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Top US honour for journalist Srinija Srinivasan

Top US honour for journalist Srinija Srinivasan

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

US President Barack Obama has appointed an Indian American, Srinija Srinivasan, to his 13-member Commission on Presidential Scholars.

Indian to lead Asian American panel in White House

Indian to lead Asian American panel in White House

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

Kiran Ahuja, the founding executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, has been appointed by President Barack Obama as executive director of the White House Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

Srinija Srinivasan in Presidential Scholars panel

Srinija Srinivasan in Presidential Scholars panel

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

President Barack Obama last week appointed Srinija Srinivasan, one of the three co-founders of Yahoo! Inc, as a member of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.

Obama lights up Diwali celebrations in White House

Obama lights up Diwali celebrations in White House

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

United States President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali in the East Room of the White House on October 14 by lighting a 'diya' accompanied by Vedic chants by a Hindu priest.

'Indian Americans would feel humiliated'

'Indian Americans would feel humiliated'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2005

A leader of the Indian-American community writes to Karl Rove, President Bush's closest adviser.