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GOPiO, aaPi, aia, nFia & aSEi

Jointly host Discussion on the Book, “kamala

harris and the rise of indian americans”

Edited by the Delhi-based veteran journalist and foreign policy analyst, Tarun Basu, the book captures the rise of the
Indians in the US across domains by exceptional achievers

OuR BuREAu
New York
a
discussion and celebration of
the Indian Diaspora and their
achievements was held virtual-
ly on Saturday, November 7th, 2021,
and was attended by People of Indian
Origin from around the globe. Joint-
ly organized by Global Organization
People of Indian Origin (GOPIO),
American Association of Physicians
of Indian Origin (AAPI), American
Society of Engineers of Indian Ori-
gin (ASEI), Association of Indians in
America (AIA), and National Federa-
tion of Indian American Associations
(NFIA), the event offered a glimpse
of the growth and the successes of the
Indian American community in vari-
ous domains.
Edited by the Delhi-based vet-
eran journalist and foreign policy
analyst, Tarun Basu, the evocative
collection titled, “Kamala Harris and
the Rise of Indian Americans,” cap-
tures the rise of the Indians in the US
across domains by exceptional achiev-
ers.
Part of the participants at the Book Discussion
Sixteen eminent journalists,

business leaders and scholars of the “rise,” like MR Rangaswami the progress and achievements of the in the Simson-Mazzoli Immigration
and Deepak Raj, top Indian diplo- community. Bill in 1985, Meeting of the commu-
have contributed essays to the mats like TP Sreenivasan and Arun K “My own involvement in the nity with President Ronald Reagan in
timely and priceless volume, Singh, scholars like Pradeep K Khosla community for the last 47 years as 1986 at the White House, first time
and Maina Chawla Singh, and others the Founder President of FIA New sub-cabinet level appointment of Dr.
which charts the community’s who were part of, associated with, or York, National Federation of Indian Joy Cherian as EEOC Commissioner,
growing and influential political keenly followed their stories.” American Associations and GOPIO, Election of Bobby Jindal as Congress-
In his remarks, Shobit Arya, pub-
I want to give some milestones of
man and then as Louisiana Governor,
engagement. lisher of the book, shared with the our community since the late 1970s,” Indo-US Nuclear Treaty; Rise of In-
audience about the objectives of pub- Dr. Abraham said and enumerated dian Americans in the MNCs, Silicon
The book was released by New lishing such an important book that the major milestones of the Indian Valley, Hospitality and HealthCare;
Delhi-based publisher Wisdom Tree portrays the life story and achieve- Americans, starting with the forma- first cabinet level appointment of
and is available in the U.S. via Am- ments of the influential Indian Amer- tion of the first national organization Nikki Haley, and now culminating in
azon. Describing the book as an ican community. post-India independence in 1967, As- dozens of Indian Americans holding
“eclectic amalgam of perspectives on Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chair- sociations of Indian America (AIA), important positions in the US admin-
the emerging Indian-American sto- man, GOPIO International, who is and succeeding in its efforts to have istration and several dozen elected to
ry,” Tarun Basu said, “This evocative the main organizer moderated of the the Asian Indians categorized in the local, state and national offices across
collection—of the kind perhaps not session, who has been instrumental in 1980 Census, First Convention of the nation including VP Kamala Har-
attempted before—captures the rise establishing and leading several Indi- Asian Indians in America in 1980 ris.
of Indian-Americans across domains, an American organizations and has and formation of the NFIA, first In- “History of Indian community
by exceptional achievers themselves, seen the rise of the community in the dia Day Parade in New York City in organizations and the role played
like Shashi Tharoor, the ones who past half a decade, shared with the au- 1981, first White House Briefing in by these organizations in commu-
have been and continue to be a part dience the major highlights, depicting 1983, keeping the family reunification

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