South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an environment in which all South Asians in America can participate fully in civic and political life, and have influence over policies that affect them. Approximately 2.7 million South Asians live in the United States, tracing their backgrounds to Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the diaspora, including Trinidad/Tobago, Guyana, and Africa. SAALT works to achieve our mission through a social justice framework that incorporates the strategies of policy analysis and advocacy, community education, local capacity-building, and leadership development. Each of these strategies are linked to specific programs which you will find more information about on this website.
Naturalization and the Asian American Community
WHAT: A conference call to inform ethnic media about the naturalization process and an upcoming Citizenship Day event in November for Asian Americans in Montgomery County. We will discuss recent changes in naturalization policy, why Asian Americans should become naturalized, and local efforts to provide Asian Americans with assistance with the naturalization process. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to experts from different Asian American communities.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 28th 12pm EST
WHO: Representatives from the Maryland Asian Americans Connected Project,
including:
* Deepa Iyer, Executive Director, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
* Nadia Firozvi, Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC)
* Annie Nguyen, Branch Manager, Boat People SOS (BPSOS)
* M.K. Lee, Director of Community Services, Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC)
* Myra B. Blake, Development Assistant, Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSCGW)
* Diane Vu, Executive Director, Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA)
HOW: To attend, dial 712-432-1699. When prompted, enter 248941#.
To RSVP and receive the materials for the call, please email
dorothy.white@apalrc.org.
SPONSORS:
* South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT): (301) 270-1855; anjali@saalt.org
* Asian Pacific Americans Legal Resource Center (APALRC): (301) 942-2223; dorothy.white@apalrc.org
* Boat People SOS (BPSOS): (301) 439-050; maryland@bpsos.org
* Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC): (240) 631-1200;
* office@ccacc-dc.org
* Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSCGW): (240) 683-6663; bchoi@kcsgw.org
* Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA): (301) 588-6862; info@mdvietmutual.org
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