southasiannetwork

South Asian Network (SAN) is a grassroots, community based organization dedicated to advancing the health, empowerment and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin in Southern California. Founded in 1990, the overall goal of SAN is to inform and empower South Asian communities by acting as an agent of change in eliminating biases, discrimination and injustices targeted against persons of South Asian origin and by providing linkages amongst communities through shared experiences. Fundamental to our mission is equality for all people

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Filmed on Flipcam for our upcoming report.

Lastly, Preeti from SAN introduces the breakout sessions to record our stories and solutions.

Ahilan from ACLU speaks about the state of surveillance in the last ten years.

Sefa Aina from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gives concluding remarks.

Our Tamia from SAN on the continuance of hate crimes.

Shakeel talks about 800 pages of FBI documents unjustly surveilling him and others.

Senator Lou Correa reflects on the last ten years.

Ravneet Kaur, former organizer with Sikh Coalition, talks about Sikh youth getting bullied.

Badal still has trouble sleeping at night, since experiencing a hate crime in Los Angeles in 2001.

Mou lets us know the state of racial and religious profiling now.

Congresswoman Judy Chu reminding us to come together

SAN's Executive Director Manjusha Kulkarni welcomes community members.

Manju also introduces Congresswoman Judy Chu.

Harbakshish talks about moving to the U.S. on 9/11 and what the last ten years have been like.

Dialoguing about what we can do in Los Angeles.

Breakout sessions for community solutions in an upcoming report.

Anila Ali was profiled multiple times at the border because she is Pakistani.

Ameena Qazi from CAIR-LA talks about workplace discrimination.

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Ten Years After 9/11: A Community Hearing (44 photos)

On August 20th, over 150 South Asian American community members and supporters gathered at the Artesia Community Center to reflect on the passing of a decade since the tragedy on September 11th, 2001. While the nation mourns the upcoming anniversary, community members and SAN met to mourn the local loss in South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh communities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.