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 [...]
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Factcheck.org article on Health Care debate
With so much information from so many different sources, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction, “talking point” from reality, etc. in the current national discussion regarding health care reform. To help address some myths that unfortunately have taken hold, we’d like to share this article from the (nonpartisan) factcheck.org: Seven Falsehoods About Health [...]
IACT update – news and upcoming events
– IACT is looking to work with NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) for 2 upcoming events: a) A NetIP political debate to explore the goals, political platforms, and fundamental differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. The date and venue are still TBA, but this should be an informative, educational opportunity (and hopefully less stress-inducing than the [...]
Obama names Indian American as envoy to Belize
In case you haven’t seen this already … from Yahoo News Fri, Jun 12 09:05 AM Washington, June 12 (IANS) President Barack has named Vinai Thummalapally, an Indian-American businessman and a former college friend who raised over $100,000 for his campaign, as ambassador to the central American nation of Belize.