Co-Hosted by the Johns Hopkins India Institute and SNF Agora Institute

Indian-Americans, though representing just over 1% of the U.S. population, play a critical and growing role in the U.S. democratic process, in the spotlight now more than ever that Kamala Harris has become the country’s first African- and Asian-American Vice President. Join us on March 15 to hear a number of prominent Indian-American leaders and scholars share their own perspectives on Indian-American voters, their political priorities, and the role they play in the U.S. political process.

During this hour, join Dr. Hahrie Han, Director of the SNF Agora Institute, with a special introduction by Raj Gupta, Chairman of the Johns Hopkins India Institute Advisory Board, for a conversation with the Honorable Pramila Jayapal, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (WA-07), Neil Makhija, Philadelphia-based attorney and Executive Director of IMPACT, Deepak Raj, Chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council and Founder and Managing Director of New Jersey-based private investment firm Raj Associates, and Pavithra Suryanarayan, Assistant Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies.

Enjoy this related article, How Will Indian Americans Vote? Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey, written in part by Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies and director of Asia Programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies: https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/10/14/how-will-indian-americans-vote-results-from-2020-indian-american-attitudes-survey-pub-82929

Please note: The views expressed in this session are the participants’ own and do not necessarily represent the views of Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins does not endorse or oppose any political candidates for public office.

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