Mann Manam, a presentation by Aniccha Arts, is about a collective diasporic reality inspired by stories from the Twin Cities Tamil Community.

"Do Desis reserve special treatment for other desis? Is it perhaps based on how we see other desis versus how we see the rest of the American world?", wonders Ranjana Ghosh.

Children in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul talk about the victims of the gas disaster in Bhopal and the responsibilities of Dow.

Siddharth Damania won first place in Minnesota Junior Division for the Documentary Project in History. His project was on Gandhi and non-violence. He talked to us about the project.

The International and Ethnic Grocery Markets in the Twin Cities Directory lists more than 70 local markets that specialize in ethnic groceries and products, sorted by area of the Twin Cities.

The Twin Cities has been playing host to two individuals viisitng as Fulbright scholars - Tejendra Singh Baoni and Dr. K. R. Usha.

The Sex Workers' Art show is an evening of visual and performance art created by people

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This list includes a few organizations which are looking for volunteers.

Democracy, Politics & Minority Rights in India

India Association of Minnesota held its annual dinner at the Radission Hotel in Roseville on Feb 15th

The India Association of Minnesota (IAM) held their annual meeting on the 7th December 2003.

Is it any coincidence that after a conspicuous absence of any South Asian TV programming, we now have two programs beginning within months of each other?

Phase I focused on the elder generation, most of whom had left India when they were in their 20's to attend school in the United States or Canada.

I am in this field by an fortunate accident. My undergraduate degree was in electrical engineering. But somehow, the idea of spending my life building faster and faster chips never fired up my imagination.

In June 2003, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual Kids Count 2003 report, ranking Minnesota No. 1 in the nation in child welfare.

In my line of work I come into contact with a lot of South Asians – Indians to be more specific, who more often than not tend to be vegetarians.

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The Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota hosted several visitors from India recently

Omar Jamal’s case is pertinent to all immigrant communities in the US. The South Asian is publishing this article in solidarity with the local Somali population.

An e-mail interview of Sarjit Bains, co-host with Mukhtar Thakur of the weekly radio program, Sangam.

Twin Cities Events Round-up

Joy of India, a restaurant in Plymouth, MN is reviewed

A performance on devotional dance and music

Recently released 2000 Census data numbers show that the South Asian population has surged to 18, 486.

This article includes reviews of the memorials for Senator Paul Wellstone, Diwali and Eid celebrations, A Hindi play called Arey Sharif Log, A talk by Dr. Arjun Makhijani at the Annual Celebrations on Peace in the Twin Cities and India Association of Minnesota's General Body Meeting.