Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA)

KZSU-FM Garam Chai
October 18, 2003
http://kzsu.stanford.edu/~hottea/guests.htm

Bhavna and Rajiv from ASATA participated in a half hour discussion about Proposition 54 and its potential impacts on the South Asian community on Garam Chai, a popular South Bay Indian radio program.

India-West
"South Asian Group Campaigns Against Prop. 54"
September 12, 2003

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A number of South Asian activists, who have gathered under the umbrella group of Concerned Desis Against Prop. 54, held a kickoff event Sept. 4 to launch an awareness campaign about the harmful effects of the Oct. 7 California ballot proposition, according to a press release.

Proposition 54, if passed, would make it illegal for state and local agencies to collect data on race or ethnicity, or even to examine data from other sources, such as the federal census. This would apply to public schools, hospitals, and law enforcement, as well as to other agencies. The proposition is up for vote Oct. 7, along with the gubernatorial recall.