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The Public Relations Committee of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
Extends a cordial invitation to the interactive program with: Commissioner of Asian and Pacific Islanders Ms. Sanjita Pradhan
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM EST
Conference Call Phone No. (605) 562-0020; ID: 122-152-689.
Theme: Getting to know Sanjita Pradhan: Newly appointed Commissioner by President Obama to the President’s Advisory Commission for Asian and Pacific Islanders
A native of Nepal, Sanjita has worked with refugees and immigrants in Iowa for the last eight years in many different capacities. Sanjita was the Resettlement Director at Catholic Charities where she helped resettle and integrate thousands of refugees from Nepal, Iraq, Burma, Eritrean, Sudan, Liberia, Tunisia, Pakistan and many other countries.
Sanjita joined the Department of Human Rights, Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs in 2013 to explore looking at these system issues from a macro level and advocate for appropriate services for the underrepresented.
As the Executive Officer of the Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, Sanjita strives to be the voice of these many underrepresented refugees and immigrants who have high barriers such as language, transportation, cultural knowledge and ability to navigate the new system they are in. Having served them at the grass roots level and encountered numerous system issues, Sanjita’s goals are to find ways to bridge those gaps in existing services in our community, to enable our community become more welcoming and inclusive.
Sanjita’s role at the Department of Human Rights is to serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) in the state, coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of the state departments and agencies to serve the needs of API persons in participating fully in the economic, social, and cultural life of the state, and to provide direct assistance to those who request it.
On May 8, 2015 Sanjita was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. In this role, Sanjita is expected to be the eyes and ears of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities on the ground and provide input and feedback on policies and programs that affect the population. In this role she is also expected to help the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to bridge the gap between federal government programs and help improve the quality of life of AAPI’s through increased participation in Federal programs. We, Nepalese community, take great pride in her nomination.
Civic Engagements:
- Elected Council Member, Iowa State University Extension Council
- Council Member, Diversity Council, Greater Des Moines Partnership
- Advisory Board Member, English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs, DMACC Urban Campus
- Advisory Board Member, Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Research Center
- Commissioner, West Des Moines Human Rights Commission
Please do not miss out this important interactive session with Ms. Pradhan. Following her talk, she will take questions.
Moderator:
Nar Kaji Gurung, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAN
Chair, Public Relations Committee, NASeA; Associate Professor at Tuskegee University, and Affiliate Professor at Auburn University, Alabama
Phone: 334-421-8620
Email: [email protected]
Need associated tables/data for 2015 to generate scripts Let us all join a coalition of Nepali groups to support Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Nepali nationals in the U.S.
Respected International/National/Regional/ State/Student organizations Presidents/Community Leaders and the Nepalese Community of NASeA Region and beyond, Respected Editors Online/TV/Print Media around the globe,
Greetings from NASeA! Nepalese community around the world is shocked to hear the natural disaster caused by resent earthquake in Nepal. Our heart and pray to all the family members who lost their loved ones during this tragic incidence and extend our best wishes and speedy recovery to all the injured and sympathy to all those who lost their property during this disaster. On behalf of NASeA’s External Relations Committee together with President Dr. Ram Chandra Baral, EC members, I take this pleasure to request you all the respected International/National/Regional/State/Student organizations Presidents/Community Leaders to participate and join a coalition of Nepali groups to support Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Nepali nationals in the U.S. Please find the detail information below forwarded by Sonam Dolker Campaign Associate, Adhikaar and let us make our voice heard.
Here is the highlights of the announcement:
TPS is a form of humanitarian aid when an environmental disaster, including specifically an earthquake, has caused a substantial temporary disruption of living conditions. TPS for Nepal would ensure that Nepalis in the U.S. would be protected from deportation and granted work authorization to enable them to continue working and send remittances to Nepal. It could also open up avenues to being able to apply for advance parole which would allow individuals with non-permanent status to travel to Nepal and come back. For a more detailed explanation of TPS and how it will benefit Nepalis, please here to see this fact sheet .
We have four things to ask of you:
1. In order to get the Department of Homeland Security and the White House to grant Nepal TPS, they need to hear from community leaders like you. We have drafted a sign-on letter to collect organizational support. If you would like to support this letter to the Department of Homeland Security, please fill out this form.
2. Let the Nepali Embassy know that you and your community support TPS and want the Embassy to request TPS for Nepal. Please use this sample letter to write your own support letter to the Nepali embassy and email it to [email protected]. The email should be addressed to Narayan Prasad Mainali.
3. Please sign this White House petition to support TPS for Nepal. We have 30 days to collect 100,000 signatures to get a response from the White House. Please share within your networks and make sure to sign it yourself.
4. And last but not least, please contact your U.S. Representative! We will not be able to win TPS for our Nepali sisters and brothers without YOUR support, and you can make your voice heard by calling your Representative and ask them to support TPS for the Nepali community.
We need to rally together and show the Nepali community’s support for TPS so that the Embassy will make it a priority. We must move fast to help those Nepalis who having pending US visas, and support our country and its people in this time of need.
Please contact Mr. Sonam Dolkar at [email protected] if you have additional questions.
With this note, I kindly request you all to spread the news immediately and let us expedite our support to validate the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Nepali nationals in the U.S.
Always for the community,
With Respect,
Bimal Nepal
Executive Vice President, NASeA
Chair, External Relations Committee, NASeA
5K/2K Run/Walk for a Cause for Nepal Earthquake Awareness Campaign on Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 8 AM
from
Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG) President Damu Dongol’s pen…………….
Dear Respected Community Members,
Namaste!
On this coming Sunday, May 17, 2015 Nepalese Association of Georgia along with her dedicated volunteers have organized the 5K/2K Run/Walk for a Cause for Nepal Earthquake Awareness Campaign. As of today (May 16, 2015), 118 people have already signed up for the event and the list is getting longer. Please join us with your friends and family to be with the support of people like you, and together we hope the physical and emotional recovery begins with the start of Run/Walk for a Cause event.
WHEN: Sunday, May 17th, 2015
TIME: 8:00 – 10:00 am (Race starts at 8:30 am sharp)
WHERE: Brook Run Park 4770 North Peach tree Road, Dun-woody, GA 30346
ADMISSION FEE with T Shirt: $10 Adults, $5 Youth under 13 yrs.
Please help us expedite registration process by filling in attached Participant Waiver Form. The waiver form is required for all participants (adults and minor), and we hope to make your registration experience a remarkable. Brook Run Park opens at 7:00 AM, please plan to be in park as early as you can for a swift registration by 8:00 AM.
With Respect,
Damu Dongol
President, Nepalese Association of Georgia
The Public Relations Committee of
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
Extends a cordial invitation to the interactive program with:
His Excellency Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America Dr. Arjun Karki
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM EST
Conference Call Phone No. (605) 562-0020 ; ID: 122-152-689.
Theme: Meet and Greet the New Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America Honorable Dr. Arjun Karki
Dr. Arjun Karki is the new Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America. He is a globally recognized personality in the area of international diplomacy, and also brings substantial expertise in running a non-governmental organization in Nepal. His detailed CV can be viewed at www.arjunkarki.org. His credentials are impeccable with over 20 years of experience in international relations, international diplomacy, international negotiations, conflict mediation, peace-building as well as development co-operation at the local, national, regional and global levels. He has undertaken the International Diplomacy and Leadership Training from Harvard Law School, USA; the International Diplomacy and Diplomatic Protocol Management Training from EUROPROTOCOL, UK and the International Negotiations: Practical Skills and Techniques Training Course from The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Dr. Karki held the position of International Co-ordinator of LDC Watch that is legally based in Brussels, Belgium with the international headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal. He coordinated the organization and mobilization of the LDC Watch civil society policy advocacy and campaigns in the 48 UN-defined least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa, Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific. His work entailed well-established collaborative relationships with the UN system; the European Union viz. Council of Ministers, European Parliament, European Commission; the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the African Union (AU); the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Pacific Islands Forum.
Dr. Karki was actively engaged in Nepal’s democracy movement in 1990 having been rooted in student activism during the preceding Panchayat era. Throughout the Maoist conflict (1996-2006), he was intensively involved in conflict mediation, conflict transformation and in defending the development space as the President of NGO Federation of Nepal, the Regional Co-ordinator of the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) while also heading Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN). He played a noted role as a human rights defender at the national and international levels – especially at the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) – during the ‘direct royal regime’ in 2005 and subsequent second democracy movement or Jana Andolan II in April 2006.
Dr. Karki received his PhD in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia, UK and worked as an International Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. He has extensively published in many reputed international journals and has served a reviewer for the Oxford University Press and SAGE Publications.
Please do not miss out this important interactive session with Dr. Karki. Following his talk, he will take questions, and will also update us about the recent catastrophic event in our motherland.
Moderator: Nar Kaji Gurung, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAN Associate Professor of Animal Sciences at Tuskegee University, Alabama and
Chair, Public Relations Committee, NASeA
Phone: 334-727-8457; Email: [email protected]
https://naseaonline.org
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