FYI (Please pass this on to other groups that you know of in India )
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ANNOUNCEMENT

                  PUBLIC HEARING ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION [in India]


      A public hearing on elementary education will be
held on 2nd January 1999 at Pyare Lal Bhawan (ITO, New Delhi).
This gathering is an appeal for elementary education to be
made a fundamental right. It is also a chance to listen to the
testimonies of ordinary citizens on this issue.

      This event is supported by a broad group of organisations
working on issues related to elementary education, united in
this common appeal.

      All concerned citizens are invited. Please join us at the
hearing, and lend your support towards making education a
fundamental right for every child.

Venue :   Pyare Lal Bhawan(Mahatma Gandhi Hall),ITO

Time  :   12:30 p.m. onwards

Contact Person: Claire Noronha (PROBE team)
                   c/o Institute for Human Development
                   IAMR Building, IIPA Campus
                   IP Estate, New Delhi 110 002
                   Tel: 335 8166
                   Fax: 725 7159
                   E-mail: probe@...




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Pass this on to those who might may be interested.
-- Chaumtoli
________________________________________

The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship on the Humanities for
1999-2001
>
Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a Mellon Postdoctoral
Fellow whose work focuses on the politics of gender and women's
organizations or movements in South Asia, preferably, but not
necessarily, in its cities.  Applicants will
be a part of the College's Program in Feminist and Gender Studies and
should have a
background in the social sciences and an interdisciplinary orientation
towards
research and teaching.
>
The fellow will pursue research interests, teach one course per
semester and engage in the intellectual life of the college.
Fellowships are for two
> years,  subject to annual review and recommendation.  Applicants
must have completed
the Ph.D. degree by June 1999.  Stipend: $31,000

Applications MUST be received by February 15, 1999
>
To Apply:
Send vita, 3 letters of recommendation, and research proposal to:
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee, c/o Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences,  Bryn Mawr College, 101 M. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA
19010-2899
>
> Bryn Mawr College is an equal opportunity affirmative action
employer.  The
  College particularly wishes to encourage applications from
individuals interested in joining a multicultural and international
academic community.
Minority candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply.
>
-
==

In One flows the Many and the eternal stream of multiplicity.
What does it matter whether it manifests through your Name or Mine?
The task is to become that Individual who contains the multiplicity
and has internalized the art of becoming the manifestation of the Many.


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> >                *******************************************
> >               _____________________________________________
> >              /                                             \
> >             /    The University of Michigan * Ann Arbor     \
> >            /      Indian American Student Association        \
> >           /                     hosts                         \
> >          /                                                     \
> >         /                  the 3rd annual                       \
> >        /                                                         \
> > ***M I D W E S T E R N  INDIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS  C O N F E R E N C E***
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> >
> >     INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS * INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS * SOCIAL EVENTS
> > 		 NETWORKING (Bring your Resume!!!)
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> >
> > Also featuring: A DaNcE CoMpEtItIoN (grab your friends and enter to win!!)
> >
> >                 FrIdAy NiGhT SmooootH GrooooovES: comedy from South Asian
> > 	 American comedian--Alladin Ullah;
> > 	 open mic, and much, much more!!!
> >
> >                 SaTuRdAy nIgHt (garba--raas--BHANGRA!!!)
> >
> > FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:  Avani Sheth (shetha@...)
> >                                Suman Palakodeti (sumanp@...)
> >         or visit our website:  www.umich.edu/~iasa
> >
> > Be on the lookout for further details on this fun-filled weekend!!
> >
> > E-mail, on-line and paper registration will be available SOON....but for
> > more information on that....contact Arpita Shah (shahaj@...)...
> >
> > FOR JANUARY 22-24, 1999, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IS THE PLACE TO BE!!!
> >
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FYI -- There is a NY and Boston contact information.
Peace, Chaumtoli

________________________________________________________________

From:

Jennifer Aswad Higgins
LGIRTF Volunteer Coordinator
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The Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, Inc. addresses the
widespread discriminatory impact of immigration laws on the lives of
lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV through education, outreach, advocacy
and the maintainence of a nationwide resource and support network.  The Task
Force has chapters - and hosts free legal clinics - in seven US cities, and
also produces a quarterly newsletter.

We work, in particular, with individuals seeking asylum due to persecution
or fear of persecution in their home countries based on sexual orientation
or HIV status, and with binational couples to whom the law offers no
immigration options.

Anyone or any organization seeking more information should contact our
natioanl headquarters through the avenues listed below. Attorneys affiliated
with the Task Force are available under certain circumstances to conduct
trainings and information sessions about the Task Force's issues.

LGIRTF
PO Box 7741
New York, NY 10116
(212) 818-9639
info@...
www.lgirtf.org

Also, if you want to contact our Boston chapter, the number is
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While I support a persons 1st amendments rights to protest, I believe that
supporting
a regime such as the present in Iraq is ludricrous. Saddam Hussein as for the
past
twenty years led his people on a crusade of  violence and suffering. I
beleive, that he
himself is personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilian
people.

I beleive that the US bombing of Iraq is necessary so as to prevent further
violence and war on Saddan Hussein's part. We should have a rally supporting
President
Clintons decision in this case.

Merely, to have a rally to oppose the use of force is not good enough a
reason, when such force is a necessary means to prevent the outbreak of even
greater violence and harm.

best wishes

aditya

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To be an honest critic:

While I am sympathetic to the causes of such rallies, I have a difficult
time genuinely appreaciating such gatherings. I definetly feel that such
rallies are appropriate in their purpose, as they aim to simply bring to
light the fact that the U.S. may not have a right to police the world as
they wish, whether it be in Iraq, South Asia, or anywhere else...

But too many times some of these rallies get too emotional, and in turn
what starts out to be a purposeful gathering turns into an event of
purposeless U.S. bashing, and hence an air of "unpatriotism" sets in. For
example, here at Columbia U., a couple of rallies around campus became
a millitant cry to denounce the U.S. completely; not effectively
communicating any of the numerous reasons the U.S. should alter its stance
on Iraq.

The U.S. can be very skewed, contradictary, and selfishly motivated in its
foreign policy. And we need more rallies that effectively educate...not
inspire hatred. I am sure there must be several rallies that do
effectively do that, so I don't want to label all such rallies or
gatherings as  ineffective...its just that several of the ones I have seen
till now end up being full of undirected vengeance. I would want to be a
part of rallies that are more in tune with the people. We often forget
that we are fortunate to actually be in a country where we have the
ability to hold a rally and protest...and to not effectively utilize such
a priviledge is a waste.

Ritesh


On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 Chaumtoli_Huq@... wrote:

> dennis,
>
> it is your perogative not to support the rallies.
> they were provided as information for those like myself
> who believe that the US does not have a right to bomb a
> sovereign nation, especially as the country prepares for the
> holy month of Ramadan (month long Muslim fast).
> There is afterall a reason for creating the UN and to have
> international law and conventions.
>
> Uncritical patriotism would place you alongside those who
> support the internment of Japanese-Americans,
> Vietnam War (studies show most Vietnam Veterans are homeless and
> are still suffering the shocks of the war) ... Contragate ...
> US Support of Chilean dictator Pinochet...and on and on.
>
> Peace, Chaumtoli
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
_________________________________
> Subject: [saaac] Re: Info. on Protests against US bombing of Iraq.
> Author:  Dennis James Percy <dennis_percy@...> at ~Internet
> Date:    12/17/1998 11:01 AM
>
>
> i think this is very unpatriotic... and would not support such rallies.
>
> dennis
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If this is a list serv that is concerned with issues of South Asia,
shouldn't we frame things in a more transnational framework, and not be
bound to being "patriotic" to nation-states?  Thanks Jennifer for posting.
I am very interested to hear about how people are organizing and thinking
about the current situation in  Iraq, because there are very definite links
between the Middle East and South Asia, that can concern members of this
list.

swati khurana


>i think this is very unpatriotic... and would not support such rallies.
>
>dennis
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  Events Coordinator
    Asian/Pacific/American Studies
  New York University
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New Yorkers for a Just Middle East Peace will be joining other
organizations
and individuals in calling to:END THE WAR AGAINST IRAQEND THE SANCTIONS
on Thursday December 17 at 5 pmTimes SquareBroadway and 43rd Street.
At around 5:30 pm we will march to the United Nations.

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i think this is very unpatriotic... and would not support such rallies.

dennis
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Below are info. on rallies being held TODAY protesting US actions in
      Iraq. These are forwarded e-mails so check with local folks to confirm
      time/place etc. -- Ch

      New York
      New Yorkers for a Just Middle East Peace
      will be joining other organizations and individuals in calling to:
      END THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ> END THE SANCTIONS
      on Thursday December 17 at 5 pm
      Times Square> Broadway and 43rd Street.
      At around 5:30 pm we will march to the United Nations.


      Boston

      Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:57:44 -0500>
      From: Lee Winkelman <leew@...>
      Subject: Rally against bombing Iraq (as the dog wags)

      >In case you hadn't heard, the U.S. has bombed Iraq again (only a
      >couple  of days before the Clinton impeachment vote).>
      >There will be a protest at Park Street
      Thursday, December 17 at >4:30
      (inconveniently, the same time as MACDC's annual meetting)
      >and another one Saturday, December 19 at noon at the Central
      >Square post office in cambridge.>>Spread the word.



      Minneapolis
      From: Friends for a Non Violent World <fnvw@...>
      Subject: Emergency Protest of U.S. Bombings on Iraq in Minneapolis
      PRESS RELEASE
      EMERGENCY PROTEST AGAINST U.S. BOMBING OF IRAQ
      Thursday, December 17, 19984:30 PM
      Minneapolis Federal Courts Building4th St. & 3rd Ave., Mpls
      A demonstration will be held on Thursday, December 17, 1999 to express
      opposition to the U.S. bombing of Iraq on December 16, 1998.  The
      demonstration will be sponsored by the Iraq Peace Coalition, which
      includes dozens of Minnesota community organizations.
      For more information, call WAMM at 612-827-5264 or FNVW at
      612-321-9787.

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From: caiyar@... (Chitra Aiyar)
      Subject: Internship opportunity!

      Hi folks,

      I'm currently looking for an intern in the Policy Department of
      Grameen
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      It would be a full time stipended position beginning January 1999.
      Our
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      You can check out our website for more information:
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I am looking for an Indian/South Asian community based organization that
serves or would like to serve zip code 07036 (area round Journal Square in
Jersey City).  The organization should be aware of the issues the community
faces there. Please email directly to me at:  anju_p._bhargava@...
thanks. anju bhargava

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> From The Times of India, Thursday 17 December 1998
>
> Freedom under Fire:  Smokescreen for Hidden Agenda
>
>                        By SHABANA AZMI
>
>                       MR Bal Thackeray is a law-abiding citizen of
this
>                       country. He has great respect for the
>                       Constitution of India and his party, the Shiv
>                       Sena, has always obeyed the ground rules - 'Thou
>                        shalt not kill' and 'Thou shalt not destroy
>                        property' enshrined in the Constitution.
>
>                        True or false ? No prizes for the right guess.
>
>                        Mr Bal Thackeray must be chuckling with glee at
>                        how cleverly he has taken the wind out of the
>                        sails of those stupid few clamouring for the
>                        right to freedom of expression with his latest
>                        diatribes against the film Fire. In keeping
with
>                        the tradition of informed debate, for which the
>                        Shiv Sena is so respected, Mr Bal Thackeray
>                        argues, "I have no problems if the names of the
>                        protagonists are changed from Radha and Seeta
To
>                        Shabana and Saira". Touche! A small matter of
>                        detail though, the name is not Seeta but
Neeta in
>                        both the Hindi and English versions of Fire.
>
>                        But distorting facts has been the hallmark of
the
>                        Shiv Sena. By attempting to communalise the
>                        debate on Fire, Mr Bal Thackeray wants to take
>                        the spotlight away from the main issue -- the
>                        vandalism by the Shiv Sainiks, the use of force
>                        and violence as pre-meditated act to disrupt
the
>                        screening of a film running to full houses for
>                        three weeks, duly passed by the Central Board
of
>                        Censor Certification. And the subsequent
>                        endorsement of the violence by the Maharashtra
>                        Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Joshi.
>
>                        Cultural Dictatorship
>
>                        The authority meant to protect the lives and
>                        property of the citizens was seen on television
>                        using congratulatory words for those who used
>                        force and violence to disrupt the film. Little
>                        wonder then, that the crime rate has risen to
>                        such alarming proportions in the state. The
>                        vandalism was one more act of bravado to prove
>                        that the Shiv Sena can get away with anything.
>                        Only this time, they were wrong. The public
>                        outrage against the Shiv Sena's vandalism is
of a
>                        level never seen before. The silent majority
has
>                        risen up to say "Enough! we will take our own
>                        decision." A political party cannot take on the
>                        role of the family. The power to discern
between
>                        the good and the bad must rest with the family
>                        and the individual. To surrender this right to
>                        the Shiv Sena is unacceptable.
>
>                        There were spontaneous protests by not only
>                        women's organisations, film bodies and cultural
>                        organisations but by diverse groups ranging
from
>                        housing rights activists, health care workers,
>                        academicians, students, journalists and members
>                        of the audience. There are hundreds of
letters to
>                        the editors and on the Internet every day
>                        condemning the Shiv Sena's attempts to
establish
>                        might over right. The media has stood up in one
>                        voice for the right to freedom of expression
and
>                        against the Shiv Sena's cultural dictatorship.
>                        The question is not whether Fire is a good film
>                        or a bad film. The question is who will decide
>                        this. The people or the Shiv Sena?
>
>                        Fundamental Rights
>
>                        There are no takers for the Shiv Sena's claim
to
>                        be a morality brigade and the Shiv Sena finds
>                        itself in a spot. It has to shift the focus
away
>                        from the main issue. And hence this attempt to
>                        communalise it. Deepa Mehta in her statement
>                        replying to Mr Bal Thackeray's suggestions
says,
>                        "The majority of films made in India are set in
>                        Hindu households. Besides, I am a Hindu and the
>                        particular milieu of Fire is a milieu with
which
>                        I am familiar and feel comfortable portraying .
>                        It is like asking Ismat Chughtai (posthumously)
>                        to change the milieu of Lihaaf from a Muslim
>                        household into a Hindu one". (Lihaaf is a
>                        powerful short story by the celebrated Urdu
>                        writer written in the 1930s. She was charged on
>                        grounds of obscenity by the British government
>                        and then acquitted by the courts.)
>
>                        The Shiv Sena must not be allowed to
communalism
>                        the debate. The issue must focus on the
>                        fundamental right to the freedom of expression
>                        and the reprehensible behaviour of Mr Manohar
>                        Joshi, the chief minister of Maharashtra, in
>                        endorsing violence as a means to curb that
right.
>
>                        Fire is a film that disturbs. Fire is a film
that
>                        starts a process of questioning. You are free
not
>                        to agree with the film. You are free to not
>                        consider it worthy of the 14 international
awards
>                        it has won. You are free to protest. The
right to
>                        dissent is the hallmark of a democracy. I have
>                        participated in many protests myself. What is
not
>                        acceptable is the use of violence. Dilip Kumar,
>                        Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Bhatt, Atul Setalwad,
>                        Teesta Setalwad and Javed Akhtar have sought
>                        recourse to law. Attempts at intimidating the
>                        petitioners and hurling abuses at them are
>                        deplorable . To call Dilip Kumar, who is the
>                        country's most respected actor and socially
>                        responsible citizen, a staunch Muslim and,
>                        therefore, a Pakistani, is an insult not only
to
>                        the actor but to the whole nation. To insinuate
>                        that a true Muslim cannot be a true Indian
hurts
>                        the sentiments of not only the crores of
Muslims
>                        in this country but also every citizen of
India.
>
>                        Wave of Intolerance
>
>                        The need of the hour is for sane debate. Love
>                        between individuals belonging to the same sex
is
>                        only one of the issues raised by Fire. The
larger
>                        issue is one of empathy. Fire says that when
you
>                        come across people who make choices different
>                        from yours, you must empathise with not condemn
>                        them. If you can empathise with the two women
in
>                        Fire, you may be able to extend the empathy to
>                        the `other' gender, the `other' religion, the
>                        `other' nationality, the `other' race.
>
>                        All over the world, there is a rising wave of
>                        intolerance. Attempts to submerge individual
>                        identities into a melting pot must be resisted.
>                        Instead, let us create a colourful mosaic in
>                        which individual identities are retained whilst
>                        contributing to a larger whole. Any work of art
>                        that encourages pluralistic expression can only
>                        be a plea for democratic debate. Even if we
>                        strongly disagree with it, we need to develop
the
>                        maturity to respect freedom of expression.
Which
>                        is why, on the issue of the controversial play
>                        Mee Nathuram Godse Bolte, I have gone on record
>                        to say that the play should not be banned.
>
>                      The author is member of the Rajya Sabha [upper
House
> of the Indian Parliament]
>
>
>
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> From: INDIA-L@...
>
> New law to let Govt intercept Net mail

> If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has its way with the new Cyber
> Laws, the Government will be empowered to intercept any internet
  message, coded or otherwise, and keep tabs on all ebsites created by
> subscribers. So, pornographic sites are out, as is internet telephony.
> Set to be introduced in the current session of Parliament, the new
> laws put a Government-appointed Central Authority Controller at the
> helm of cyber affairs in the country. The draft Bill -- to be called
> Information Technology Act, 1998 once okayed -- has been finalised by
> the Department of Electronics (DoE) and sent to the Law Ministry for
> clearance. It will then be forwarded to the Cabinet for approval.The
> Act provides for interception of messages coming through any Internet
> Service Provider (ISP) and not just through Videsh Sanchar Nigam
> Limited (VSNL). In case of encrypted messages, the onus to decode will
> rest with the sender. This, DoE sources said, is to safeguard the
> country's security. The Act also entails the Government to issue fresh
> guidelines on security management. Intelligence and security agencies
> -- the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Intelligence Bureau
> (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) -- will have dedicated
> lines to intercept messages for ``valid reasons of security'' but will
> require the permission of the Central Authority Controller.According
> to DoE secretary Ravindra Gupta, the Information Technology Act, 1998
> will also ensure security of information. For that, a system of
> ``distant signature'' will be introduced, which is like a user
> password. If the user hands over his password to someone else, he will
> be liable for punishment. Sources said the Act will facilitate
> electronics commerce and will cover electronic contract, providing for
> the electronic form to give legal validity to information. Moreover,
> the Act will have comprehensive provisions to tackle computer
> offences. This will entail amendment of existing laws including the
> Indian Evidence Act, Reserve Bankof India Act, 1934, Bankers' Act,
> Section 29 of the Indian Penal Code, Income Tax Act and the Copyright
> Act.Those accused of computer offences will be tried by special courts
> -- and not civil courts -- to be constituted under the Act. As for
> pornographic sites and internet telephony, it will be the
> responsibility of the Internet Service Provider to ensure that these
> can't be accessed.India is among the last countries, even in Asia, to
> introduce cyber laws.
>
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Hi all,
Just now I subscribed to SAAAC, so it's a good time to present myself.

I'm a 45 y.o. male caucasian lawyer in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.
My partner (asian) and myself have a monogamous relationship, since November,
24th, 1997.

I'm looking forward to reading the topics in this group, and to participating
when necessary or wanted.

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Subject: SAMAR program announcement
>
> Please tune in!!
>
> SAMAR will host a radio program on
> "Women's Issues and Feminist Organizing"

> on WBAI 99.5 FM

> on Wednesday, December 16, 1998 from 9 pm - 10 pm.
>
> Participants include:
 	 Flavia Agnes, Majlis, India
>  Shamita Das Dasgupta, Manavi, New  Jersey
>  Krishanti Dharmaraj, Women's Institute for
Leadership Development
             > (WILD for Human Rights), California
>  Grace Poore, video activist, Maryland
>  Jael Silliman, University of Iowa
>  And others.
>
> The SAMAR Collective is a New York based group that brings out
SAMAR, a
> semi-annual South Asian magazine committed to providing Left
perspectives
> on South Asia, South Asians in North America and issues of interest to
> them.  It also produces radio programs and organizes actions. To
find out
> more about the SAMAR Collective and about subscription information
for the
> magazine, please call 212 888-7108. You can also write to us at PO Box
> 1349, Ansonia Station, New York, NY 10023 and visit us at our web
site at
> www.drik.org/samar.
>
>
>
>
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> RESPOND ONLY TO:   dennis-percy@...
>
> Yes... I should not be looking at the net and studying, but several
of us from
> NetIP-NY and the Touro SAALSA were interviewed in this piece on the
desi
> marriage game in this month's Little India.  Please see the URL below.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis
>
> http://www.littleindia.com/india/dec98/knotty.htm
>

==

In One flows the Many and the eternal stream of multiplicity.
What does it matter whether it manifests through your Name or Mine?
The task is to become that Individual who contains the multiplicity
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From friends,
We are from The Humsafar Trust, a Mumbai metro based NGO of gay men.
We are interested in legal and ethical issues concerning
homosexuals and lesbians in South Asia. Please subscribe us into the
SAAC network and oblige.
Ashok Row Kavi
The Humsafar Trust

> The Asian Arts Initiative
  invites you to participate
  in the creation of our
>
> ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS DIRECTORY
> for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey
>
> Survey Deadline: Extended to DECEMBER 15, 1998
>
> The Asian & Asian American Artists Directory will be a comprehensive
> catalog to promote the visibility of Asian and Asian American
artists in
> Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey to schools, community
> centers, arts organizations, and other artists in the region. We will
> include photos, biographies, and contact information of artists
working in
> any artistic disciplines.
>
> To compile this directory we are asking Asian and Asian American
artists in
> the PA/DE/NJ tri-state region to participate in our artist survey by
> DECEMBER 15, 1998.
>
> If you would like a copy of the survey for yourself or other
artists; or if
> you have any questions about this project, please contact: Zakia Syed,
> Project Coordinator at (215)557-0455 x 3.
>
> Or request a copy via e-mail by forwarding the following information:
>
> 1.  Name of Artist and/or Group:
>  For groups, contact person for the group:
>
> 2.  Street Address:
>  City/State/Zip:
>  Day Phone:
>  Evening Phone:
>  E-mail:
>
> * * * * *
>
> The Asian Arts Initiative is grounded in the belief that the arts can
> provide an important political and cultural "voice" for the Asian
American
> community in Philadelphia. Our goal is to become a community arts
center
> where artists and everyday people will develop means of expressing our
> diverse experiences as Asian Americans.
>
> Asian Arts Initiative
> 1315 Cherry Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
> (215)557-0455 e-mail: native@..., alien@...
>
>
>

==

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What does it matter whether it manifests through your Name or Mine?
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November 25, 1998

Dear Friends:

         Have you taken a look at Mattel's new Barbie doll?  Please do
(http://www.barbie.com/collectors/pshow/pshow_h/h_20648.html).  This new
product, available in December 1998, features "Fantasy Goddess of Asia
Barbie."  The doll is one of the International Beauty Collection series.  I
will not insult your intelligence by describing the doll's looks or attire.

         I call your attention to the exoticization that Asian women have
historically suffered in the West.  I call your attention to the racist
violence that is integral to and a result of this grotesque fascination
with Asian "femininity."  I call your attention to the stereotypes that
each of us carry as a consequence.  "Fantasy Goddess of Asia Barbie" is
obviously designed to satisfy the White male gaze that has promoted
trafficking of Asian women by legitimizing industries such as the "mail
order brides."

         Manavi is launching a campaign to stop production of this doll.
Please write a letter of protest in your own words to the President of Mattel,
Inc., and mail it to:

Mattel, Inc.
333 Continental Blvd.
El Segundo, CA  90245-5032

         If you need more information about this campaign, call our offices
(908-687-2662) to get our next newsletter.  Thank you for your concern.

                                                         Sincerely,

                                                         Shamita Das Dasgupta


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To all those who have signed and forwarded the petition regarding the
federal hate crimes legislation:

Unfortunately, as the 105th Congress has adjourned, the legislation has now
expired. It must be reintroduced in the 106th Congress. The House will need
a new sponsor as Charles Schumer (D-NY), the House sponsor of the bill, has
been elected to the Senate.

If you would like to stay abreast of hate crimes issues and legislation,
the India Abroad Center for Political Awareness maintains a listserv
specifically on this topic. To sign up, please visit our website at:
www.iacfpa.org/involve.htm

IACPA will be working with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the
nation's largest civil rights coalition, to pass this important piece of
legislation. We hope that you can join us in this effort.

-Debasish Mishra
Executive Director, IACPA


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Sameera

You may want to send this Tito Sinha, Staff Atty. at AALDEF in NYC at
aaldef@....

Thanks,
Dennis

> > Please add your name to this petition and forward it to friends who believe
> > in what it stands for. The petition will then be forwarded to the President
> > of the United States; the Vice President of the United States; and our
> > United States Senators and House Members.
> >
> > A resolution follows:
> > WHEREAS: We affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every
> > person; and WHEREAS: We commend the efforts of those individuals who
> > dedicate their lives to causes of social justice and human rights; and
> > WHEREAS: We support actions that protect the individual's rights of life,
> > liberty and pursuit of happiness.
> > THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That we hereby urge the passage of The Hate Crimes
> > Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and S.1529
> > The Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and S.1529, would amend
> > current federal law (which permits federal prosecution of a hate crime only
> > if the crime was motivated by bias based on religion, national origin, or
> > color) to include real or perceived sexual orientation, gender, and
> > disability so the FBI would be able to investigate and prosecute violent
> > hate crimes against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.  Under this bill, hate
> > crimes that cause death or bodily injury because of prejudice can be
> > investigated federally, regardless of whether the victim was exercising a
> > federally protected right.
> > The only way that our representatives can be aware of the base of support
> > for this change to the current law is by making our voices heard.
> > ***************************************************************************
> > Petition Management:
> > 1.This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your name to
> > it so that we can have tougher laws against all hate crimes.  Please keep
> > the petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others
> > to sign. This is being forwarded to several people at once to add their
> > names. It will not matter if many people receive the same list as the names
> > are being managed.
> > 2.If you print out this petition for signing please email the listing of
> > names with locations to the email address: AllRunique@... (an e-mail
> > address created to receive this petition) Include a note to indicate you
> > have a hand-signed petition and include the number of names listed.
> > 3.If you happen to be the 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, etc. signer of this
> > petition, please forward a copy to the email address:
> > AllRunique@...
> > 4.If you sign, please pass it on to others. If not, please do not kill it:
> > send it on to the email address:  AllRunique@...
> >
> > **************************************************************************
> > -*Note: It is preferable that you Select the entirety of this letter and
> > then COPY it into a new outgoing message, add your name to the bottom of the
> > list, then send it on. Or if option is available, do a SEND AGAIN
> > ************************************************************************>
+++Sign Here:
> >
> > 1)      Leslie Palmer, Jacksonville, FL
> > 2)      Stephen Silverman, South Burlington, VT
> > 3)      Wayne Arnason
> > 4)      Theo Diamond, Charlottesville, Va
> > 5)      Sasha Kopf, Northampton, MA / Princeton, NJ
> > 6)      Geoffrey B. Metz, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
> > 7)      Emily Sporl, Tufts University, Medford, MA
> > 8)      Tai Collins, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
> > 9)      Danielle Lazarin, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
> > 10)     Priscilla Morales, Yale University, New Haven, CT
> > 11)     Lydia Pace, Yale University, New Haven, CT
> > 12)     Julia Goren, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
> > 13)     Jamie Waxman, Columbia University
> > 14)     Rebecca Zimmerman, Columbia University, NY
> > 15)     Jori Frakie, Columbia University, NY
> > 16)     Aaron Wilson, Cornell University
> > 17)     Sean Pilger, Cornell University
> > 18)     Rebecca SAck, Cooper Union
> > 19)     Ben Cook, SUNY College of Environmental Science
> > 20)     Evan Cestari, Syracuse University
> > 21)     Lagusta Yearwood, University of Rochester
> > 22)     Jacob Pyne, University of Rochester
> > 23)     Anya Lakner, University of Rochester
> > 24)     Cory W. Clines, University of Rochester
> > 25)     Tony J. Ivie, Etna, Wyoming
> > 26)     Wayne Noffsinger, Etna, Wyoming
> > 27)     Merrick Wolfe, Studio City, California
> > 28)     Terri Ginsberg, Florida Atlantic University
> > 29)     Kirsten Thompson, New York, NY
> > 30)     Alexandra Keller, Rutgers University, New Brunswick,nj
> > 31)     Chris Straayer, New York University, New York, NY
> > 32)     Daniel Banks, NYU, New York, NY
> > 33)     Tony Kushner, New York City, NY
> > 34)     David Roman, Los Angeles, CA
> > 35)     George Haggerty, Riverside, CA
> > 36)     Fred Arens, Los Angeles, CA
> > 37)     Mickie Robbins, Los Angeles, CA
> > 38)     Ken Howard, Los Angeles, CA
> > 39)     Michael Shernoff, NYC, NY
> > 40)     Michael Lassell, NYC, NY
> > 41)     Chel Svendsgaard, NYC, NY
> > 42)     Heidi Svendsgaard, SF, CA
> > 43)     Nancy Ableser,  Oakland, CA
> > 44)     Terry Shelton, San Francisco, CA
> > 45)     Daniel Foster, San Francisco, CA
> > 46)     Carrie Taylor, San Francisco, CA
> > 47)     Wayne Tosti, San Francisco, CA
> > 48)     Daniel Hogan, Campbell, CA
> > 50)     Michael Clarke, New York, NY
> > 51)     Tone Murillo, New York, NY
> > 52)     Derek Tarrango, New York, NY
> > 53)     Gerald McHugh, San Francisco, CA
> > 54)     Lawrence James Elliott, Washington, DC
> > 55)     Jocelyn Kaplan, Arlington, VA
> > 56)     Stephanie K. Blackwood, NY, NY
> > 57)     Rev. Dr. Susan Corso, NY, NY
> > 58)     Vern T. Calhoun, New York, NY
> > 59)     Lyndon Haviland, New York, NY
> > 60)     Gorm Kirsch, Washington, DC
> > 61)     Kurt Reiman, Norwalk, CT
> > 62)     Michael J. Migdal, Syracuse, NY
> > 63)     D. Bruce Carter, Syracuse, NY
> > 64)     S. Steven Barefield, FL
> > 65)     Peggy West, TN
> > 66)           Susan Lewis, TN
> > 67)           Paul C. White, Los Alamos, NM
> > 68)           Margaret L. White, Los Alamos, NM
> > 69)           Andrew N. White, Pearl City, HI
> > 70)           Fritze Mckamey, NYC
> > 71)     Cherie Gerstadt, NYC
> > 72)     Lanie Zipoy, New York, NY
> > 73)           Cathleen Cachero, Brooklyn, NY74)       Sameera Kapasi, MA
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Hi!

      Being a recent law graduate, and one who is committed to pursuing a
      public interest law career, I know how hard it is to get public
      interest law jobs let alone to find out about openings etc.  So, I
      figured that this e-group would be a perfect way to disseminate
      information on public interest law opportunities or jobs/employment in
      in community based/nonprofit organizations. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST
      SIMILAR NOTICES THAT WILL INTEREST FOLKS ON THIS LIST. I hope that
      through this information sharing we can create a generation of SA
      lawyers who are committed to public service work.  For all these
      positions, please call beforehand to see if the vacancies have been
      filled.

      1) Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel *
      Appellate Services Division
      U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
      Washington DC 20507
      (202) 663-4786
      Send a resume and cover letter. Specify trial or appellate litigation,
      area you would like to work, and date when you will be available for
      employment.

      EEOC enforces the federal anti-discrimination statutes, such as Title
      VII. The appellate office is located in DC but there are 23 district
      offices throughout the country, which handles litigation in the
      federal courts.

      2) Renee Reso, Administrative Attorney
      Office of the Appellate Defender
      45 West 45th Street
      Seventh Floor
      New York, NY 10036

      3) The following Circuit Courts are hiring staff attorneys to handle
      pro-se cases: a) Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, CA) 415-556-9880
      2) Seventh Circuit (Chicago, IL) 312-435-6883; (c) Eighth Cir. (St
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> Please add your name to this petition and forward it to friends who believe
> in what it stands for. The petition will then be forwarded to the President
> of the United States; the Vice President of the United States; and our
> United States Senators and House Members.
>
> A resolution follows:
> WHEREAS: We affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every
> person; and WHEREAS: We commend the efforts of those individuals who
> dedicate their lives to causes of social justice and human rights; and
> WHEREAS: We support actions that protect the individual's rights of life,
> liberty and pursuit of happiness.
> THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That we hereby urge the passage of The Hate Crimes
> Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and S.1529
> The Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and S.1529, would amend
> current federal law (which permits federal prosecution of a hate crime only
> if the crime was motivated by bias based on religion, national origin, or
> color) to include real or perceived sexual orientation, gender, and
> disability so the FBI would be able to investigate and prosecute violent
> hate crimes against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.  Under this bill, hate
> crimes that cause death or bodily injury because of prejudice can be
> investigated federally, regardless of whether the victim was exercising a
> federally protected right.
> The only way that our representatives can be aware of the base of support
> for this change to the current law is by making our voices heard.
> ***************************************************************************
> Petition Management:
> 1.This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your name to
> it so that we can have tougher laws against all hate crimes.  Please keep
> the petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others
> to sign. This is being forwarded to several people at once to add their
> names. It will not matter if many people receive the same list as the names
> are being managed.
> 2.If you print out this petition for signing please email the listing of
> names with locations to the email address: AllRunique@... (an e-mail
> address created to receive this petition) Include a note to indicate you
> have a hand-signed petition and include the number of names listed.
> 3.If you happen to be the 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, etc. signer of this
> petition, please forward a copy to the email address:
> AllRunique@...
> 4.If you sign, please pass it on to others. If not, please do not kill it:
> send it on to the email address:  AllRunique@...
>
> **************************************************************************
> -*Note: It is preferable that you Select the entirety of this letter and
> then COPY it into a new outgoing message, add your name to the bottom of the
> list, then send it on. Or if option is available, do a SEND AGAIN
> ************************************************************************>
+++Sign Here:
>
> 1)      Leslie Palmer, Jacksonville, FL
> 2)      Stephen Silverman, South Burlington, VT
> 3)      Wayne Arnason
> 4)      Theo Diamond, Charlottesville, Va
> 5)      Sasha Kopf, Northampton, MA / Princeton, NJ
> 6)      Geoffrey B. Metz, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
> 7)      Emily Sporl, Tufts University, Medford, MA
> 8)      Tai Collins, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
> 9)      Danielle Lazarin, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
> 10)     Priscilla Morales, Yale University, New Haven, CT
> 11)     Lydia Pace, Yale University, New Haven, CT
> 12)     Julia Goren, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
> 13)     Jamie Waxman, Columbia University
> 14)     Rebecca Zimmerman, Columbia University, NY
> 15)     Jori Frakie, Columbia University, NY
> 16)     Aaron Wilson, Cornell University
> 17)     Sean Pilger, Cornell University
> 18)     Rebecca SAck, Cooper Union
> 19)     Ben Cook, SUNY College of Environmental Science
> 20)     Evan Cestari, Syracuse University
> 21)     Lagusta Yearwood, University of Rochester
> 22)     Jacob Pyne, University of Rochester
> 23)     Anya Lakner, University of Rochester
> 24)     Cory W. Clines, University of Rochester
> 25)     Tony J. Ivie, Etna, Wyoming
> 26)     Wayne Noffsinger, Etna, Wyoming
> 27)     Merrick Wolfe, Studio City, California
> 28)     Terri Ginsberg, Florida Atlantic University
> 29)     Kirsten Thompson, New York, NY
> 30)     Alexandra Keller, Rutgers University, New Brunswick,nj
> 31)     Chris Straayer, New York University, New York, NY
> 32)     Daniel Banks, NYU, New York, NY
> 33)     Tony Kushner, New York City, NY
> 34)     David Roman, Los Angeles, CA
> 35)     George Haggerty, Riverside, CA
> 36)     Fred Arens, Los Angeles, CA
> 37)     Mickie Robbins, Los Angeles, CA
> 38)     Ken Howard, Los Angeles, CA
> 39)     Michael Shernoff, NYC, NY
> 40)     Michael Lassell, NYC, NY
> 41)     Chel Svendsgaard, NYC, NY
> 42)     Heidi Svendsgaard, SF, CA
> 43)     Nancy Ableser,  Oakland, CA
> 44)     Terry Shelton, San Francisco, CA
> 45)     Daniel Foster, San Francisco, CA
> 46)     Carrie Taylor, San Francisco, CA
> 47)     Wayne Tosti, San Francisco, CA
> 48)     Daniel Hogan, Campbell, CA
> 50)     Michael Clarke, New York, NY
> 51)     Tone Murillo, New York, NY
> 52)     Derek Tarrango, New York, NY
> 53)     Gerald McHugh, San Francisco, CA
> 54)     Lawrence James Elliott, Washington, DC
> 55)     Jocelyn Kaplan, Arlington, VA
> 56)     Stephanie K. Blackwood, NY, NY
> 57)     Rev. Dr. Susan Corso, NY, NY
> 58)     Vern T. Calhoun, New York, NY
> 59)     Lyndon Haviland, New York, NY
> 60)     Gorm Kirsch, Washington, DC
> 61)     Kurt Reiman, Norwalk, CT
> 62)     Michael J. Migdal, Syracuse, NY
> 63)     D. Bruce Carter, Syracuse, NY
> 64)     S. Steven Barefield, FL
> 65)     Peggy West, TN
> 66)           Susan Lewis, TN
> 67)           Paul C. White, Los Alamos, NM
> 68)           Margaret L. White, Los Alamos, NM
> 69)           Andrew N. White, Pearl City, HI
> 70)           Fritze Mckamey, NYC
> 71)     Cherie Gerstadt, NYC
> 72)     Lanie Zipoy, New York, NY
> 73)           Cathleen Cachero, Brooklyn, NY74)  Sameera Kapasi, MA
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hi aditi

thanks for the email. How is the MBA program going

aditya
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hi all,
a friend of mine asked me to forward this to this list. i received the
following msg from a friend of a friend, wayland quintero from the NYC-
based asian american theatre troupe SLANT. it's about how denny's has
placed a huge ad in A. magazine... read on!
:)

aditi

***************************************
Dear Friends,

Recently I saw an ad for Denny's restaurant in the Dec./Jan. issue of A.
Magazine. It is a full page photo of the face of a young AA college-age
female on a cel phone with the line "Meet me at Denny's," and continues
with a Denny's litany of their non-discrimination policy, practices,
blah, blah, blah...

In light of Denny's past history of bigotry and most recent case where a
group of Asian American students at Syracuse were denied service and
physically battered on the premises (a group of African American
students who tried to intervene were also subsequently denied service),
it seems highly suspect on Denny's part and disappointing at the very
least that A. Magazine- Inside Asia America, would agree to run this ad.
The Syracuse case is still in discovery and it seems as if Denny's is
attempting to sugar coat their bigotry perhaps in anticipation of a
trial.

I spoke with Karen Lam at A. Magazine and though she did not agree with
running the ad, it nonetheless ran. It was not her final decision. But
now as the current editor she has encouraged me and others to write
letters to the editor.

Therefore if you and others have seen this ad and feel strongly enough
about it could you please email your letter to the editor A. Magazine at
karenlam@... no later than wednesday, dec. 9th, for it to
appear in the Feb./March issue. Pass it around!

Much thanks,

Wayland Quintero


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Article briefly mentions that South Asians face discrimination in
housing.


Housing Disparities Investigated

By Merle English. STAFF WRITER

       With its share of an $11.5 million federal grant, an
Asian-American community organization will conduct tests in Queens to
ferret out discrimination in housing.

      The Manhattan-based Asian Americans for Equality received
$213,626  from the Department of Housing and Urban Development   as
part of awards
  to groups in 42 U.S. cities to help them crack down on all types of
housing discrimination.

      "We plan to do outreach, education and testing," said Christopher
Kui, AAFE's executive director. "Many people have come up to our office
  to file complaints under the Fair Housing law."

      During testing, people of various racial, ethnic, sexual or
religious backgrounds, as well as some who are disabled, pose as
renters or buyers  and check to see if they are discriminated against by
landlords, people selling homes, mortgage lenders, or companies
selling homeowners insurance.

      In AAFE's testing, the organization will target mostly instances
of discrimination against Asian-Americans, who are among the largest
group
  of recent immigrants to the city.

     Kui said many South Asians who have been looking at or renting
houses in some parts of Queens felt they were being discriminated
against by
the home sellers or steered to other neighborhoods by realtors.

     "They have come to our office and they want to know about their
rights and their remedies," he said.

     Korean-American senior citizens trying to rent apartments have
been told they have to put down three or four months security deposit,
Kui
  said, "or they are being asked to have guarantors when they felt they
have sufficient income to rent an apartment."

      In addition, he said, "Chinese-Americans come and file complaints
about not getting building repairs while their neighbors in the co-op
or condo buildings are getting it done quickly . . ."

      The grants, funded under HUD's Fair Housing Initiatives Act, are
intended to reduce discrimination particularly against new immigrants
who have not traditionally sought assistance in fighting housing
  discrimination, which is harder to detect today, HUD Secretary Andrew
  Cuomo said in a prepared statement.

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PRESS RELEASE
> >
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
contact:  Tito Sinha, Esq.
 	   Claire Hsiang
> 	  212-966-5932


JUDGE INCREASES BAIL TO $100,000 FOR DEFENDANTS IN RACIAL ATTACK ON
INDO-CARIBBEAN MAN
>
This morning, New York State Supreme Court Judge Seymour Rotker
increased > the bail for each of the defendants in the brutal racial
attack on Rishi
> Maharaj to $100,000.  The defendants Luis Amorim, Peter DiMarco, and
Nuno
> Martins initially were each required to post only $20,000 bail by a
> different judge after they were arrested for attempted murder.  The
> defendants attacked Maharaj with baseball bats while shouting
anti-Indian
> slurs in South Ozone Park in September.  Maharaj was hospitalized for
> several days with head injuries and required surgery.  In November,
a grand
> jury indicted the three defendants on the attempted murder charge.
>
>  "We commend Judge Seymour Rotker for raising the bail to a level
that is
> more representative of the attempted murder charge and which
provides a
> sufficient deterrent to prevent the defendants from avoiding trial,"
stated
> Tito Sinha, Staff Attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense and
> Education Fund (AALDEF).  "All along we have called for higher bail to
> reflect the viciousness of the attack and the racial motivation of
the crime."
>
>  AALDEF has been retained by the Maharaj family to monitor the
criminal
> court proceedings.  Many individuals and organizations from across the
> country have expressed their disappointment at the initial $20,000
bail
> level and asked the judge to raise the bail.
>
> AALDEF has also spearheaded a coalition of community groups to do
advocacy
> and education on the broader issues raised by the case.  On November
21,
> approximately 100 people attended a Unity Rally in Richmond Hill,
Queens to
> take a stand against racist violence and call for a hate crimes law
in New
> York State.  "The rally was an opportunity for the Indo-Caribbean
and South
> Asian community to come together and begin working with other
communities to
> fight racism, hate, and violence," stated Sinha.  "As we become more
active
> as a community, we send a strong message that our lives, our
concerns, and
> our needs will be respected."
>
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