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The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is deeply grateful for the generosity of our community to educate the general public, honor the early pioneers, and inspire future generations. Your partnership on this historic initiative is essential in telling the rich tale of the Indian American experience. For questions related to potential giving, please contact Sameen Piracha, Development Specialist, at (202) 633-2697 or PirachaSA@si.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We wish to thank and acknowledge all of our supporters for their generous gifts:<\/p>\n

SAFFRON ($100,000)<\/strong>
\nRick & Sadhana Downs
\nH.R. Shah
\nKanu R. & Daksha K. Shah
\nTV Asia<\/p>\n

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GOLD ($50,000)<\/strong>
\nEpker-Sinha Foundation<\/p>\n

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SILVER ($25,000)<\/strong>
\nGautam & Varsha Chandra
\nCitigroup Foundation
\nUmang & Ruth Gupta<\/p>\n

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PEARL ($10,000)<\/strong>
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Anonymous
\nAsian American Hotel Owners Association
\nHaresh & Alpa Bhungalia
\nAmita & Purnendu Chatterjee
\nThe Enfranchisement Foundation
\nGoldman, Sachs & Co.
\nGirish & Indu Jindia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Robert N. Johnson
\nRohit & Joy Kirpalani
\nAnil & Sonjui Lal Kumar
\nSunita & Dan Leeds
\nNetwork of Indian Professionals Foundation
\nDr. Mahinder & Sharad Tak
\nWashington Gas<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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BRONZE ($5,000)<\/strong>
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C2 Technologies, Inc.
\nSharda & Satish Cherwoo
\nChirag Foundation
\nCurtis Cox & Dolly Oberoi
\nRonak D. Desai
\nDhansukhlal & Anjana Desai
\nDr. Rita & A.J. Gupta
\nSimi Singh Juneja & Tarun K. Juneja
\nPradman and Sunita Kaul
\nDr. Navin Mehta<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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David & Priya Menachery
\nVictor & Tara Menezes
\nDr. Supratik Moulik
\nShekar & Charu Narasimhan
\nNetwork of South Asian Professionals – DC Chapter
\nNIRMAL, Inc.
\nUdayan Shah & Barbara Ziv & their children
\nSouthwest Airlines
\nST Paper, LLC
\nBala Sundar & Lakshmi Bala<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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SANDALWOOD ($2,500)<\/strong>
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Almex USA, Inc.
\nDr. Manohar & Beryl Bartakke
\nStephen G. Baxter & Roshna Kapadia
\nKiran R. Bhutani, Ph.D. & Ravi Bhutani
\nBoccasam Family Trust
\nSushil & Kamla Chandra
\nDesai Family Foundation
\nDr. Barin & Heide Desai
\nDrs. Jagdish Dhingra & Meera Mahalingam
\nAvinash & Vandana Ghanekar
\nAshok Y. Gore, Ph.D. & Manisha A. Gore
\nRanjay & Anuradha Gulati
\nIndia Forum Inc.
\nRadha Devi Joshi Family Foundation
\nDr. Hemant Kanakia & Prof. Sonalde Desai
\nBanu A. Karimi-Shah & Rahul Shah
\nRam Karuppusamy
\nPunita Khanna
\nAjay P. Kothari, Ph.D.
\nLaw Office of Rupal G. Kothari, P.C.
\nHarsha Krishnappa & Smita Basak
\nArvind Kumar, M.D. & Chitra Kumar, M.D.
\nNarendra Lakhani
\nLanceSoft, Inc.
\nSanjiv & Rajika Mahan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Maharashtra Foundation
\nKetan & Juliet Majmudar
\nDilip Mehta
\nAjay K. Ojha, Ph.D.
\nMaulik Pancholy & Ryan Corvaia
\nNayan & Asha Parikh
\nDrs. Tushar Patel & Monica Shah
\nPixInk
\nShilpa Pradhan & Douglas E. Wilson
\nGautam & Anjali Prakash
\nRahul & Sujata Ranadive
\nBhupen & Surbala Randeria
\nSaurashtra Patel Cultural Samaj – DC Chapter
\nDeepak Shah
\nJigar & Khushali Shah
\nShreedhar & Sonal Shah
\nSuresh & Neena Shenoy
\nShri Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Inc.
\nJayant & Yogini Shroff Family Foundation
\nHakumat & Bindu Shroff
\nDr. Rajesh & Chitra Shrotriya
\nSpice Tech Group
\nThilla Thuraisingham
\nVandana & Ravi Tilak
\nRanvir & Adarsh Trehan
\nDeodatt Wadke, Ph.D. & Rupa Wadke
\nJhamandas Watumull Fund<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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PATRONS ($1,000)<\/strong>
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Kishore & Kiran Adhlakha
\nGeeta & Ramesh Aiyer
\nShriram & Lalita Bagle
\nIbrez & Claire Bandukwala
\nJay D. Bhatt
\nAnand Bhakta & Pratik Patel
\nRamesh Butani
\nNinan Chacko
\nDilawar Singh Dhatt
\nNarendra & Tracy Ganti
\nChandra & Sudevi Ghosh
\nRaashina Humayun
\nAshutosh & Maneesha Kacker
\nRichard Kurin
\nJohn Maynes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Northern VA Bengali Association
\nShirish Pateawalla
\nDeep Patel
\nRitu Singh
\nShipra Somani
\nSona, Inc.
\nTri-Star Hotels, Inc.
\nVikas & Dolly Verma<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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