LOS ANGELES,CA - The South Asian Network held its annual Spring Soiree on April 27 at the Ace Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles, honoring several pioneering Indian American and South Asian American judges. SAN executive director Shikha Bhatnagar told the packed audience that the organization last year provided direct services to 150 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. SAN also helped 170 people to...
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obtain U.S. citizenship, and got 135 people enrolled in Covered California, for access to health care.
The organization also helped immigrants to understand the impact of the Trump administration’s proposed “public charge” rule, which would deny green cards to any immigrant who has sought any form of federal benefits.
Despite the myth of a model minority, one out of every nine non-citizen Indian Americans lives below the federal poverty line; 61 percent of immigrant Bangladeshis and 48 percent of immigrant Pakistanis receive some form of federal public aid.
Bhatnagar characterized the proposed rule as “heinous.”
“We do all our work with a very small staff,” said Bhatnagar. “We are living in interesting times,” she said, noting that many of the organization’s members live with the constant anxiety of deportation and other draconian measures championed by the current administration. “We must fight for our rightful place in this country,” said Bhatnagar, urging the audience to channel their donation dollars back to organizations that support the South Asian American community.“Your support changes lives,” she said.
Emcee for the event was Emmy nominated host producer Rasha Goel.
The judges who were honored with the Community Solidarity award included: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Neetu Badhan-Smith; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ashfaq Chowdhury; California Court of Appeal for the Second District Halim Dhanidina; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Firdaus Dordi; U.S. Magistrate Judge Jay Gandhi; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rupa Goswami; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder Kalra; U.S. Magistrate Judge Shashi Kewalramani; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sanjay Kumar; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rubiya Nur, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar.
The organization also helped immigrants to understand the impact of the Trump administration’s proposed “public charge” rule, which would deny green cards to any immigrant who has sought any form of federal benefits.
Despite the myth of a model minority, one out of every nine non-citizen Indian Americans lives below the federal poverty line; 61 percent of immigrant Bangladeshis and 48 percent of immigrant Pakistanis receive some form of federal public aid.
Bhatnagar characterized the proposed rule as “heinous.”
“We do all our work with a very small staff,” said Bhatnagar. “We are living in interesting times,” she said, noting that many of the organization’s members live with the constant anxiety of deportation and other draconian measures championed by the current administration. “We must fight for our rightful place in this country,” said Bhatnagar, urging the audience to channel their donation dollars back to organizations that support the South Asian American community.“Your support changes lives,” she said.
Emcee for the event was Emmy nominated host producer Rasha Goel.
The judges who were honored with the Community Solidarity award included: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Neetu Badhan-Smith; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ashfaq Chowdhury; California Court of Appeal for the Second District Halim Dhanidina; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Firdaus Dordi; U.S. Magistrate Judge Jay Gandhi; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rupa Goswami; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder Kalra; U.S. Magistrate Judge Shashi Kewalramani; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sanjay Kumar; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rubiya Nur, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar.
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