Service
With Indian Americans now representing one out of every ten U.S. medical students and with MSR as the fastest growing section of AAPI, it is clear that second-generation Indian physicians are in a strong position to affect change in both the medical profession and the Indian Community.

Each year members of AAPI MS/R/F across the country dedicate countless hours to various charitable endeavors. While each of these projects are important in their own right, every year a project is chosen in which AAPI can have far reaching effects across the country.

Service Opportunities

Bone Marrow

National Marrow Donor Program

Has created a national education and recruitment initiative called Asian and Pacific Islander Donors Can Save Lives. However, although more Asian and Pacific Islander patients are finding donors for their transplants, they are still less likely than Caucasians to identify a matched donor. This is because the most likely match will come from a person's family or a nonfamily member of the same racial or ethnic background. More Asian and Pacific Islander donors are still needed , so others can have a chance of finding a matched donor.

Counseling

Nav Nirmaan Foundation Inc. came into being on August 19, 1991 through the initiative of concerned South Asians in Queens, NY as a community response to an immigrant problem. From this concern over the increased incidence of alcoholism, substance abuse, and domestic violence among persons of South Asian descent residing in the U.S. came the need to address the dysfunctions that these problems cause in the daily lives of the abusers and their families. Services offered by Nav Nirmaan include the following programs : Drinking Driving Program,Driving While Intoxicated, Alcohol Abuse, Parenting Skills, Family Counseling, Marital Counseling, Individual Counseling,Women's Group

Nav Nirmaan Foundation, Inc.
87-08 Justice Avenue, Room #LA
Elmhurst, NY 11373-4575
Phone: (718) 478-4588
Fax: (718) 476-5959
Pager: (917) 774-4986

Indo-American Psychiatric Services sponsors a free clinic through Flushing Hospital Medical Center where Indian Americans can receive free services including confidential evaluation, ongoing support and guidance, ongoing treatment, information for governmental financial aid if qualified.

Seeth Vivek M.D., Dinshaw Bamji, MD, Zarna Shah. CSW
Phone:(718)-670-8936
Fax: (718)-670-4571
146-01 45th Avenue, Suite 430
Flushing, NY 11355

Domestic Violence

 

Education

The Indian American Education Foundation (IAEF) was created by a group of concerned individuals out of their belief that education, along with economic power, is the most viable means to promote a world of peace, prosperity, and harmony. The mission of the Foundation is twofold: 1.Educating mainstream America about India to bring about a positive perception about Indian Americans and India in America's future decision makers. 2.Extending support to basic educational needs in India to help her continue making strides towards becoming a prosperous democracy.

Students Educatng and Volunteering for Health Awareness (SEVHA) is a non-profit organization established in 1997 whose focus is community service via education for youth by youth. All of SEVHA's members are undergraduate college students at the University of Michigan pursuing health-related careers ranging from medicine and dentistry to public health. SEVHA workers believe that by educating Indian youth today, we can prevent the onset of diseases such as diabetes and cancer, and cardiovascular disease that plague the Indian community.

Political

Project IMPACT for South Asian-Americans (Project IMPACT) formerly known as IAPAC , is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan civic education, service, and leadership organization dedicated to increasing the political participation and social responsibility of South Asian-Americans. Project IMPACT motivates political participation and social responsibility by promoting social activism, community education and public service projects. Project IMPACT manages an internet newsgroup with over 4500 subscribers nationwide and has active chapters in Boston, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Project IMPACT's executive board consists of young professionals and graduate students who are embarking on careers in law, management consulting, investment banking, politics, journalism, medicine, and a host of other professional disciplines.

Service Abroad

Hinduja Service Project

Represents the collaboration between AAPI and Hinduja National Hospital in India. There are five proposed areas of collaboration with HNH designed to educate Indian doctors in modern technology, create joint research projects on diseases that affect the Indian population, and to help provide the Western standard of medical care to patients in India. As part of this collaboration, the Hinduja National hospital will also allow U.S. medical students and residents to do a month rotation through the hospital. AAPI and HNH also hope to work together to create a trauma center in Mumbai.

Navin C. Shah, M.D., P.A.
Phone:(301) 699-3192
Fax: (301) 779-0082
Answering Service: (301) 552-0960
4404 Queensbury Road., Suite 240
Riverdale, MD 20737

Visions Worldwide, Inc.

Was founded in 1995 with the intention of promoting global unity through the vehicle of social service. VISIONS Worldwide allows youth to use their experience and skills to conduct much needed social service programs in India and learn more about the people and heritage of India. The VISIONS Worldwide 2000 Summer Program in India is a unique chance for motivated youth with a sincere interest in India to spend an unforgettable summer abroad.