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South Asian Resources
Community Resource Guide
* The information listed below was accurate & functional during the course of the pilot. Inevitably, as time goes on, some links to other websites may become out of date. *
Community and youth group centers:
Association of Indians in America (AIA) New York
AIA NY is the New York chapter of the oldest association of Indians in America, The Association of Indians in America, which was founded in 1967. AIA sponsors a great variety of events, including the hugely popular annual Diwali mela (celebration) at Manhattan's South Street Seaport. The non-profit organization is involved in many community, charitable, and social events that embody the spirit of its motto, "Indian heritage and American commitment." Members represent all regions and religions of India, as well as of varied professions, backgrounds, and occupations. Programs include: food and clothing drives for the homeless, events and programs in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, social events, concerts, educational sponsorship and internship programs.
E-mail for more information: info@aianewyork.org
www.aianewyork.org
American Bangladeshi Friendship Association
169-08 Grand Central Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 526-1127
The American Bangladeshi Friendship Association offers direct services in the following areas: education, cultural programs, translation and interpretation, social services, programs for youth, programs for women, community religious programs, voter registration, and networking with other service organizations. The Association also has information and referral services regarding community relations and cultural heritage issues, housing, immigration and naturalization, employment and training and programs for women and youth. (Language: Bengali.)
Bangladeshi Cultural Center
93-18 242 Street, Bellerose, NY 11426
Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)
For South Asians in the NYC area and NJ.
(212) 631-3689
E-mail: info@drumnation.org
www.drumnation.org
Dhaka Ahsania Mission
8915 Parsons Boulevard, #3C, Jamaica, NY 11432
Nav Nirmaan Foundation, Inc.
87-08 Justice Avenue #LA, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 478-4588
Nav Nirmaan Foundation provides outreach, consultation, counseling, support groups, and referral services for alcoholism/drug addiction, domestic violence, mental illness, and mental retardation. Educational and preventive programs are also offered. All services are provided with cultural sensitivity. (Languages: Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Other.)
E-mail: navnirmaan@netzero.net
www.homestead.com/navnirmaan/nnf.html
New York Taxi Workers Alliance
122 West 27th Street, 10th floor, New York, NY 10001
(212) 627-5248
Serves Pakistani and Indian taxi drivers.
E-mail: nytwa@juno.com
Organization of Bangladeshi Americans
305 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-3509
Pakistani American Federation of New York
1081 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 421-5401
Founded in 1990, the Federation counsels Pakistani immigrants on issues regarding adaptation to American culture, recommends English language courses for Pakistani-Americans, directs recent immigrants to health services and hospitals (primarily in Queens and Brooklyn), makes funeral and burial arrangements for Pakistani-Americans, and helps explain federal, state, and city agency requirements.
Project Impact
Formerly known as the Indian American Political Awareness Committee (IAPAC)),
Project IMPACT is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing civic awareness and facilitating the social responsibility of South Asian-Americans through programs in politics, media, mentorship, and leadership.
www.project-impact.org
Queens Child Guidance Center
187-08 Justice Avenue, Room C7, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 899-9810
The Queens Child Guidance Center provides counseling (individual, family, group) for problems such as depression, domestic violence, truancy, cross-cultural issues and learning disabilities; support and guidance for parents; evaluation of children's developmental problems; alcoholism counseling; counseling for families coping with an HIV+ relative; psychiatric evaluation and medication; workshops on cross-cultural issues, parenting, alcoholism, mental health issues and HIV prevention; after-school homework help and reading improvement programs; summer programs; and on-site counseling in public schools.
Their Asian Outreach Program is located at 41-25 Kissena Boulevard, Suite 118, Flushing, NY 11355, phone (718) 358-8288.
(Languages: Bengali, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu, Tagalog)
E-mail: qcgc@nubazaar.com
www.nubazaar.com/qcgc
Sakhi for South Asian Women
P.O. Box 20208, New York, NY 10001
(212) 868-6741
Hotline: (800) 621-4673
Sakhi (which means "female friend") operates as a resource, support, and organizing center for South Asian women survivors of domestic violence. Community education workshops concerning domestic violence and women's rights and roles within South Asian communities are conducted. Sakhi holds free monthly legal, advocacy, and immigration clinics. Literacy classes for South Asian women are also offered.
E-mail: sakhiny@aol.com
www.sakhi.com
South Asian Action and Advocacy Collective
55 John St., 7th floor, New York, NY 10038
(212) 285-3025
E-mail: kashyap@nelp.org
www.nelp.org
South Asian Forum
80-56 215 Street, Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 343-0189
South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association of New York (SALGA-NY)
P.O. Box 1491, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113
(212) 358-5132
A social and political group for the South Asian gay and lesbian community .
South Asian Youth Action, Inc. (SAYA)
54-05 Seabury Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 651-3484
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!) offers programs to promote self-esteem, provide opportunities for professional growth and development, and build cultural, social, and political awareness among South Asian youth. SAYA! also provides arts, academic, athletic and leadership programs at our center in Elmhurst and in various Queens schools.
(Languages: Bengali, Hindi, Urdu.)
E-mail: saya@saya.org
www.saya.org
Asha for Education
P.O. Box 322, New York, NY 10040
www.ashanet.org/nycnj/
www.ashanet.org/
Organizations helpful to all immigrant communities — click here
Religious institutions in the community:
South Asians are of many faith traditions but are most commonly Hindi, Sikh, or Muslim (Islam). There are however also many South Asians who are Buddhist or Christian. Neighborhoods in New York with large South Asian populations have temples and churches which serve South Asians.
Hindu:
See also: www.hindunet.org
New York Ganesh Temple/Hindu Temple Society of North America
Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapti Devasthanam
45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355
www.nyganeshtemple.org
Shree Vaishnav Temple of New York
196-43, Foothill Ave., Holliswood, NY 11423
(718) 217-5054
Shri Guru Ravidass Temple of NY, Inc.
61-01 Broadway, Woodside, Queens, NY
(718) 898-8150
Bangladesh Hindu Mandir Inc.
94-39 44th Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 446-6727
www.hindumandir.nu/
Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
A Hindu temple founded in 1984 in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, serving devotees from India, Guyana, Trinidad and the West Indies.
128-04 Liberty Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 945-4963
www.lakshminarayanmandir.org/
Shiv Shakti Peeth
Originally established in Kurukshetra, India by Swami Harishchander Puri, Shiv Shakti Peeth now as a center for spiritual enlightenment for Hindus in Flushing, New York.
43-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York 11355
(718) 445-0918
www.shivshaktipeeth.com
Muslim:
See also: www.islamicity.com
Islamic Cultural Center of New York (and Mosque)
1711 Third Avenue at 96th Street, New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-5234
The Islamic Center
101-03 43rd Street, Corona, NY 11359
(718) 476-7968
Masjid Dawud (Islamic Mission of America)
143 State Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-6607
American Muslim Mission Center/Masjid Nurid-Deen
105-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368
(718) 779-1060
Masjid Al-Taufiq
85-37 Britton Ave., Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 779-1519
Medina Masjid
401 East 11th St., New York, NY 10009
(212) 533-5060
Masjid Abu Bakr
141-49 33rd Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 358-6905
Masjid "Omar Ben Abdel-Aziz"
88-29 161st St., Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 523-6357
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)
166-26 89th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-1199
www.icna.org
Jamaica Muslim Center
85-37 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-3182
Muslim World League
134 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
(212) 627-4033
Sikh:
See also: allaboutsikhs.com/index.htm
Sikh Center of New York
38-17 Parson Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-9520 , (718) 460-3581
Sikh Cultural Society, Inc.
95-30, 118 street, Richmond Hill, New York
(718) 846-9144
www.singhsabha.com/
Sikh Sabha of New York, Inc.
43-69 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 461-2612
Gurdwara Shri Guru Ravidass Ji
61-01 Broadway, Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 898-8150
Gurdwara Sikh Temple Society
95-30 118th Street, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 441-2404
Guru Ram Das Ashram
146 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 855-4856
Shri Guru Ravidass Temple of NY, Inc.
61-01 Broadway, Woodside, NY
(718) 898-8150
Sikh.org
Hate crimes against Sikhs (or anyone else) can be reported on the sikh.org website at www.sikh.org/hatecrime
Medical facilities including hospitals and clinics:
Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, New York 11373
(718) 334-4000
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/elmhurst.html
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418
(718) 206-6000
www.jamaicahospital.org/
Queens Hospital Center
82-70 164th Street, Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 883-3000
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/queens.html
Coney Island Hospital
2601 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 615-4000
Medically related Web-sites:
Ayurvedic
www.ayurvedic.com
Ayurvedic Health Center
www.ayurvedic.org
Better Botanicals
www.betterbotanicals.com
Homeopathy
www.indiaspace.com/homoeopathy/
Yoga Journal
www.yogajournal.com
Yoga Class
www.yogaclass.com
Yoga Finder
www.yogafinder.com
Special events including ethnic festivals, parades, etc.:
Sikh Cultural Parade
April 20, 2002 at 1pm (Manhattan)
from Broadway at 41st Street to 23rd Street (Madison Park)
Hare Krishna (Hindu) Parade
Second Saturday in June, 12:30pm
South on Fifth Ave. from 59th St. to Washington Square Park
(Sponsored by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness )
India Day Parade and Festival
Third Sunday in August, 1pm - 7pm in Manhattan
Madison Ave from 41st Street to 23rd Street
For more info: (212) 929-1727
Pakistani-American Independence Day Parade
Fourth Sunday in August, 1pm to 7pm (Manhattan)
Madison Ave bet 41st Street south to 23rd Street
Pakistani-American Independence Day Festival (Manhattan)
11am-8pm; Madison Ave. from 23rd to 26th Street (3 blocks)
International Cultures Parade
Third Sunday in September, 2pm (Manhattan)
Sixth Ave from 35th Street to 56th Street
South Street Seaport Diwali celebration (early November)
E-mail for more information: info@aianewyork.org
Favorite restaurants:
Dawat
10 E. 58th St. (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 355-7555
Sapphire Indian Cuisine
1845 Broadway (bet. 60th & 61st Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 245-4444
Tabla
11 Madison Ave. (25th St.), NY, NY
(212) 889-0667
Tamarind
41-43 E. 22nd St. (bet. Broadway & Park Ave), NY, NY
(212) 674-7400
Aman Palace
41-23 29th St., Long Island City, NY
(718) 729-0609
Baluchi's:
283 Columbus Ave. (bet. 73rd & 74th Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 579-3900
361 Sixth Ave. (bet. Washington Pl. & W. 4th St.), NY, NY
(212) 929-2441
104 Second Ave. (6th St.), NY, NY
(212) 780-6000
193 Spring St. (bet. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 226-2828
1149 First Ave. (63rd St.), NY, NY
(212) 371-3535
1565 Second Ave. (bet. 81st & 82nd Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 288-4810
240 W. 56th St. (bet. B'way & 8th Ave.), NY, NY
(212) 397-0707
Bay Leaf
49 W. 56th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 957-1818
Biryani
81 Lexington Ave. (26th St.), NY, NY
(212) 696-5130
Bombay Palace
30 W. 52nd St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 541-7777
Bukhara Grill
217 E. 49th St. (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 888-2839
Chola
232 E. 58th St. (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 688-4619
Delhi Palace
37-33 74th St. (bet. Roosevelt & 37th Aves.), Jackson Heights, NY
(718) 507-0666
Gateway of India
138-31 Queens Boulevard, Briarwood, NY
(718) 657-3600
Haveli
100 Second Ave. (bet. 5th & 6th Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 982-0533
Jackson Diner
37-47 74th St. (bet. Roosevelt & 37th Aves.), Jackson Heights, NY
(718) 672-1232
Jewel of India
15 W. 44th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 869-5544
Maharani
184-22 Horace Harding Expwy., Fresh Meadows, NY
(718) 353-3804
Mavalli Palace
46 E. 29th St. (bet. Madison Ave. & Park Ave. S.), NY, NY
(212) 679-5535
Mogul Palace
248-08 Union Tpke., Bellerose, Queens, NY
(718) 831-0200
Nirvana
30 Central Park S. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 486-5700
Pongal
(Kosher, Vegetarian)
110 Lexington Ave. (bet. 27th & 28th Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 696-9458
Raga
433 E. Sixth St. (bet. Ave. A & 1st Ave.), NY, NY
(212) 388-0957
Shere Punjab Restaurant
42-87 Main St., Queens, NY
(718) 358-1999
Shumiana
42-47 Main St., Queens, NY
(718) 445-2262
Tikka
344 Lexington Ave. (bet. 39th & 40th Sts.), NY, NY
(212) 370-4054
Tikka Masala
71-03 Grand Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 429-0101
Vatan
409 Third Ave. (29th St.), NY, NY
(212) 689-5666
Specialty stores:
Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave (27th St), NY, NY (212) 685-3451
India Spice World
126 Lexington Ave (28th St), NY, NY (212) 686-2727
37-07 74th St., Jackson Heights, NY (718) 426-2700
Little India Emporium
128 E. 28th St., NY, NY (212) 481-0325
Sapna Sari Palace
116 E. 28th St., NY, NY (212) 689-6182
Annapurna Fine Arts
120 Lexington Ave., NY, NY (212) 696-0229
Ganesh Grocery
42-45 Main St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 461-2314
Indian Bazaar
42-67 Main St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 358-5252
Japan Sari House
42-73 Main St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 886-0457
Aisha Spices
37-66 74th St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 898-3445
Patel Brothers
37-46 74th St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 898-3445
Bhindi Jewelers USA
37-30 74th St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 505-1555
Sona Chaandi
37-14 74th St., Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 429-4653
Oriental Records Inc.
P.O.Box 387, Williston Park, New York 11596
Music.
www.orientalrecords.com/
Vista India
Music and Video.
www.vmo.com
Rajbhog Foods Inc.
41-23 Murray Street, Flushing NY 11355
(718) 358-5105, (800) 456-7RAJ
Foods and sweets.
www.rajbhog.com/index1.asp
India Supermarket
Sells not only Indian groceries, but music and Indian cookbooks via its website.
www.indiasupermarket.com
Desi Sound
Fan-forum, sound files, commercial links, industry press releases, and personal views make this site a fine guide to South Asian music.
www.desisound.com
Namaste
Namaste.com is one of the premier retailers of Indian products in the United States and has served almost 50% of the Asian Indian households in North America. Groceries, music, videos and DVDs, beauty and fashion, apparel, fine jewelry, arts and crafts, health including Ayurvedic health goods, games and sports, festivals and Puja, books, magazines and newspapers, multimedia, musical instruments, utensils and appliances, specials, and travel.
www.namaste.com/nm/default.asp
Recommended books, periodicals and rentable films (available at video stores):
Books:
Accommodation Without Assimilation: Sikh Immigrants in an American High School — Margaret A.Gibson
A Part, Yet Apart : South Asians in Asian America (Asian
American History and Culture) — Lavina Dhingra Shankar (Editor), Rajini Srikanth (Editor)
A Patchwork Shawl : Chronicles of South Asian Women in America — Shamita Das Dasgupta (Editor)
Asian Indian Americans (Footsteps to America) — Alexandra Bandon
The Asian Indian Experience in the United States — Parmatma Saran
Asian Indians in the United States
Asians in America : The Peoples of East, Southeast, and South Asia
in American Life & Culture — Franklin Ng (Editor)
Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America — Rajini
Srikanth, Sunaina Maira (Editors)
Publisher: Asian Am Writers Workshop
Encounters : People of Asian Descent in the Americas — Roshni Rustomji-Kerns (Editor)
From The Ganges to the Hudson: Indian Immigrants in New York City — Johanna Lessinger, (Allyn and Bacon, 1995)
Her Mother's Ashes: And Other Stories by South Asian Women in Canada and the United States — Nurjehan Aziz (Editor), Publisher: LPC InBook
India in the West: South Asians in America — Ronald Takaki
Life Lines : Community, Family, and Assimilation Among Asian Indian Immigrants — Jean Leslie Bacon
New Ethnics: Asian Indians in the United States — Edwin and Sara Paramata Eames (Editors)
Passage from India : Asian Indian Immigrants in North America — Joan M. Jensen
The South Asian Americans — Karen Isaksen Leonard
Transplanting Religious Traditions: Asian Indians In America — John Y. Fenton
Film:
The Indian film industry ("Bollywood") is a vibrant one and produces hundreds of films annually for a huge and delighted audience of South Asians all over the world. See the following links for more information.
Bollywood Online
www.bollywoodonline.com
India Bollywood
www.indiabollywood.com
Film India
News and reviews, and much more.
www.filmindia.com
Indian Movies Index
www.gadnet.com/movies.htm
India Plaza
An excellent place to locate and purchase Indian films on video and DVD.
www.indiaplaza.com
A documentary of interest to New Yorkers:
"Taxi-vala/Autobiography" — A documentary film.
Directed by Vivek Renjen Bald, "Taxi-vala" (1994) is an experimental documentary which explores complex issues within New York's growing South Asian communities. The work examines the interaction between a second-generation bi-racial Indian-American (the videomaker), and a group of recent immigrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh who drive taxicabs, twelve hours a day, on New York City's streets. The experience of immigration, its pain as well as its contradictions, is conveyed with intelligence and political wit.
www.mutinysounds.com/taxivala/
Monsoon Wedding
A new comedy-drama "about the schisms among several generations of an Indian family as a wedding gears up with logistics as complicated as a military exercise" (Elvis Mitchell review, New York Times) directed by Mira Nair, is currently showing in New York. Ms. Nair also directed the critically-acclaimed "Mississippi Masala" and "Kama Sutra."
Community newspapers and magazines:
South Asian:
Asia Observer
146 West 29th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001
(212) 239-1051
SAMAR (South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection)
P.O. Box 1349, Ansonia Station, New York, NY 10023
Bangladeshi American:
Weekly Bangla Patrika
29-11 39th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 482-9923
Weekly Bangladesh
85-59 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 523-6299
Weekly Thikana
11-35 45th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 472-0700
Indian American:
India Abroad
Published since 1970, this is the oldest Indian newspaper in North America and the largest outside of India. Published in English in six cities. In New York, it hits the newsstands on Fridays.
43 West 24th Street 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010
(212) 929-1727
India Tribune
Weekly paper in English with editions in New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
100 West 32nd St., 6th floor, NY, NY
(212) 564-7336
Little India
Published monthly, the magazine and its onlineversion look at life for Indians living in the U.S. from many points of view, and has an excellent website.
1800 Oak Lane, Reading, PA
(610) 396-0366
www.littleindia.com
News India Times
A national weekly published in New York City, in English. Comes out on Fridays.
244 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NY, NY
(212) 481-3110
India Today
404 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
(212) 481-0040
www.india-today.com
India Daily
www.indiadaily.com
India Express
www.indiaexpress.com
India Times
www.indiatimes.com
Outlook
www.outlookindia.com
Hindustani Times
www.hindustantimes.com/
Pakistani American:
Pakistani Post
37-14 73rd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 446-7678
Pakistan Calling
A free English-language weekly for the Pakistani community that covers news from Pakistan, the subcontinent, and the tri-state area.
303 Fifth Ave., Suite 1310, NY, NY
(212 ) 779-0942
Sada-E-Pakistan
925 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 469-8458
Urdu Times
169-20 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 297-5609
Weekly Awam
87-10 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 396-0406
Special-interest radio stations and Cable-TV Stations:
General:
Asian Television Network
127 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
(212) 228-3800
Eye on Asia
1600 Broadway, Suite 608-9, New York, NY 10019
(212) 246-7080
Bangladeshi:
Bangla TV
72-10 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 397-8173
Ruposhi Bangla TV
115-46 148th Street, Jamaica, NY 11436
(718) 659-0437
Indian:
Eye on Asia - Channel 31
152 West 36th St., Suite 604, New York, NY 10018
(212) 868-2865
Indian Television(ITV)/Asianet
91-20 23rd Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 507-4490/1
Pakistani:
Da Khyber Awaz TV
1370 66th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 837-4300
Pakistan Zindabad TV
81-19 Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 847-1616
Web Radio:
All India Radio
www.air.kode.net
Doordarshan
www.ddindia.net
Radio India International
www.radioindia.com
AILL India Internet Radio
www.aiir.com
Kelly Broadcasting Service
www.kbs.com
Web Links and Portals:
Note: an extensive list of wonderful links and websites is archived by Little India Magazine at:
Lajawab Sites
206.20.14.67/achal/archive/May99/lajawab.htm
Indiainfo.com
www.indiainfo.com
123 India
www.123India.com
Khojom
www.khoj.com
South Asian Milan
www.samilan.com
Sholay
www. sholay.com
All India
www.allindia.com
Cyber India Online
www.ciol.com
Rediff on the Net
www.rediff.com
India World
www.indiaworld.com
Indo Link
www.indolink.com
Pakistan Link
www.pakistanlink.com/
Punjab Online
A huge and useful site.
www.punjab.com/
Hi Pakistan
www.hipakistan.com
Pugmarks
www.pugmarks.com
Samachar
All the headlines from all the Indian newspapers; customizable.
www.samachar.com
Shobak: source for all things Bangladeshi
www.shobak.org
Sulekha: a new magazine on the web; online community
www.sulekha.com
Guyana Online
Although Guyana is in the West Indies, many Guyanese are of Indian descent and remain culturally Indian.
www.guyanaonline.net/
Museums featuring specialty exhibits and interests:
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
AIA (The Association of Indians in America) sponsors many programs in association with the American Museum of Natural History.
For general information and current exhibition schedules call (212) 769-5100.
www.amnh.org/
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-6400
Exhibitions of art from all areas of Asia including India and Pakistan.
www.asiasociety.org
IndoCenter of Art and Culture
530 West 25th St. (between 10th and 11th Aves.), NY, NY
(212) 462-4221
www.indocenter.org
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 638-5000
A huge museum full of the treasures of the world.
www.brooklynart.org
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue @ 82nd St., New York, NY
(212) 879-5500
Collections span the history of world art. Hundreds of world-famous
masterpieces. Gift shop. Closed Monday.
www.metmuseum.org
Queens Public Library
The branch in Flushing has an extensive collection that includes a large Asian section; the Lefferts branch occasionally features Indian storytelling and dance, and is the site of the Namaste-Adaab collection.
41-17 Main St., Flushing, Queens, NY
(718) 661-1200
Sample Phrases in Hindi
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English version | Phonetic Translation |
My name is: | |
I'm here to investigate a report on: | Main aap ke saath kuch baaten karni hai kyon ke aap ki report aye hai |
I'm here to help: | |
I'd like to introduce you to my interpreter: | Yeh mere saath jo hain aap ki bhasha bolti (feminine) bolta (masculine) hai |
How are you: | |
Thank you for your time: | |
Education: | |
School: | |
Educational Neglect: | |
Medical Neglect: | |
Mr.: | |
Ms.: | |
Mother: | |
Father: | |
Son: | |
Daughter: | |
Brother: | |
Sister: | |
a Grandfather: | |
a Grandmother: | |
Aunt: | |
Uncle: |
Sample Phrases in Punjabi
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English version | Phonetic Translation |
My name is: | |
I'm here to investigate a report on: | |
I'm here to help: | |
Thank you for your time: | |
Education: | |
School: | |
Educational neglect: | |
Medical neglect: | |
Mr.: | |
Mother: | |
Father: | |
Brother: | |
Sister: | |
Grandfather: | |
Grandmother: | |
Aunt: | |
Uncle: |
Sample Phrases in Urdu
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English version | Phonetic Translation |
My name is: | |
I'm here to investigate a report on: | Main app ke saath kuch baaten karni hai kyon ke aap ki report aye hai |
I'm here to help: | |
How are you: | |
Thank you for your time: | |
Education: | |
School: | |
Educational neglect: | |
Medical neglect: | |
Mr.: | |
Ms.: | |
Mother: | |
Father: | |
Son: | |
Daughter: | |
Brother: | |
Sister: | |
Grandfather: | |
Grandmother: | |
Aunt: | |
Uncle: |