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Sept. 2: South Asian Americans in Obama administration honored

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Some of the honorees: (back to front, left to right) Arif Alikhan, Shailen Bhatt, Rohit Khanna, Manu Bhardwaj, Neal Katyal, Taara (last name unknown), Gautam (last name unknown), Sunil (last name unknown), Neal Kemkar, Anju Bhargava, Preeta Bansal, Rishi Sahgal, Raj Shah, and Rajesh De.

Some of the honorees: (back to front, left to right) Arif Alikhan, Shailen Bhatt, Rohit Khanna, Manu Bhardwaj, Neal Katyal, Taara (last name unknown), Gautam (last name unknown), Sunil (last name unknown), Neal Kemkar, Anju Bhargava, Preeta Bansal, Rishi Sahgal, Raj Shah, and Rajesh De.

The North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and the South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. (SABA-DC) honored the South Asian Americans appointed to President Barack Obama’s administration at an event held in Washington, D.C. The Obama White House has tapped more South Asian Americans to serve in the administration than any other administration in history. Nearly 200 people attended. ♦

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, President Barack Obama, South Asian Americans, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

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