Desis for Progress is an organization of like-minded South Asians creating a network to support progressive policies, South Asian American leaders, & each other
Washington, DC
Joined August 2016
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Racist and sexist disinformation is sowing divisions among Asian Americans. Among other disinformation tactics, a network of social media accounts that spotlight incidents of Black-on-Asian assault have sprung up in recent years. By @kimmythepooh nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri…
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In the wake of Sania Khan’s murder and Mandeep Kaur’s recent death, we are continuing to grieve the pain of losing our community members to gender-based violence.
Read our collective statement here: sakhi.org/mandeepkaur/
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The weekend of Aug 5, 2022, Sikh Americans & allies across the country will come together to commemorate the passing of 10 yrs since the Oak Creek shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. NAPABA unites as one w/the Sikh community in the face of hate-motivated tragedies...[1/2]
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IT’S ELECTION DAY! 🗳 Polls are open @ 6 AM - 7 PM. TODAY is the last day to vote for me in the VA-8 primary election. Many of us have been left in the shadows. We’re changing this. VOTE! #votevictoria22 #victoryisours #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited
victoriaforcongress.com/vote
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With @POTUS' signature, @RepGraceMeng's bill to establish a commission to study the creation of a Museum of Asian Pacific American History & Culture is now law!
This is an exciting step forward in further recognizing the history & contributions of AANHPI communities nationwide.
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Every day, I along with volunteers knock doors in our district. This is what grassroots organizing looks like!
#grassroots #votevictoria22 #nova #volunteers #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited
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Request bumper stickers and yard signs to help us spread the word all across Virginia’s 8th District about my campaign for Congress. We’re in this together! #Getoutthevote #everyvotecounts #victoryisours #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited
mobilize.us/victoriaforcongr…
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"She just felt so different than the Muslims that I’m used to seeing in mainstream media. I saw a girl like me."
Ms. Marvel's Iman Vellani talks about going from superfan to star, and what it was like acting alongside #FawadKhan and #FarhanAkhtar.
thejuggernaut.com/iman-vella…
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The sad reality of #casteism is that when dominant caste networks are faced with the reality that #Dalit people are succeeding in getting our issues into the global conversation and that the world is appalled by the horror of #casteapartheid, their go to action is violence.
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It’s past time to put our priorities, the priorities of everyday Americans, into the light. Election day is June 21. Vote for me, Victoria Virasingh! #victoryisours
Vote: victoriaforcongress.com/vote
Give: secure.actblue.com/donate/vi…
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Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies is excited to partner on Homecoming. Homecoming (5/20 - 5/23) is a FREE virtual film series featuring API queer and trans experiences. The series is followed by a virtual panel talk on 5/22 at 4PM ET. For more info: PrideFull.org/homecoming-fil…
ALT Light orange background, in the foreground is the movie Home Coming details in blue and orange text. You wsee a seiries of stills from the move at the bottom of the screen
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14 y/o at Coppell Middle School North gets assaulted in the cafeteria, while students just watched.
Teen in chokehold faced 3days of punishment. His parents are outraged. Other teen faced 1 day of punishment.
Teen tells me, he didn't want to fight back, & get in trouble.
@wfaa
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It’s official! Chicago will have its first Asian American majority ward in 2023 🎉🎉🎉
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This moment demands that we fight for a future where abortion care is there for everyone who needs it. We know #AbortionIsEssential. Demand #BansOffOurBodies on May 14! Bansoff.org
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Happy Vaisakhi! As we celebrate, share this thread with your friends to introduce them to our great holiday. 1/10
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Happy #SikhAwareness Month!
Watch as SALDEF Executive Director Kiran Kaur Gill offers an insight into the Sikh faith. @MyFaithCounts
youtu.be/tOKxJlDq4Xs
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We welcome you to DHM 2022! We begin the month with a dedication to Gail Omvedt. May she Rest in Power!
#dalithistory #dalithistorymonth #caste #labor #migration
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1 year ago, a gunman travelled 27 miles to 3 Asian-owned spas in GA, seeking to kill Asian women. 8 people died that day.
But that's only one of the over 11,000 anti-Asian hate incidents since March 2020. There's still so much we must do to #StopAsianHate.
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Today marks one year since eight people--including six Asian women--were killed in the Atlanta spa shootings. We join the Asian American community, partner organizations, and others across the nation in #RememberingMarch16. Read more --> sikhcoalition.org/blog/2022/…
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Christina Yuna Lee was a digital producer @splice. She was 35 y.o. Korean-American and a graduate of @RutgersU. She lived in a 6 story walk-up in Chinatown. On Sunday morning, a stranger followed her home and murdered her. May she find rest. May her family & friends find comfort.
