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Indian-Americans Have Lowest Poverty Rate Among Asian Americans: Research
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Indian-Americans Have Lowest Poverty Rate Among Asian Americans: Research

[ad_1] One out of every ten Asian Americans lives in poverty, as per the study. (Representative pic)Indian-Americans are doing better than any other Asian-American group, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. For the research, experts studied the analysis of 18 focus groups conducted with 144 Asians living with economic hardships. They also studied the data of 561 Asian American adults whose approximate family income was at or below the 2022 federal poverty line. They found that over 2.3 million people with Asian roots living in the United States were living in poverty in 2022. The data also showed that one out of every ten Asian Americans lives in poverty. According to the research, Indian-Americans have the lowest poverty rate among Asian Americans. They have a poverty rate ...
In Indian-American Student’s Death, Parents Accuse Cops Of Negligence
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In Indian-American Student’s Death, Parents Accuse Cops Of Negligence

[ad_1] Akul Dhawan's parents are based in California. (File)New York: The parents of an 18-year-old student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) who was found dead last week with signs of hypothermia have filed a complaint against the school's police department for negligence.Akul B. Dhawan reportedly went missing last Saturday a little before 1:30 a.m. and was found dead almost 10 hours later on the back porch of a building near the university campus in west Urbana in the US state of Illinois.His friend said he had been missing for about an hour, the USA Today cited the University of Illinois Police as saying.While the exact cause of his death is under investigation by the campus police, the Illinois State Police and the Champaign County Coroner's Office, said that prel...
2 Silicon Valley Government Schools To Introduce ‘Hindi’ As World Language
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2 Silicon Valley Government Schools To Introduce ‘Hindi’ As World Language

[ad_1] Fremont has one of the highest concentrations of Indian Americans in California (Representational)Washington: In a first for California, two government schools in Silicon Valley would be introducing Hindi as a world language in its school curriculum.The decision to introduce Hindi as an optional subject was welcomed by the large Indian American community at Fremont who have been seeking to have their children learn Hindi in schools. Fremont has one of the highest concentrations of Indian Americans in California.The Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board voted 4-1 vote on January 17 to launch a pilot programme that will see Hindi in the curriculum of Horner Middle School and Irvington High School for the 2024-2025 school year that starts in August.Indian Americans make 65 per...
“Hope In Midst Of Division”: 10 Indian-Americans Win State, Local US Polls
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“Hope In Midst Of Division”: 10 Indian-Americans Win State, Local US Polls

[ad_1] In Pennsylvania, Neil Makhija, a Democrat, became Montgomery County CommissionerWashington: At least 10 Indian-Americans, almost all of them Democrats, have won local and state level elections held in several parts of the country, reflecting the growing political empowerment of the ethnic community that constitutes a little over one percent of the US' population.In Virginia, Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi was re-elected to the State Senate for a third consecutive term. She was the first-ever Indian-American woman and a Muslim to be elected to the Virginia State legislation.Suhas Subramanyam was re-elected to the Virginia State Senate. He was elected to the House of Delegates for two terms in 2019 and 2021. A former technology policy advisor in the White House during the Obama Admin...
“We Don’t Wear That”: US Man Arrested For Hitting Sikh Teen Wearing Turban
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“We Don’t Wear That”: US Man Arrested For Hitting Sikh Teen Wearing Turban

[ad_1] Man punched the victim in his face, back and in the head (Representational)New York: A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in the US for attacking a Sikh teenager on a bus here for wearing a turban, according to media reports.Police on Thursday arrested Christopher Philippeaux, who was conditionally released by parole in July 2021 after serving more than two years in prison, and charged him with a hate crime after the incident on the bus near 118th Street and Liberty Avenue in Queens on October 15, CBS News reported.According to police, Philippeaux approached the 19-year-old Sikh boy on the New York City MTA bus and said, "We don't wear that in this country," referring to his turban.He also asked the teen to take his mask off.The suspect then punched th...
Indian Americans Rally In Support Of India At San Francisco Consulate After Khalistani Attack
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Indian Americans Rally In Support Of India At San Francisco Consulate After Khalistani Attack

[ad_1] On March 19, a group of pro-Khalistan protesters attacked the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. (file)San Francisco: Scores of Indian Americans held a peace rally in front of the Indian Consulate here to express solidarity with India following a recent attempted arson at the diplomatic facility by Khalistan supporters.A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 and posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. It was the second such act of violence within months.Many Indian Americans from in and around San Francisco came out in support of India as they held a peaceful rally in front of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco against the recent act of violence.The protesters described it as an act of terrorism and demanded that those responsi...
Indian-Americans Protest Against Legislation On Caste-Based Discrimination
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Indian-Americans Protest Against Legislation On Caste-Based Discrimination

[ad_1] The protesters say that legislation proposes to add "caste" as a protected category in California.Washington: Scores of Indian-Americans held a peaceful rally in California to register their protest against a Democratic senator for introducing a bill in the state's Senate seeking to explicitly ban caste-based discrimination.State Senator Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state legislature, introduced the bill in the California Senate on March 22. If the bill gets passed, California, America's most populous state, could also become the country's first state to outlaw caste-based bias.At the peace rally organised by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), participants said that the legislation introduced by Senator Wahab goes against the fund...
5 Indian-Americans Among Finalists Of Prestigious High School Competition In US
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5 Indian-Americans Among Finalists Of Prestigious High School Competition In US

[ad_1] Ishika Nag from Florida was among the finalists selected for Regeneron Science Talent Search.Washington: Five Indian-American teenagers were among the 40 finalists of a prestigious science and maths competition for high school seniors in the US, who will compete for more than USD 1.8 million in awards.Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is now in its 82nd year, celebrates and rewards young scientists focused on a wide range of topics that range from space race, AIDS epidemic to climate change, according to a press release issued by the Society for Science and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday.Overall, 40 Americans were selected to the finals.Among them, the five Indian American include Siddhu Pachipala from Texas, Lavanya Natarajan and Ishika Nag from Florida, Neel Moudgal f...
Drowned Indian-American Couple’s Minor Daughters To Fly To India: Report
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Drowned Indian-American Couple’s Minor Daughters To Fly To India: Report

[ad_1] Three people fell through the ice while walking on a frozen lake to get some pictures. (Representational)Washington: The two minor daughters of an Indian-American couple, who drowned in the US, have been handed over to a family friend and will soon fly to India to their grandparents, a media report said.The girls, aged 7 and 12, were placed under the custody of the Arizona Department of Child Safety after their father Narayana Muddana (49) and mother, Haritha Muddana, along with their family friend 47-year-old Gokul Mediseti, drowned at the Woods Canyon Lake in Coconino County in the US state of Arizona.The Arizona Department of Child Safety had to be called on Monday to come out to Forest Lakes and take custody of the orphaned girls."You never get used to it. Especially when you'...
3 Indian-Americans Die After Falling Through Ice In Frozen US Lake
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3 Indian-Americans Die After Falling Through Ice In Frozen US Lake

[ad_1] The incident occurred on December 26 at Woods Canyon Lake in Arizona. (Representational)Washington: In a tragic incident, three Indian nationals, including a woman, have drowned after they fell through the ice while walking on a frozen lake in the US state of Arizona.The incident occurred on December 26 at 3:35 PM at Woods Canyon Lake in Coconino County, Arizona."The missing men are located deceased and identified as Narayana Muddana, 49 and Gokul Mediseti, 47. The female victim has been identified as Haritha Muddana (age unknown). The three victims resided in Chandler, Arizona and are originally from India," Coconino County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said in a statement on Tuesday.Chandler is a suburb of Phoenix.Officials said they were able to pull Haritha from the water soon after...