Ritu Jha – Rumors about Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s possible presidential run for 2020 were confirmed Friday when the first Hindu Congresswoman announced on national television she would be in the race. Gabbard’s run was no surprise to the Indian-American community though many now focus on whether her campaign could give people a better […]
indica News Bureau – Indian American civil rights lawyer Anurima Bhargava has been named the new Commissioner to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the US Congress to monitor, analyze and report on threats to religious freedom abroad. Bhargava, who […]
Ritu Jha – Several Indian American Google employees have openly joined Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly. The original letter, put together by Amnesty International along with 14 other human rights organizations this August and addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, described concerns about reports that Google is developing a […]
Ritu Jha – Whether considering gun violence or a rise in hate-crimes, it’s the roots that matter, said R K Janmeja (Meji) Singh, the retiring founding president of The Hume Center who is also a clinical psychologist. Singh was speaking at the center’s 25 anniversary held earlier this month in San Ramon, California. The […]
Ritu Jha Several South Asians for the first time made to the city council seat in the November 6 election. Raj Chahal won from district 2 in Santa Clara, Rashi Kesarwani won the city of Berkeley Council’s District 1, Nitesh Patel won from the city of La Palma, Harry Sidhu became mayor of […]
