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Namaste, Salaam, Hello!

The New Year has brought with it new changes, and we are bursting with excitement to bring you up to date with what’s been keeping us busy!

We are so proud to announce that Programs Manager Hina Ahmad has been promoted to Deputy Director of the South Asian Network!
AND, there have also been new additions to our staff:

(L-R): Mahtab Javed Siddiqui: Mental Health Program Advocate - Mental Health Therapist, ACSW

Ayesha Hadi: Community Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles County

Anika Srivastava: Community Outreach Coordinator, Orange County/Communications Coordinator

Mansi Motwani: Community Outreach Coordinator, Orange County/Communications Coordinator

Click here to know more about our team and what they bring to the table.

I feel privileged to lead SAN with Hina Ahmad as its Deputy Director and a group of passionate colleagues who love to "serve and empower" the South Asian community in Southern California.

 - Shakeel Syed, Executive Director - SAN

Since January 2022, SAN has been able to help over 500 people get vaccinated against COVID-19 across three medical clinics held at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha - Buena Park, and Islamic Centre of Santa Ana. While hesitancy towards the vaccine lingers, we remain committed to our objective of creating awareness about getting immunized against coronavirus.

Our office is now fully open for in-person assistance.

We hope that by visiting, you give us a chance to meet & serve you, rebuilding the once-lost human touch that we all crave in our interactions.

DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR UPCOMING EVENTS!

• Saturday, Feb 27, 11 am - 2.30 pm - Vaccination Clinic at the Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha Mandir by 10843 Kenney St, Norwalk CA 90650
   
• Sunday, Feb 28, 11.30 am - 12.30 pm - A virtual mental health workshop in collaboration with the South Asian Bar Association, addressing stigmas around mental health, pandemic burnout and sharing self-care tips! ZOOM ID: 718 017 0370
   
• Sunday, Feb 28, 12 - 2 pm - A Parenting Workshop for parents of children aged 18 or below, to come together and talk about ways of communicating with and raising their children. This will be held at SAN’s office: 18173 Pioneer Blvd (Suite “I”), Artesia, CA 90701
   
• Wednesdays, Mar 2 - Mar 30, 6.30 - 7.30 pm - A weekly, virtual support session for young (ages 18-32) South Asian survivors of abuse covering topics ranging from Self Care & Community Care, Mental Health, to Healing through Creativity and Arts. SAN would like to reiterate that this is a safe space and we welcome all gender identities to participate. If you are interested, please fill out the google form linked here to enroll.
   
• Sunday, Mar 6, 11 am to 2 pm - Vaccination Clinic at the Sanatan Dharma Temple by 15311 Pioneer Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650

Check out our newest blogpost written by our intern in view of Black History Month:
https://www.southasiannetwork.org/newsandblog

We are happy to note that we are inching towards successful implementation of a few important goals we shared with you back in December. We are excited to see what the future has in store for us, and we look forward to the many ways in which we will continue to be at your service. 

We would love to from you in case of any feedback, suggestions, or even if you want to volunteer with us! 

From all of us here at SAN,

Namaste, Khuda Hafiz, Take Care!