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The mission of the South Asian Americans in Public Service initiative is to bring prominent American public servants of South Asian descent to Yale to inspire undergraduate students to enter careers in public service.

SAAPS is excited to announce our off-the-record conversation next week with on Thursday, 4/22 at 6pm ET! All identities...
04/12/2021

SAAPS is excited to announce our off-the-record conversation next week with on Thursday, 4/22 at 6pm ET! All identities welcome. RSVP here by next Wednesday: tinyurl.com/saapsmanu

SAAPS is partnering with When We All Vote to launch our South Asian Strong: Voter Engagement campaign! Our goal is to re...
09/18/2020

SAAPS is partnering with When We All Vote to launch our South Asian Strong: Voter Engagement campaign! Our goal is to register 2,000 South Asian voters across the country before the November general elections, and we would love to have you participate. If you would like to join our efforts either as a Voting Squad Captain through When We All Vote or by registering more voters in your community, please sign up for an information webinar at https://bit.ly/35fg6za.

The South Asian Americans in Public Service initiative is excited to host the second panel in its Racial Justice Speaker...
08/10/2020

The South Asian Americans in Public Service initiative is excited to host the second panel in its Racial Justice Speaker Series on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6:00 PM E.T.

Please register at bit.ly/saaps-advocate

The speakers include Mayor Ravi Bhalla, a nationally-recognized mayor and one of the few Sikh mayors in the nation; Arati Kreibich, a researcher who launched a progressive campaign in New Jersey’s District 5; Mayor Sadaf Jaffer, the first female Muslim mayor in the United States; and Anita Malik, who is a former contender in Arizona’s 2020 Congressional races.

Meet Mithara Kaluarachchi, a SAAPS Fellow from the University of Notre Dame!Mithara is a Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar at the U...
08/05/2020

Meet Mithara Kaluarachchi, a SAAPS Fellow from the University of Notre Dame!

Mithara is a Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar at the University of Notre Dame double majoring in Neuroscience and Philosophy with a minor in Gender Studies. Her primary area of academic focus is understanding the disparities in mental illness and psychiatric healthcare in developing nations and low-income communities. Mithara is also passionate about and holds leadership positions in issues relating to eating disorders, gun violence, women’s rights, mental health on college campuses, and undergraduate research. When it comes to community organizing and policy work, Mithara is particularly interested in understanding how gender-based violence and racial differences play a role in long-term trauma-rooted mental health issues and what systems and resources can be put in place to aid victims. During the summer of 2019, Mithara traveled to Liverpool, United Kingdom, where she worked directly with minority women who have experienced honor-based abuse and collaborated with MPs, attorneys, and nonprofits to provide resources to their clients.

In "Aspire to Serve? Indian Americans and the Army," Gayatri Balasubramanian reflects on her experience as an ROTC membe...
08/05/2020

In "Aspire to Serve? Indian Americans and the Army," Gayatri Balasubramanian reflects on her experience as an ROTC member, drawing on her conversations with a host of diverse Army members. Read the piece at saaps.org/balasubramanian!

Balasubramanian writes: “ROTC was uncharted territory for both my family and me because we knew no one in our immediate circle who had served. Being a Midwesterner of Indian descent, military service was just not common. I grew up in a quintessential American suburb where the civil-military divide was more than evident.”

Meet Neel Pai, a SAAPS Fellow from Vanderbilt University!Neel currently studies Economics and Political Science. He was ...
08/04/2020

Meet Neel Pai, a SAAPS Fellow from Vanderbilt University!

Neel currently studies Economics and Political Science. He was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago, and attended Neuqua Valley High School. He wanted to join SAAPS to get connected with the larger South Asian public service community (since they're not particularly well-represented in the South). He's already been blown away by the amazing SAAPS community, and is really excited to see how we can collectively make a positive impact in the public sphere in the years to come!

Meet Leona Hariharan, a SAAPS Fellow dedicated to destigmatizing disabilities in the South Asian community!Leona is a ri...
08/04/2020

Meet Leona Hariharan, a SAAPS Fellow dedicated to destigmatizing disabilities in the South Asian community!

Leona is a rising sophomore at Brown University pursuing a dual concentration in Theatre Arts and Neuroscience. In the future, she hopes to use these degrees to pursue a career in integrative medicine or medical anthropology. On-campus, she is a member of the Wellness Committee for the Undergraduate Council of Students, a Sexual Assault Peer Educator, and a member of the sailing team.

In "Pannirendu Varisham Vanavaasam," Nivedhitha Sivakumar grapples with the inevitable loss of cultural traditions and k...
08/03/2020

In "Pannirendu Varisham Vanavaasam," Nivedhitha Sivakumar grapples with the inevitable loss of cultural traditions and knowledge experienced as members of the diaspora. Read the piece at saaps.org/sivakumar!

Sivakumar writes: “I’m scared that my well of knowledge is so shallow that it will dry up too quickly when it comes my time to pass it on. As eager as I am to keep giving, there won’t be more than I know to give — and what I have to give is a mere handful of knowledge in a whole universe of customs, traditions, and stories.”

Happening TODAY! Join us at 6pm ET for our conversation with South Asian Congressional Candidates on Racial Justice. You...
07/29/2020

Happening TODAY! Join us at 6pm ET for our conversation with South Asian Congressional Candidates on Racial Justice. You can register at bit.ly/saaps-congress!

Our team has decided to change our panel line-up for an event on racial justice this upcoming Wednesday, July 29th at 6p...
07/23/2020

Our team has decided to change our panel line-up for an event on racial justice this upcoming Wednesday, July 29th at 6pm ET after we learned about inappropriate comments made by Congressional Candidate Suraj Patel towards a minor woman in 2012. Please read our statement for more information and contact [email protected] with any questions you may have.

Meet Manushri Desai, a SAAPS Fellow dedicated to disability rights activism!Manushri is currently a sophomore at the Uni...
07/15/2020

Meet Manushri Desai, a SAAPS Fellow dedicated to disability rights activism!

Manushri is currently a sophomore at the University of Southern California in the Sol Price School of Public Policy pursuing a B.S. in Public Policy with a concentration in Philanthropy, Non-profits, and Social Innovation, a minor in Health Care Studies offered by USC Keck School of Medicine, and a pre-law track. In her work with the United Nations, Supreme Court of India, TEDxUSC, Roosevelt Network, Project RISHI, and Voice of Specially Abled People, she always hopes to catalyze positive change by addressing the growing need for public policy research and advocacy. Using her technical academic background, she hopes to prioritize a search for practical solutions to pressing social problems. She is particularly interested in disability rights activism and researching its niche intersection with employment, affordable housing, healthcare, technology, and legal provisions. In her free time, she loves exploring her passion for wildlife photography and sketching in charcoal!

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