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Indian Americans launch campaign to garner support for Obama 25 November 2011
Indian American supporters of US President Barack Obama have kicked off a nationwide grass root campaign to garner support from the community members for his re-election bid in 2012. South Asians for Obama (SAFO), which was among the first few...
Keywords: Barak Obama, re-election bid in 2012, A nationwide grass root campaign, re-election bid in 2012
Read MoreOutrage over "no Asians or Indians" in Australian job advertisement 28 August 2012
Australia's supermarket chain Coles had made a controversial advertisement for a job by not accepting applications from Indians or Asians. "Store requires no Indians or Asians please. Must speak English (sic)", according to the online post on Sunday. The ad...
Keywords: Gumtree Website, Coles, advertisement, Jim Cooper
Read MoreA million strong NRI voters gain political clout 12 March 2012
Indian Americans have emerged as an increasingly powerful segment of the American electorate as President Barack Obama makes his re-election bid this November, according to a demographic snapshot of South Asians. The number of Indian-Americans who as US citizens are...
Keywords: US citizens, American electorate, political clout, NRI voters
Read MoreRacial attitude hurts Tamilians living in Asia 26 March 2012
Xenophobia and racism are symptoms of the same disease. They are both fueled by intolerance, suspicion, unenlightened selfishness- none of which we should be encouraging. Stunning revelations by a survey conducted in Hong Kong indicated that the locals are much...
Keywords: Xenophobia, racism, Indians abroad, racism
Read MoreIndian Americans 3rd-largest growing Asian group in US 27 March 2012
Asians are the fastest growing race group in the United States, reflecting a surge in immigration from the entire region over a decade, according to the Census Bureau. The third largest Asian group after the Chinese (four million), followed by...
Keywords: Asians fastest growing, Census figures, Asia group 2010, US population
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