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About SAALT

SAALT's MISSION and STRATEGIES

South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a national, nonpartisan, non-profit organization that elevates the voices and perspectives of South Asian individuals and organizations to build a more just and inclusive society in the United States.

SAALT is the only national, staffed South Asian organization that advocates around issues affecting South Asian communities through a social justice framework.

SAALT’s strategies include conducting public policy analysis and advocacy; building partnerships with South Asian organizations and allies; mobilizing communities to take action; and developing leadership for social change.

SAALT recently completed a three-year (2010-2012) strategic plan with the input of stakeholders, members, and organizational partners. Read more to learn about our programmatic goals and objectives over the next three years. View a summary of SAALT's strategic plan here.

We welcome you to learn more about SAALT's programs, and to use our tools, resources, and efforts to launch your own activism and involvement to empower the community in which you live.

SAALT's CONSTITUENCY

SAALT works primarily with the diverse South Asian communities around the United States.  Approximately 2.7 million South Asians live in the United States, tracing their backgrounds to Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the diaspora, including Trinidad/Tobago, Guyana, and Africa.  The five metropolitan areas with the largest South Asian populations include New York/New Jersey, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and the Washington DC area. For more demographic information about South Asians in the US including statistics about poverty, immigration, and Limited English Proficiency click here.

The community of 2.7 million South Asians in the United States includes individuals from various parts of South Asia and the diaspora, as well as those who practice different religious faiths and speak a range of languages.  SAALT's work touches a range of constituencies, including the organizations that are part of the
National Coalition of South Asian Organizations, our individual member base, South Asians who are marginalized and disempowered, socially-conscious South Asian activists, students, and professionals, and those seeking to become more engaged with social change efforts in their communities.

SAALT's GUIDING PRINCIPLES

SAALT's programs are grounded in our guiding values that stem from a view of the world that is based on social change and social justice principles. 

  • We seek to enter into partnerships with local South Asian organizations and formulate national policy positions that are informed by and evolve from local expertise and experience.
  • We do not discriminate with respect to age, economic status, ethnicity, gender, geography, immigration or citizenship status, language ability, national origin, profession, religion, and sexual orientation.
  • We seek to encourage South Asians to participate in collective problem-solving that will lead to positive social change through influencing local, state, and national political bodies.
  • We seek to facilitate the emergence of a South Asian American identity that transcends generational, religious, ethnic and class-based boundaries, without undermining national, cultural or religious affiliation.
  • We seek to maintain a collaborative relationship with its local partners by maintaining a transparent internal structure, sharing information, and engaging in open communication and consensual decision-making.
  • We seek to amplify the concerns of disempowered community members.
  • We seek to work in collaboration with broader civil and immigrant rights movements.
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