Indian American Impact - Mobilizing South Asian Voters & Electing Leaders

Indian American IMPACT on President Biden’s Intent to Nominate Dr. Arati Prabhakar as White House Science Advisor

The Rise of the Indian American Candidate

Voting Rights

Between 2016 and 2020, Indian Americans specifically and Asian American voters as a whole accounted for the biggest jump in voter turnout of any ethnic or racial group in the country. This didn’t happen by …

Pathways To Citizenship

Around the world, America is known for a simple promise: no matter who you are or where you come from, you are welcome here. Impact works to help our nation live up to that promise …

Racial Equity & Inclusion

Like other communities of color, South Asian Americans have been subjected to violence, discrimination, and hate. Anti-Asian bigotry in particular, while often overlooked, dates back more than 150 years. Our community has refused to let …

Healthcare Equity & Access

Every American should be able to see a doctor when they get sick. But for too long, South Asian communities in the U.S. have suffered from persistent inequities that make it hard to access care …

Global Climate Crisis

Indian Americans understand the urgency of the climate crisis — we come from and know some of the communities hardest hit. We also know that global climate change can’t be addressed by any one country, …

33%

of Asian American voters have limited proficiency in English.

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1.2 million

South Asians waiting in a discriminatory green card backlog.
630,000

undocumented South Asian Americans who have no pathway to citizenship.

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145%

increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans last year.
1 in 2

Indian 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.
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.
21%

of all global carbon emissions come from just the U.S. and India.

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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.

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We are growing. We are powerful. We are making real the promise of America.