PORTLAND (OR)
VANCOUVER(WA) ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES

 

Anand Dhani promotes and preserves Bengali culture and language. More info from Dr. Jolly Rahman jolly.rahman@tek.com

Association for Communal Harmony in Asia promotes peace and communal harmony among South Asians, regardless where they live. More info from pritamr@open.org

Indian Christian Fellowship holds fellowship service every third Saturday of Month. More info from Raj Batika (503) 644-6159 or Najma Benjamin (503) 646-2838

Gujarati Samaj is a social and cultural organization primarily open to Gujarati people. Holds picnics, India's Republic Day celebration, and Navratri festivities. More info from Ishvar Patel ipvanesa@open.org

India Cultural Association is open anyone. Its major activities include picnics, tournaments, Holi and Diwali celebrations, and in August India Festival at Pioneer Courthouse Square. More information from abk@easystreet.com or click www.easystreet.com/~abk/ica

Islamic Society of Greater Portland is an organization primarily of Muslims of Indian and Pakistan origin. It offers picnics and cultural and religious activities (e.g., Ramadan, Eid). More info from Dr. Ezra Azhar (503) 297-5975

Kalakendra organizes classical and folk music and dance concerts by reputed South Asian (primarily Indian) masters. Also it promotes appreciation of classical Indian performing arts and supports similar efforts in the community. More info from Steve Amdahl (503) 246-0282 or click www.kalakendra.org

Kannada Sangha is a relatively informal cultural organization of Kannada speaking people. More info from Shiva Subramanya Prasad subs@bentleycompany.com

Maratha Mandal a cultural organization for Marathi speaking people. More info from Sudhir Joshi nitin0383@aol.com

Multi-Cultural Association organizes concerts by popular Indian and Pakistani Ghazal and film music performers. More info from Rita Soman (503) 667-5221

Nepali Cultural Association. More info from Durga Shrestha (503) 452-7089

Pakistan Cultural Association organizes Pakistan Independence Day celebrations and Urdu Ghazal programs. More info from Sabira Qureshi (503) 645-9316

South Asian Women's Empowerment Resource Alliance (SAWERA) is dedicated to serving the needs of South Asian women. More info from SAWERA sawera@sawera.org or click http://www.sawera.org

Sikh Sangat holds monthly gurudwara on second Sundays at Portland State University Campus Christian Ministry. More info from Sarabjit Singh sarabjit@inetarena.com

South Washington and Oregon Association of Malyalees (SWORAM) is a cultural organization for Malyalee speaking people. More info from Nanad Kishore nanda kishore@prusec.com

Tamil Sangam is an informal organization of Tamil speaking people. More info from V. Akil biyer@juno.com

UDAAN is an informal organization of South Asian married and single emancipated young adults. More info from Parthasarthy Thota parthasarathy.thota@bangate.tek.com
 

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