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South
Asian American Voices For Impact (SAAVI)
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Education
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Advocacy
•
Outreach
South Asian
Americans For a
Stronger Michigan
 SAAVI is a
non-profit,
non-partisan
community
organization to
serve specific
issues of South
Asian Americans
through advocacy,
education, and
outreach efforts.
According to the
2010 Census, South
Asian Americans are
the largest group of
people of Asian
ethnicity in
metro-Detroit (about
70,000).
The South Asian
American community
includes people
originally from
Bangladesh, India,
Nepal, Pakistan, and
Sri Lanka.
SAAVI will be an
empowering agent to
pan-Asian Pacific
American
organizations in
Michigan by
providing access to
groups that are dis-enfranchised
due to religious and
linguistic
differences and to
ensure we address
the collective needs
of the APA
community.
In addition, SAAVI
will also work in
coalition with
several grassroots
advocacy groups,
places of worship
and cultural
organizations in
addition to city,
county, and state
agencies.
A DEMOGRAPHIC
SNAPSHOT OF SOUTH
ASIANS IN THE UNITED
STATES
Vision:
Create an empowered
South Asian American
community and
address the issues
through education,
advocacy, and
outreach programs so
that we all thrive
in the greater
American society.
Mission:
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To create impact
on the SAA community
by addressing
specific needs
through education,
advocacy, and
outreach programs
especially in the
areas of health,
employment,
immigration, and
civil rights
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To educate SAA
community members on
their rights and
civic
responsibilities
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To partner with
pan-Asian Pacific
American
organizations in
serving the APA
community
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To join with
coalition groups,
both local and
national, to address
social justice
issues
2022 Board
Members:
Chandru Acharya:
President
Anand Kumar: Vice
President
Jawwad Khan:
Secretary
Mohana Walambe:
Treasurer
Vijaya Sastry: Board
Member
Sangeeta Khalsa:
Board Member
Jacqueline Short:
Board Member
Vipul Tripathi:
Board Member
Padmaja Rao: Board
Member
Advisory Board:
Anne Marie Hudak
Padma Kuppa
Anshu Varma
Project
Volunteers:
Vinay Mishra
Pavan Vangipuram
2020 Annual Report -
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