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 [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2010’
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 [...]