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South Asians Seek Return to US Ideals of Fairness, Inclusion
Sep15
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News One
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September 12, 2011
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 40 South Asian organisations joined in solemn remembrance of those who lost their lives in the traumatic 9/11 terror attacks, seeking an end to discrimination and a return to America’s ideals of fairness and inclusion.
‘Like all Americans, South Asians in the United States were deeply affected by the events on and after Sep 11,’ the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations (NCSO) said in a statement Sunday.
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