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Impact works to build power for Indian Americans and South Asian Americans by mobilizing, engaging, and electing members of our communities across the United States. We harness all of our potential in public service to move America forward.
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What We're Fighting For
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33%of Asian American voters have limited proficiency in English.
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1.2 millionSouth Asians waiting in a discriminatory green card backlog.
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630,000undocumented South Asian Americans who have no pathway to citizenship.
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145%increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans last year.
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1 in 2Indian Americans have been discriminated against in the past year.
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4x:South Asian Americans are four times as likely to have heart disease as the average American.
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0.3%:Percentage of COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide distributed in low-income nations.
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18%higher exposure to deadly fine-particulate air pollution in the South Asian American community.
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21%of all global carbon emissions come from just the U.S. and India.
We're getting stronger.
In 2000, only 5 Indian Americans had ever been elected to public office in the United States. In 2022, there were over 176 Indian American elected officials, at various levels, throughout the entire country.
