Hindu-Americans Rank Top in Education, Income

[Somayaji.S]

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Hindu Americans Rank Top in Education,income.

New Ameica Media -South Asian.

India-West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Jul 02, 2012

(Quote)Indian Americans are the most educated population in the United States, with more than 80 percent holding college or advanced degrees, stated a report released June 19 by the Pew Research Center.
Indians Americans also have the highest income levels, earning $65,000 per year with a median household income of $88,000, far higher than the U.S. household average of 49,000, according to the survey.

But the report, titled, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” was immediately taken to task by several organizations -----

“Our community is not a monolith,” said Deepa Iyer, executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, in an interview with NPR. Iyer, who also serves as chair of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, said that the community has historically been seen as a model minority, or job takers, and viewed with suspicion."

“We need to make sure we are not portraying a one-dimensional picture of our community. We have to look at those who are not as much of a success story,” said Iyer, calling for the disaggregation of data of various Asian American subgroups."

“If we ignore the disparities within our communities in favor of a model minority narrative, then government agencies, philanthropic institutions and lawmakers may leave us out when designing programs, providing funding or changing policy intended to address pressing issues many Americans face,” stated Iyer."(en-quote)

 

[sarang]

I thought a strong and wealthy hindu community will be better placed to lobby with regards to policies and funding. Reliance is spending about million dollars a year for lobbying in US; now mukesh ambani has announced that he may not contribute this year (perhaps he is convinced that local indians can handle it now).

The survey was stressing the positive points of hindus in america; deepa iyer is into politics as her position demands. She is not contesting the data or the findings.

Anyway it is for the hindus of USA to take it or leave it.

“If we ignore the disparities within our communities in favor of a model minority narrative, then government agencies, philanthropic institutions and lawmakers may leave us out when designing programs, providing funding or changing policy intended to address pressing issues many Americans face,” stated Iyer."(en-quote)

 

[prasad1]

New Ameica Media -South Asian.

India-West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Jul 02, 2012

(Quote)Indian Americans are the most educated population in the United States, with more than 80 percent holding college or advanced degrees, stated a report released June 19 by the Pew Research Center.
Indians Americans also have the highest income levels, earning $65,000 per year with a median household income of $88,000, far higher than the U.S. household average of 49,000, according to the survey.

But the report, titled, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” was immediately taken to task by several organizations -----

“Our community is not a monolith,” said Deepa Iyer, executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, in an interview with NPR. Iyer, who also serves as chair of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, said that the community has historically been seen as a model minority, or job takers, and viewed with suspicion."

“We need to make sure we are not portraying a one-dimensional picture of our community. We have to look at those who are not as much of a success story,” said Iyer, calling for the disaggregation of data of various Asian American subgroups."

“If we ignore the disparities within our communities in favor of a model minority narrative, then government agencies, philanthropic institutions and lawmakers may leave us out when designing programs, providing funding or changing policy intended to address pressing issues many Americans face,” stated Iyer."(en-quote)

I agree with your post. There is no need to gloat on communities achievement. There are occasions we may need the support of other agencies. If we keep gloating in public we will be profiled as such, and might become a target in USA.

Mr. Sarang does not care about that. In all his posting he thinks his careless comments about PIO is not his problem. He thinks he can shout "fire" in a crowded theater and create mayhem, because of freedom of speech. He does not worry about the consequence. It is sad. I have seen this kind of attitude.

 

[Somayaji.S]

Hindu American Rank Top in Education,Income

There is another side to Reliance-Mukesh Ambani's story.

During President Obama's visit to India, a particular American Company's Management, was to sign an M.O.U. with Mukesh Ambani for U.S.$ 600 million with a little "fan-fare" in presence of the President..In a "most powerful" News Paper in New York there was a "STOTY" -deliberately "Ill-Timed"-by a Delhi based columnist,about Mukesh Ambani's recently acquired 27 story Residence with a helipad at roof--with photo(s) in a well known locality in Mumbai, along with well known Slums in Bombay."Slum Dog" movie (Oscar Winner) was also "Fresh" in memory.--- It was NOT New Yorker's business whether Mukesh purchased a 27 or 270 storied house.There was a feeble counter also in one of the local American-Indian News Papers--which reported that except two floors for Mukesh family's use,the rest all have been given either as residences to to the CEOs of Mukesh's business Empire or for other "Corporate Use".It would take minimum 4 hours to gather all these CEOs to a common point--for Corporate discussion-with the kind of Traffic Jam in Mumbai.In this building within a matter of 10 minutes all CEOs can be gathered in a Conference Hall.

I think the MOU did NOT "Take-Off".I do not know subsequently what happened.

 

[sarang]

You must address your reply to the pew forum which did the survey and published the report and to the agency which funded the study. If you thing pew has intentionally fudged the figures to show hindus in a good light and invite negative reaction from native americans against pios, you must take it with human right activists and work for banning the report. How funny you are.

Despite advised repeatedly not to get into name calling, you can't get out of it. Will you at least make some effort in future?

I agree with your post. There is no need to gloat on communities achievement. There are occasions we may need the support of other agencies. If we keep gloating in public we will be profiled as such, and might become a target in USA.

Mr. Sarang does not care about that. In all his posting he thinks his careless comments about PIO is not his problem. He thinks he can shout "fire" in a crowded theater and create mayhem, because of freedom of speech. He does not worry about the consequence. It is sad. I have seen this kind of attitude.

 

[sarang]

Panel discussion by NPR news on the pew report.

Quotes below are from the transcript of a radio discussion programme 'Tell me more from NPR news.'

Michel Martin is the host and the panel consists of Paul Taylor (exec VP of Pew Research centre), Benjamin Vu (vice chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute) and Deepa Iyer (executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together and the chair of the National Council of Asian-Pacific Americans). Wu is positive and want the corporate and the government to understand this and use it. But deepa iyer is talking like an indian politician. Link at the end will give access to the full transcript of the programme. My reading is she will parade all the have not immigrants to get press-government-society attention.

Excerpts:

WU: Well, I thought the report was very comprehensive and voluminous and it provided a lot of quantifiable data that will allow for Americans to fully appreciate the spectrum of values, talents and other aspects of our life that Asian-Americans can support. And I think the takeaway that I'd like to see from those in the corporate world, in the political world, in education fields, is that the Asian-Americans continue to play a very vibrant role in the fabric of our society, that they bring many talents.
And, as a consequence, that corporations should continue to make sure to market to that segment, that they continue to hire executives to lead those corporations, that they put Asian-Americans on their boards, at law firms, hire more Asian-American partners . . .

Deepa iyer: When you look at the immigrant community, about a million of those who are undocumented or actually of Asian-American descent and so what's important is that we are able to lift up these stories and these experiences of individuals who might not be making it just as much as we are in terms of the success stories that we want to celebrate because it's really about what stakeholders and government agencies will do with this information.

Our communities are extremely diverse, especially when you get into the subgroup, disaggregation. So while we think that this report is a really good jumping off point, we want Americans - we want the media - we want stakeholders - to also understand that we need to have a fuller picture of our communities and understand the needs and challenges that many face.
Asian-Americans On The Rise : NPR