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AAUC reviews its biennial activities

and elects a new team

Indian-American community is well represented by several board members

OUR BUREAU
New York
sian American Unity Coali-
tion, an umbrella organization
Aof Asian American community
groups, has successfully completed the
election of the Executive Committee
Members for the term 2022 to 2023.
The Board Development Committee
Chair Dr. Thomas Abraham called in
for nominations in October and the
election was complete by November
15th. The term will start on January
1st. 2022 and will end on December
31st, 2023. The Oath of Office was con-
ducted on Dec 16th at AAUC’s An-
nual General Body Meeting (AGM).
The chief guest was Connecticut
Attorney General William Morten
Tong, who administered the Oath of
Office. The new elected officers will AAUC officials taking the Oath of Office
take the office from 1st Jan 2022.
Indian American community is
represented at AAUC with the fol- AAUC, it’s in initials stage.
lowing member associations: Global Newsletter – first week of every
Organizations of People of Indian month we release our newsletter. you
Origin (GOPIO), South Asian Wom- will find all our updates in our news-
en’s Network and Hindu American letter.
Foundation (HAF) and several other National Civic Leadership Fo-
individual Life Members. rum (NCLF) – AAUC organized two
AG William Tong administered NCLF event in the year 2020 and
the Oath of Office to all. 2021 respectively, providing platform
Dr. S.K. Lo from the Chinese for discussion on Asian American Pa-
American community has been re- cific Islanders, inviting leaders from
elected for a second term. Indian different AAPI organization, ethnic
American community is well repre- groups, and political background to
sented by Vice President Internal Ra- share their thought on AAPI.
man Velji of Portland, Oregon; Vice Yellow Whistle – AAUC sup-
President External Angela Anand ported yellow whistle Campaign
from Annandale, Virginia; Board Connecticut Attorney General William Tong administering the Oath of Office to the AAUC team “Stop Violence on Asian Ameri-
Development Committee Chair Dr. cans” and promoted the Campaign
Thomas Abraham from Stamford, through its organizations.
CT and Membership Committee Syed (Educational Program and AAUC activities and achievements Supporting Partner organi-
Chair Rajeev Singh from Silicon Conference), Prof. Steven Pei (Con- in 2021. to highlight on some of the zations – AAUC supported many
Valley, California. In addition, two stitution and Bylaws), Peter Nguyen work done by AAUC. events, promoted them through its
other Indian Americans Dr. Piyush (Strategic Development) and Tony AAUC delivers podcast – AAUC distribution list and hosted the event
Agrawal and Niraj Baxi are Board Nakazawa (Ethics). has dedicated the podcast series to in the local area, if possible, like
of Governors. All other positions are President Dr. Lo gave the high- dive deeply into our vision in creating #UnityAgainstHate, NCLA, Na-
filled by people from different Asian lights of activities and accomplish- a Unity among Asian Americans and tional ACE’S 2021 AAPISTRONG
communities and include Jan Xie as ments in the last two years as follows: Pacific Islanders to build our collec- legislative Conference, Civic Leader-
Secretary, Mie Xia Strickler as Trea- Last two years were very crucial tive American Dream. Last Sunday ship forum,1990 Institute and many
surer and several committee chairs for AAUC as in these two years we of Every month, AAUC delivers a more events like this.
including Jack Hanna (Public Policy have grown as upcoming non-prof- new episode of the podcast. AAUC conducted its EC Meet-
& Advocacy), Prof. Munsup Soeh it Asian American Pacific Islander. Map Project – since this is one ings every month and Board of Gov-
(Public Relations), Dr. Juwairyah The following are the highlights of of the most important projects by ernors (BOG) every alternate month.

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