On Tuesday, January 31st, SAAPRI hosted Our Vote, Our Future: the 40th and 50th Ward Alderman Candidate Forum in the Northtown Public Library. The aldermanic forum allowed attendees to ask questions of candidates and hear how their policies would affect civilians. Co-hosts: AFIRE…
PAVE-IL State Legislature Asian American Caucus
On January 25th, 2023, the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition (a coalition of 16 Asian American advocacy and direct service organizations in the Chicagoland area) met with the IL State Legislature’s nine-member Asian American Caucus. We have an exciting year…
2022 Impact Report – Reflecting on 2022 and Looking to 2023
2022 Midterm Election Poll Watching
On Tuesday, November 8th, 2022, SAAPRI’s team voted and poll watched at various Chicago locations. In collaboration with our partner organization Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago (AAAJ-C), we made sure South Asian American voters had the language support and resources we…
DesisVote Midterms 2022: Voter Education Event
On October 20th, 2022, SAAPRI co-hosted an educational webinar on the basics of voting, voting rights, and the importance of the midterms. Questions answered included: Why do the midterms even matter? What rights do you have when you go to…
2022 Ballot Party
On October 13th, 2022, SAAPRI and the Indo-American Center (IAC) co-hosted an in-person Ballot Party at the Indo-American Center. We shared information about the various offices on the ballot, their responsibilities, and how they impact our communities! Co-hosts: Asian Americans…
IGN Identity & Career Panel
On September 12th, 2022, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma was a panelist on an Indus Googler Network (IGN) panel. Shobhana and other panelists discussed the topic of identity and its influence on how they lead their careers and navigate their…
LGC Class of 2022 Supper Club
On September 1st, 2022, the LGC Class of 2022 Supper Club met to discuss how to take action and tackle issues affecting Chicago’s Asian population, among the fastest-growing racial demographics in the country. The panel included Shobhana Verma, SAAPRI’s Executive…
SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma discusses language access issues for voter turnout on WBEZ
On June 15th, 2022, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma, as part of a coalition of Asian American advocacy and community leaders and organizations, discussed how the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners did not prioritize language access for Asian American voters.…
2022 Impact Summit & Gala
On May 18th, 2022, SAAPRI’s Executive Director Shobhana Verma attended the 2022 Impact Summit & Gala, hosted by the Indian American Impact Project, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., representing SAAPRI, who was a partner of the event.…