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Amar Shah first NU Hindu chaplain, large step for Hindu community

After exploring various career paths, Amar Shah (Weinberg ‘16) is returning to Northwestern as the inaugural Hindu chaplain.
Following graduation, Shah studied as a Hindu monk for two years, and now wants to share the knowledge he acquired in his training, he said. Shah added that his main goal as chaplain is to provide pastoral care and guidance through a Hindu perspective.
“I see my role as more of a translator between past and present,” Shah said. “I then hope to be able to care for and provide a little bit more of a backbone and support in the community that we know could use it right now, particularly in light of mental health concerns due to the pandemic.” ....

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In letter, APIDA groups demand material support

A coalition of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American student groups released a letter calling on Northwestern to better support students of color.
Published on May 1 the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month the letter was signed by the Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Chinese Students Association, Muslim-cultural Students Association Kaibigan, South Asian Students Alliance, Korean American Student Association, Thai Student Association and Taiwanese American Students Club.
Additionally, Lovers and Madmen, a student theater group, cosigned the document.
The letter, an expansion from a shorter statement published last month, now includes demands addressed to University administrators as well as forms to sponsor the demands as individuals and organizations. ....

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Asian American groups release statement urging University support

Northwestern Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American groups released a letter urging the University to support its students beyond statements in the wake of the Atlanta shootings.
The Thursday letter, cosigned by Korean American Student Association, Chinese Students Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Kaibigan, Thai Student Association, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Muslim-cultural Students Association and South Asian Students Alliance, also denounced the University’s Feb. 23 statement, calling it “unhelpful and too forgiving of racism.”
“We need the University to do more than sending out an email,” students from Asian American affinity groups wrote. “We need actions that enact change.”
The University’s February statement said anti-Asian racism, Sinophobia and xenophobia have long been a part of American history. It directed NU community members to bias incident forms, bystander training and APIDA affinity groups among other res ....

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Bowdoin students, faculty seek better anti-Asian violence response from college

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A photo from Bowdoin’s anti-Asian/Pacific Islander violence vigil on Monday, April 5. The vigil was organized by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Asian Students Alliance.
Courtesy of Kevin Chi
“In case something happens,” Bowdoin College senior Kevin Chi said he recently bought pepper spray for self-defense.
Particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced an uptick in violence and harassment throughout the United States and, according to Chi, neither the town of Brunswick nor Bowdoin College is immune.
“In Brunswick, we students really face this kind of problem to a point where I feel extremely defensive every time I go walk to Brunswick downtown,” Chi said. ....

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Bowdoin students, faculty seek more anti-Asian violence response from college

Bowdoin students, faculty seek better anti-Asian violence response from college
Some Bowdoin College community members hope more long-term work will be done.
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A photo from Bowdoin’s anti-Asian/Pacific Islander violence vigil on Monday, April 5. The vigil was organized by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Asian Students Alliance.
Courtesy of Kevin Chi
“In case something happens,” Bowdoin College senior Kevin Chi said he recently bought pepper spray for self-defense.
Particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced an uptick in violence and harassment throughout the United States and, according to Chi, neither the town of Brunswick nor Bowdoin College is immune. ....

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