Mentorship
Direct relationships with professionals who can share experience, context, advice and introductions.
Career access
SANGAM
South Asians for Networking, Growth and Mentoring
Building structured access to mentors, employers, internships, industry exposure and first jobs for students and early-career South Asians.
Start with people
Build Your Network Earlier
ASAN already brings students and early-career South Asians into rooms with professionals, employers, founders and mentors. SANGAM is being built to make those connections more structured, repeatable and useful.
Mentorship
Learn from professionals who have already navigated the path.
Career Access
Get closer to employers, internships and first-job opportunities.
Professional Network
Build relationships across industries, cities and career stages.
What we are building
What SANGAM Is Being Built to Unlock
Internship Access
Connections with companies, founders and organizations that hire emerging talent.
First-Job Access
Earlier relationships with employers and professionals before and during the job search.
Industry Exposure
Direct exposure to people working in the industries and roles participants are exploring.
Relationships start in the room.
A relationship, not a transaction
How SANGAM Is Designed to Work
Enter the Network
Connect through ASAN events, universities, partnerships and community.
Connect
Meet mentors, professionals, employers and peers aligned with your interests.
Act
Follow up, learn, apply, attend and turn relationships into career opportunities.
Give Back
Return as a mentor, speaker, employer or connector as your career grows.
Enter → Connect → Act → Give Back
Across career stages
Who SANGAM Serves
High School Students
Explore industries and professional paths before choosing what comes next.
College Students
Build professional relationships and gain exposure to employers and internships.
Graduate Students
Connect academic expertise with industries, employers and professional networks.
Early-Career Professionals
Build relationships that support first jobs, career moves and professional growth.
Real steps forward
Career Access in Action
- Meet a professional working in an industry you are exploring
- Build a relationship with a mentor
- Get introduced to an employer or founder
- Hear about an internship or job through the network
- Get context before making a career decision
- Meet peers navigating similar career stages
Meet in person
Events and Experiences
Career Conversations
Small-group conversations with professionals, founders and leaders.
Industry Access
Panels, workplace visits and events focused on specific industries and roles.
Networking
Meet peers, professionals, employers and mentors in person.
Existing ASAN proof
The Network SANGAM Is Building On
Career access is already happening through ASAN’s events and relationships. SANGAM is being built to make outcomes like these easier to create repeatedly.
Career access
“After weeks and hundreds of applications online, I got my internship at an ASAN event within minutes.”Ali · Recent Graduate
Build access together
Employers and Universities
Employers
Help create internships, early-career opportunities, mentorship and industry access for younger South Asians.
Partner as an Employer →Universities
Bring ASAN’s professionals, employers, mentors and industry relationships closer to students and alumni.
Partner as a University →
Help Build What Comes Next
Help ASAN turn existing career connections into a structured national pathway for younger South Asians.