Here’s a story from News 8 Austin regarding yesterday’s festivities at the Indian Independence Day celebration organized by ICC. http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/273389/austin-s-indian-community-unites-to-celebrate-independence
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City leaders, community leaders advocate for Gandhi statute
There have been several articles about the proposed statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the City of Austin. While many of the details are still in their nascent stages, most people involved with this project agree that the statue would be privately financed and ideally in a public space such as Zilker Park. Read the Austin [...]
Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office
Interesting article on Yahoo! News regarding increased political participation by Indian Americans in this election cycle. A new wave of Indian-American candidates are running for high-profile office across the country. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress, governor or attorney general — the most ever. Read the article here and feel [...]
2009-10: A year in review
Given our upcoming board recruitment meeting and selection of new officers, this would be a good time to review what IACT has accomplished in the past year. You can download a summary of IACT’s 2009-2010 accomplishments here (viewable in Adobe Reader).
Interested in Serving on the IACT Board?
IACT is actively recruiting prospective board members for 2010 (and beyond). If you are interested in serving IACT — and the Indian-American community it represents — please join us for an informational dinner and meeting on Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 7-9pm at Sarovar Indian Cuisine (address and directions here). All of IACT’s board positions [...]
Statesman: India, Pakistan Face Off in Afghanistan
While IACT’s primary focus is on domestic (especially state and local) issues affecting Indian Americans, we still highlight topics of interest in foreign affairs, particularly the fluid relationship between India and the United States. Here is a link to an article in this past Saturday’s Austin-American Statesman regarding the underlying India-Pakistan dynamic to the U.S.-led [...]
AP: 1st Sikh in decades graduates U.S. Army officer training
By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer SAN ANTONIO – The soldiers in standard-issue fatigues and combat boots stood side-by-side repeating their creed: “I am an American soldier. I am a warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army values ….” Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan was no [...]
Statesman: IACT & ICC among Asian Groups Conducting Census Outreach
A story in this Sunday’s Austin American-Statesman highlighted the concerted effort made by the US Census Bureau, in conjunction with local organizations such as IACT, ICC, and NAAO, to reach out to the growing Asian population in the Austin metro area. You can find the story here — check out the quotes from Nehal Sanghavi, [...]
March 23: Asian American “Town Hall” with Mayor Leffingwell
On Tuesday March 23rd at 7:00 PM, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell will be holding a Town Hall Meeting with the Asian American community. We invite you, your friends and family to join the Mayor to talk about how we can continue to make Austin the best city in America to live in. This is an opportunity [...]
IACT Board Meeting – March 10
IACT’s monthly board meeting will be on Thursday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:00pm. The main topic on the agenda will be Census outreach, including IACT’s efforts so far as well as upcoming public events at which we can encourage community members to partake in the Census 2010 efforts. For more information about the Census [...]