
DRUM, DISK, SAYA, MAYA… Seriously Sandeep, July 29, 2008
A South Asian
Political Agenda?,
Seattle Pi, July 26, 2008
Drafting a South
Asian American Agenda,
Desi Pundit, July 17, 2008
A South Asian
American Agenda?, Sepia Mutiny, July 16, 2008
New South Asian American
Coalition, Asian
American Giving,
July 11, 2008
Towards a
Pro-Migrant, Pro-Worker Platform, Pass the Roti, July 4, 2008
National Coalition
of South Asian Organization Forming in U.S., Desi Mahal, June, 28, 2008
A National Action
Agenda for South Asian Americans, Pass the Roti, June 26, 2008
National Coalition
of South Asian Organizations; NFIA, Down on the Brown Side, June 26,
2008
South Asian Forums
in US forge coalition, common agenda, Desi Mahal, June, 26, 2008
National Coalition
of South Asian Organizations in U.S., Bhaskar, June 24, 2008
Coalition of South
Asian Groups Unites, Unveils National Action Agenda, Kavita Chhibber, June 23, 2008
Desi America: NCSO,
A New Coalition of South Asian Organizations, Launches, South Asian
Journalists Association Forum, June 23, 2008
Tidbit: National
Coalition of South Asian Organizations forming in U.S., Pass the Roti,
June 23, 2008
Indian Guest
Workers from Coast Stage Hunger Strike in DC; Sarah Browning, May 21,
2008
Gulf Coast Guest
Workers Launch Hunger Strike for Justice; Inspired Faith, Effective Action,
May 15, 2008
Are You Ready for
Be The Change;
Kavita Chhibber, May 5, 2008
Pride and Heritage
2008;
DC Pride and Heritage , April 28, 2008
Pride and Heritage
2008;
The DC Center, April 28, 2008
FIRM update 4.8.08; Standing FIRM,
April 8, 2008
Press Alert: NCAPA
Unveils 2008 Platform;
Fallout Central, April 4, 2008
Strengthening South
Asian Communities;
Kavita Chhibber, April 2008
Letter to a Young
American Hindu by Vijay Prashad; I am Thou, February 29, 2008
Citizens in Waiting… For How Long?; RaceWire: The Colorlines Blog, February 26, 2008
Politics: Voter Registration Forms Now in Gujarati in New Jersey, SAFA Forum
January 17, 2008
“Islamophobia Has
Provided a Unifying Force”; Sepia Mutiny, November 19, 2007
Post 9/11 Backlash
No Reprieve for
South Asians from Post-9/11 Detentions; New America Media, October 4, 2007
As
Searches Continue, Some Worry About Being Taken For Terrorists; NY1 News,
July 26, 2005
Fighting
the War at Home: Targeted by Authorities, Immigrants are Organizing to Defend
their Rights;
The Nation, April 1, 2002
Hate
Begets Hate; New Victims of 9-11; Hartford Courant, March 17, 2002
Backlash
Targets Asian Pacifics; The Tennessean, March 11, 2002
Highlighting
Hate Crimes; Film documents incidents of bias, assault against South Asians,
Arabs;
Newsday, February 11, 2002
NetIP’s
Discussion on Life after Sept. 11; India-Times, November 2, 2001
Don’t
Let Acts of Hatred Prevail; Sun-Sentinel, October 4, 2001
Backlash
against South Asian/ Arab/ Muslim Communities; Asian America, October 2,
2001
For
Asian Americans, a War on Two Fronts; Asian American Village, no date
Campaign
Launched against Bias Crimes; Indian American Center for Political
Awareness, undated
Experiences,
Concerns in post 9/11 America Discussed at Town Hall Meeting; News India
Times, undated
Stereotyping and Bias
The Impact of Bias
and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment on South Asians in New Jersey; DesiNJ,
February 15, 2008
Groups
Fear Discrimination;
Home News Tribune, August 26, 2007
Community Marks 25th
Anniversary of ‘Hate Crime’ Victim Vincent Chin; Asian
Fortune, June 25, 2007
Hate Crime Resurrects South Asian Solidarity; North Jersey News, June 3, 2006
Man
Sues over Workplace Nickname; The Brownsville Herald, February
12, 2006
Exploring
Hate Crimes against South Asians and Arab Americans; Nota Bene,
November 4, 2004
So.
Cal. South Asians Discuss Hate Crimes; Asian Week, May 31, 2002
Raising
Our Voices by Joining South Asians in Presenting Video to Combat Hate Crimes; Dialogue:
Center for the Healing of Racism, May/June 2002
All
for One;
The New Republic, December 13, 2001
Criminal Justice
Mississippi Mutiny
Challenges Anti-Trafficking Law; SAMAR, May 13, 2008
Sabhnani Case a
“Wake up Call” on Human Trafficking; India Post, December 12, 2007
ACLU Targets ‘Meth
Merchant’;
Home News-Tribune, June 18, 2006
ACLU Files Motion
to Dismiss Meth Merchant Cases; India Abroad, April 14, 2006
‘Operation
Meth Merchant’: A Civil Rights Perspective; India Abroad, March 3, 2006
Indian Americans
and Drug War;
Frontline, February 11-24, 2006
Community
Rallies around Georgia ‘Meth Merchants’; India Abroad, January 20, 2006
ACLU Takes up ‘Meth Merchant’ Case; India Abroad,
December 2, 2005
From
Guest Workers to Bonded Laborers, Khabar
Protest
against sting arrests of South Asian store clerks and owners, Khabar
South Asian Summit 2007
SAALT:
Seeking Solutions While Settling South Asian; Asian Fortune, April 2007
SAALT
Speaks for the Marginalized at DC Event; India Abroad, April 6, 2007
South
Asian Groups Hold Community Summit in D.C.; India West, April 6, 2007
South
Asian Community Groups and Advocates Convene in Washington D.C. to Discuss
Emerging Issues and Address National Policymakers; Apna Punjab, March 28, 2007 -
April 3, 2007
South
Asian Americans Convene in DC; Asian Week, March 30,
2007
Adhikaar
led New York team at Washington Summit; New York Nepali Times, March 22, 2007
CAIR-Chicago
Government Relations Coordinator Presents at SAALT Conference; CAIR-Chicago,
March 18, 2007.
SAALT Reports
No Reprieve for
South Asians from Post 9/11 Detentions; New American Media, October 4,
2007
SAALT
Reports South Asian Organizations Face Growth Challenges; India West, August 31, 2007
