A group of Indian American have launched came together in Chicago to launch a nationwide initiative to raise awareness to the Indian Diaspora, the intrinsic part they pay in contributing to the society and the economy and to help to cut down the hate crimes against the community.
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Indian-American Public Affairs Committee (IAPAC) is a bipartisan and grassroots organization to advocate and safeguard the India-US relationship and the interests of Indian Americans.
“There is a need to bring understanding about the people of Indian-origin and represent their interests,” Ashwani Dhall, one of the founding members of the IAPAC, said in a statement.
IAPAC want to spread the word about how Indian Americans have been an intrinsic part of the American fabric for more than 100 years, according to a statement.
The core feature of the initiative would be to organizeevents by the IAPAC in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas and Seattle.
“By bringing together elected officials, local and business leaders and the media, the aim is to assure the Indian-American community that incidents like the hate-crime in Kansas City are not tolerated or repeated,” the statement said.
“It was heartening to hear President Donald Trump denounced the Kansas City incident right at the start of his address to the Congress,” said Vinesh Virani, president of IAPAC. “We have hope that the current administration will work to bring everyone together.”
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He added: “We are a group of people of Indian-origin who are doctors, small business owners, hoteliers, IT professionals, executives, essentially people from all fields, who had been closely involved in the local politics during last year’s general elections.”
It’s important that local Indian American groups all over the US to follow the initiative by IAPAC and create more awareness in their local communities.
By Premji
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