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Mr. President, We Are Citizens, Not Your Subjects – India West

July 8, 2025 by Saleena Dhakal

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South Asian Network

southasiannetwork

Geared towards serving, supporting, uplifting, and educating Southern California's South Asian community

We’re hiring an Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator 🥳

We’re hiring an Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator 🥳

Calling all community lovers, connectors, organizers, and “I know someone who knows someone” people 👀

Hi, hello, welcome - we might have the perfect job for you!!

Apply and grow with us at SAN!

Full role description is in our website.

Email your cover letter, resume, and short writing sample to saninfo@southasiannetwork.org with the subject line: Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator - LA Office.

Calling all Bangla-speaking therapists! Our commu

Calling all Bangla-speaking therapists!

Our community is looking for kind, compassionate mental health professionals who not only speak the language but understand the culture and heart behind it.💚

If you’re a therapist who:
Speaks Bangla
Accepts insurance
Offers sliding scale options

We’d love to connect with you! Let’s work together to make mental health care more accessible and healing for our Bangla-speaking community.

📞 562-403-0488
📧 saninfo@southasiannetwork.org
🌐 www.southasiannetwork.org

#BanglaTherapists #MentalHealthMatters #SouthAsianTherapists #TherapyInBangla #CommunityWellness #SouthAsianNetwork #TherapistCallOut #southasiannetwork #community #southasian #nonprofit #southasiannonprofit

Saffron Kingdom, directed by @arfat_a_sheikh, invi

Saffron Kingdom, directed by @arfat_a_sheikh, invites us into a deeply personal journey through three generations of one family navigating the pain and complexity of Kashmir’s history.

We’re grateful to host this screening at SAN’s LA office on Dec 6, and even more grateful to offer space afterward to hear from the director and reflect together.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful evening.

Saturday, December 6th from 5–9 PM at the South Asian Network office (154 S. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004)

Tickets: tinyurl.com/saffronkingdom or click the link in our bio!!

After a long struggle, we are overjoyed to share t

After a long struggle, we are overjoyed to share that Masuma Khan has been released and is finally home with her loved ones.

Her unexpected detention was devastating for her family and our community, but the outpouring of support, care, and action helped bring her home. This is what community power looks like. When we show up for one another, we win. We are deeply grateful to our partners at Public Counsel, Hoq Law, and to our amazing immigration attorney for their tireless advocacy and commitment throughout this fight.

This is a moment to celebrate and also a reminder that the system that detained Masuma continues to harm so many others. Our work will continue until everyone can live free and safe with their families.

If you or someone you know has been impacted, please reach out to SAN for additional resources and support.

The need in our community is growing fast. As fami

The need in our community is growing fast. As families lose critical food support, the impact is immediate and heartbreaking. With SNAP benefits being paused, more and more people are facing food insecurity.

Your donation, no matter the size, helps us provide groceries and essential support to local families who need it most.

Link in bio to donate to SAN’s Emergency Relief Fund.

🍷 Sip and Support! Join the South Asian Network

🍷 Sip and Support!

Join the South Asian Network for an evening of wine, food, and community as we celebrate 35 years of impact!

✨ Wine Tasting with Jeffrey Shapiro
🍽️ Dinner catered by @BombayBeachLA
Live Sitar by @evanharos

📅 November 8 | 6 PM
📍 Private home in Hidden Hills (address shared upon RSVP)

Reserve your glass today: tinyurl.com/sipandsupportsan or click the link in bio

#Southasiannetwork #SipAndSupport #CommunityEvent #WineTasting #Fundraiser #SupportSAN #southasian #san #nonprofit

Civic engagement, but make it a community adventur

Civic engagement, but make it a community adventure! 💫

We’re teaming up with @causeusa for a Voter Resources Scavenger Hunt + Ballot Box Costume Contest this Halloween 🎃

Show off your ballot box costume and
Tag us + use #TogetherWeVote #APIVote #CAUSEtheVote — costume contest ends Oct 31 at midnight! 🕛

Visit local ballot boxes, find multilingual voter materials, and celebrate the power of our vote!

🍷 Sip and Support! Join the South Asian Network

🍷 Sip and Support!

Join the South Asian Network for an evening of wine, food, and community as we celebrate 35 years of impact!

✨ Wine Tasting with Jeffrey Shapiro
🍽️ Dinner catered by @BombayBeachLA
📅 November 8 | 6 PM
📍 Private home in Hidden Hills (address shared upon RSVP)

Reserve your glass today: tinyurl.com/sipandsupportsan or click the link in bio

#Southasiannetwork #SipAndSupport #CommunityEvent #WineTasting #Fundraiser #SupportSAN #southasian #san #nonprofit

Your voice has power and your vote protects it. 💥

Your voice has power and your vote protects it. 💥

Every single one of us deserves the right to vote safely, freely, and without fear or harassment.

This November 4th, let’s show up informed and proud.

Know your rights, bring a friend if you need help, and remember if you’re in line when the polls close, you still get to vote!

#ProtectYourPower #VoteHappyVoteSafe #SouthAsianNetwork #CivicPower #SAN #nonprofit #southasiannonprofit #vote #specialelection

Our AD 67 Candidate Forum was a great success, fil

Our AD 67 Candidate Forum was a great success, filled with meaningful dialogue, community connection, and civic engagement in action. 🗳️

Thank you to the candidates and community members who joined us to make their voices heard.

Couldn’t attend? Watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel. 🎥

#southasian #san #civicengagement #ad67 #candidateforum #artesia #nonprofit

Hey, OC fam! 💚 With CalOptima Health OneCare (HMO

Hey, OC fam! 💚 With CalOptima Health OneCare (HMO D-SNP), members get care and support from a local team that’s here for you 24/7 - day or night.

#CalOptimaHealthOneCare #southasiannetwork #san #southasiannonprofit #caloptima

Join us on Sunday, Nov 9 (3 PM- 5 PM) at 154 S. Ve

Join us on Sunday, Nov 9 (3 PM- 5 PM) at 154 S. Vermont, LA for the State of Little Bangladesh Listening Session, hosted by South Asian Network (SAN) in collaboration with the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) @commissionapia

This is more than an event, it’s a community conversation. We’re coming together to listen, share, and build a stronger, safer, and more inclusive Little Bangladesh.

Topics include:

• State of Hate & Community Safety
• Community Health & Well-Being
• Immigration Policy & Community Fears

Let’s make our voices heard and shape the future of our neighborhood together.

RSVP NOW: Link in bio

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#LittleBangladesh, #SouthAsianNetwork, #CAPIAA, #CommunityVoices, #ListeningSession, #TogetherWeRise, #AAPICommunity, #CommunityStrong, #LosAngelesEvents, #HealthyCommunities, #ImmigrantStories, #CivicEngagement #OurVoicesMatter, #SouthAsianStories, #LAEvents

We applaud Governor @gavinnewsom & the CA State Le

We applaud Governor @gavinnewsom & the CA State Legislature for creating the Stop the Hate program in 2021. With hate rising and anti-hate work losing federal funding, Stop the Hate is the main protection for our diverse communities and helps keep California a place where all people can still belong and feel safe.

Read Governor Newsom’s statement on how Stop the Hate protects CA:
bit.ly/action-in-ca

#UnitedAgainstHateWeek #StoptheHateCA #southasiannetwork #san #nonprofit

LA Fam, we’ve got you covered! 🧡 Join us for a FR

LA Fam, we’ve got you covered! 🧡

Join us for a FREE Community Health Fair hosted by the South Asian Network, right here in Los Angeles! 💪🏽

📅 Saturday, Nov 1, 2025
🕚 11 AM – 6 PM
📍 154 S. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Come through for:
Flu shots
Vision screenings
Physician consultations
Healthcare enrollment
…& so much more, all at no cost!

✨ Skip the line register early using the QR code or the link in our bio!

Can’t wait to see you all there 🧡

@molinahealth

#LosAngelesEvents #LACommunity #HealthFairLA #SouthAsianNetwork #FreeHealthFair #LAWellness #san #southasiannonprofit #CommunityCare #PublicHealth

Happy Bandi Chhor Divas from South Asian Network!

Happy Bandi Chhor Divas from South Asian Network! Today we honor the spirit of liberation, justice, and compassion that continues to guide our communities 🪔

#southasiannetwork #bandichordivas #san #southasian #southasiannonprofit

Happy Diwali from South Asian Network! May this fe

Happy Diwali from South Asian Network! May this festival of lights bring joy, peace, and prosperity to you and your loved ones 🪔 ✨

#dīwali2025 #SouthAsianNetwork #FestivalofLights

DV MARCH 2025 LIVE IN ARTESIA, CA

DV MARCH 2025 LIVE IN ARTESIA, CA

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AD 67 CANDIDATE FORUM LIVE!

AD 67 CANDIDATE FORUM LIVE!

HAPPENING TOMORROW‼️ 🗳️ Assembly District 67: You

HAPPENING TOMORROW‼️

🗳️ Assembly District 67: Your Vote, Your Voice!
Hope to see you tomorrow at our Candidate Forum in Artesia!
But in case you can’t make it, our organizers made a quick video explaining why AD67 and your vote matter, especially in next year’s primaries.

Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Let’s make it count!!!

#AD67 #YourVoteYourVoice #SouthAsianNetwork #CivicEngagement #VoteReady #san #nonprofit #artesia #fullerton #lapalma #hawaiiangardens #southasiannonprofit #norwalk #cerritos

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