Showing posts with label South Asian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Asian. Show all posts
Saturday, January 3, 2026

New York City's Indian American mayor ushers in new era for Asian Americans

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Zohran Mandani was sworn in as New York City's mayor in a subway station. As the confetti settles over City Hall, Asian Americans acros...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

California makes Diwali a state holiday

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During the Diwali celebration, people light rows of clay oil lamps (diyas) to celebrate the inner light and guard against spiritual darkness...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

2020 US Census: Asian Indians now the largest Asian-alone group in US

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Ongoing immigration from Asian countries, which outpaces immigration from Latin America, is continuing to change the United States in so man...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Celebration of Diwali is gaining support and recognition in US

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THE WHITE HOUSE President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris host a Diwali celebration at the White House. The White House celebrated Di...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Historic Cabinet pick would be the first woman, immigrant, or person of color to head science-technology post

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SCREEN CAPTURE / STARTALK Dr. Arati Prabhakar picked to lead Office of Science and Technology Policy In an historic choice, President Biden ...
Saturday, June 4, 2022

Spelling Bee resorts to a lighting-quick 'spell-off' to determine this year's winner.

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Harini Logan, right, wins this year's National Spelling Bee. Seems like old times, an Indian American student won the Scripps National l...
Friday, June 3, 2022

Scooby-doobie-doo! The new Velma will be a brown South Asian

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Mindy Kaling, left, will provide the voice for the  cartoon charcter Velma Dinkley, right. There's much to do about Velma Dinkley, the m...
Sunday, May 9, 2021

Home invader leader sentenced to 40 years

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A Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his leadership role in an armed home invasion robbery crew that traveled the United Stat...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Texas Bangladeshi family of six found dead in apparent murder-suicide

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The Towhid family was found dead in their Texas home. Police found Monday the bodies of an entire Bangladeshi American family inside their h...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Neera Tanden's spot on Biden's Cabinet as head of the OMB in trouble

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SCREEN CAPTURE Neera Tanden's nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget is in jeopardy. Asian American activists and lawmak...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Young reporter killed in moped accident

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Nina Kapur died when she was riding on the back of a moped when she was thrown from the vehicle. ASAM NEWS Friends, family and colleagu...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Suspect arrested in gruesome slaying of Bangladeshi American businessman

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CBS VIDEO Suspect Tyrese Haspil was arrested Friday morning. The personal assistant of entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has been arrested as...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Padma Lakshmi's new food show presents 'American' food, with a side of politics

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Just what is American food? Most likely someone would respond, "a hotdog." Sorry, that's German in origin.n How ab...