Against racist attack in Texas Indian Americans join rally

Last Saturday, several members of the Indian-American community attended a rally at Haggard Park in Plano, Texas, to peacefully protest against recent incidents in which three Indian American women became targets of racist threats in the city. 

In Texas we wanted to make loud and clear that hate has no home. At the event the Plano Police Department was present and it was very clear that justice would be served.

Including Hispanic leaders who made it clear that racist women never represent the views of Latinos, there was a diverse lineup of speakers. In times of uncertainty our diverse speakers comforted us.   

Against the hate they stood up in solidarity,” Chanda Parbu, founder and executive director of South Asian American Voter Empowerment in Texas, the group that organized the protest, told The Times of India. rice field.

Besides her, other speakers at the gathering included a rabbi Nancy Kasten, a Chief Relations Officer for Faith Commons, a multifaith organization that raises the voice of faith for the common good. 

Ramiro Luna, an immigrant rights advocate and community organizers. Rekha Shenoy, a Plano community activist who has worked to involve South Asian Americans in North Texas. 

Chief of Police in Plano, Ed Drain, Plano City Councilman Julie Holmer.Dallas Human Rights Activist Hadi Jawad Plano psychiatrist Acta Malhotra.

SAAVETX is identified as the leading South Asian outreach grassroots organization in Texas with a mission to build political power in communities. 

The organization conducted a multifaceted campaign to engage South Asian voters in key Texas districts during the 2020 elections in the US. 

“In Texas we have the largest South Asian outreach. We are working to build South Asian political power across Texas. About this week educating voters we advocate a better representation of South Asians in Texas textbooks. 

For better representation last year we rallied in constituencies to give equal representation to South Asians. To address laws we are also working that discriminate against communities of color in voting. 

Parbhoo said that “we meet voters in our neighborhood,” who work in Texas to engage, educate and empower South Asian voters. In Johannesburg, South Africa she was born. 

Her father emigrated to Dallas. At the decision-making table in America Parbhoo now envisions the South Asian community as a voice.    

In the United States Texas has emerged as one of the largest Indian-American and South Asian hubs, and to expand political awareness within the community SAAVETX volunteers are working to strengthen the region’s infrastructure. I’m in. 

Last weekend’s Purboo hopes that the rally will highlight that South Asian Americans are as American as the rest of the community. 

“Overall, we have the third largest population in the country. Across Texas we continue to build relationships with police departments so that they understand us and our cultural background. 

Apart from this, they also asked us to participate in community-building events they created. To voice community concerns we will continue to reach out to elected officials,” Parbhoo said. 

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