by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Nov 5, 2025 | south-asian-spotlight
New York City voters have elected State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani as the city’s next mayor, a groundbreaking win that cements his place in U.S. political history. Mamdani, 34, becomes the first Muslim and first South Asian American to lead the nation’s largest...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Nov 5, 2025 | south-asian-spotlight
Virginia made history this week as voters elected Ghazala Firdous Hashmi to serve as the state’s next lieutenant governor, marking a watershed moment for representation in American politics. With this victory, Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman and the first South...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Nov 4, 2025 | south-asian-spotlight
Orange County doesn’t usually see a line out the door for an entrepreneurship event on a weekday night. This one did. The Chapman University Honors Program, in partnership with the American South Asian Network (ASAN), drew a full-house, standing-room-only crowd for...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Nov 3, 2025 | south-asian-spotlight
The University of California, Irvine announced on November 3, 2025, that Jai Krishan Hakhu, Ph.D. ’79, has been selected as the UC Irvine Alumni Association’s 2025 Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumni honoree from the Samueli School of Engineering. The recognition...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 30, 2025 | south-asian-spotlight
Purdue University has appointed Rao S. Govindaraju as vice president for Institutes and Centers at the Discovery Park District at Purdue, a role that will coordinate and scale the university’s cross-disciplinary research entities for greater scientific and economic...
