ACHA CURRENT ACTIVITIES

 ACHA BULLETIN is a , free, biweekly email Bulletin service which is sent out every other Wednesday. It consist of some of the following items:

1. A list of coming holidays;
2. A calendar of events and entertainment activities especially those happening in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA area;
3. Information of interest to South Asians;
4. Comments on current issues;
5. Copies of articles and items of interest gleaned from other publications;
6. Quotation and poetry emphasizing peace and communal harmony; and
7. Letters to the editor.

South Asian community (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalese, and Sri-Lankans) has increased in size tremendously in the last decade. But, no one has a clear idea about its size or the specific resources and services it needs. Therefore, the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA), in cooperation with other local South Asian and related organizations, is conducting this survey.

Use extra pages, if necessary, for complete responses. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential. The data will be analyzed by a graduate student, Theresa Miller, under the supervision of Prof. Sunil Khanna, Ph.D., both from Oregon State University Department of Anthropology.

Please write LEGIBLY. After completing the questionnaire (as much as you comfortably can ), fold it in such a way that our address appears at the proper place. Then, staple it. You can send it to us by (a) Putting a 32-cent stamp on it, and mailing it to the above address, or (b) Returning it to one of the participating Indian, Pakistani, Fiji grocery store or restaurant, and we will pick it up from there, or (c) givinging it to one of ACHA Board members (Gulzar Ahmed, Jagdish Grewal, Ishvar Patel, Dr. Abdul Qayum, Dr. Kanak Ravel, Dr. Pritam Rohila) at an ICA, ISGP, or Kalakendra function. Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

1.   Resources and services the local South Asian community needs the most at this time? Check as many of the following items as you wish. Specify your response in the blank that follows each item.

   a. Instruction in South Asian languages _______________

   b. Instruction in South Asian folk music/dances _________

   c. Instruction in South Asian classical music/dance_______

   d. Instruction in South Asian arts and crafts _____________

   e. Instruction in South Asian games and sports__________

   f. Library of S. Asian books, tools, instruments, etc._______

   g. A local S Asian newspaper/radio or TV program ______

   h. Resources for children ___________________________

   i. Resources for youth______________________________

   j. Resources for families ____________________________

   k. Resources for women____________________________

   l. Resources for men _______________________________

   m. Resources for the elderly ________________________

   n. Orientation service for newcomers __________________

   o. Translation/Interpretation service__________________

   p. Other. Specify __________________________________

2.   Write the name, address and telephone number of any individual (including yourself) or organization in our area, who, you know, can teach (or is currently teaching) a South Asian language, art (e.g., , painting, classical & folk music or dance), craft (e.g., calligraphy, needlework, rangoli making, ), or sport (e.g. kabbaddi). ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

3.   Write the name, address and telephone number of any individual (including yourself) in our area, who, you know, can provide written or oral translation to and from a South Asian language. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

4.   Name something(s) South Asian (book, painting, sculpture, craft item, musical instrument, stamp collection, etc.) that you have and are willing to donate for use at a local South Asian library or cultural resource center. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

5.  Name the local South Asian social/cultural organizations you belong to ____________________________________________________________________________

6.   Name other local social/cultural organizations you belong to ____________________________________________________________________________

7.  Tell us about the age, gender, education, and the major occupation of people in your local household. Start with yourself. If someone is not currently employed full-time, write 'Student,' 'Unemployed,' 'Retired', 'Part-time,' etc. as appropriate.
 

Oregon/South Washington? __________

Portland/Vancouver area? __________

9.   Share with us anything else, you wish about yourself or of concern to you as a South Asian, including any of your or your family's special accomplishments, e.g. books authored, current positions held in organizations, invention patented, etc. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________