Launch of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations (NCSO) takes place in New York.
Over 150 individuals from nearly 40 organizations working with under served South Asian community members gathered in Washington D.C. for a landmark national summit. e Summit provided a unique opp...
Trikone, a national organization that works to empower members of the South Asian LGBTIQ community, launches DesiQ2006, a conference on South Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
The Drug Enforcement Agency launches Operation Meth Merchant, a DEA initiative that targets Indian convenience storeowners and clerks in northwest Georgia. Of the 49 individuals apprehended in the ...
In June 2003, Andolan, a South Asian worker's group, helped pass a bill in New York City Hall that demanded a standard contract for domestic workers. Andolan was one of the founding members of the ...
Special Registration program requires men and boys- ages 16 and older- from 25 countries (24 of which are predominantly Muslim countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh), to report to their loca...
South Asian organizations, like the Council of Peoples Organization (COPO), are created with the specific intent to decrease incidences of post-9/11 bias and hate crimes.
Many are denied access to counsel and undergo secret hearings. Their countries of origin: #1 Pakistan (33%); #6 India. By Feb. 2002, 327 individuals remain in custody—remainder deported or released...
U.S. Federal Court found Lakireddy Bali Reddy guilty on counts of bringing undocumented immigrants to the U.S. for immoral sexual purposes. His sentence of 97 months in jail was reinstated in 2006,...
Hamtramck, Michigan is the first jurisdiction to provide language assistance in a South Asian language- Bengali- to voters following a lawsuit by the Department of Justice. "A National Action Age...
The third wave of South Asian immigrants begins, including H1-B visa holders, students, and working families. http://www.cis.org/articles/2002/back802.html
Victims of the Dotbusters included a South Asian man, Navroze Mody, who was beaten to death with bricks in Hoboken. This killing spree was followed by similar hate crimes in Middlesex County, New J...
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