HomeSpun Update: April 2010
Our recent trip to sunny California was a success. Dr. Richard Kurin, Dr. Manohar Bartakke, and I traveled out West on March 12 to attend a series of meetings, tour the famous Japanese American National Museum, and present the project to a record-breaking crowd in Southern California. On Sunday, March 14, members from the Indian American community came together in Orange, California, raising over $150,000 for HomeSpun! Dr. Ashok Gore and Dr. D.R. SarDesai took the lead role in planning the fundraiser and dinner event, which 60 people attended. Mr. Navin and Mrs. Pratima Doshi led the donations with $100,000, and Mr. Uka and Mrs. Nalini Solanki donated $25,000. We are so grateful to our event hosts and generous donors. We hope to keep this positive momentum going through our next fundraisers, which are already under way in New York City, Northern California, and Atlanta.
As you may know, HomeSpun is searching for a full-time curator to help develop the exhibition and middle-school curriculum content. We will be soliciting applications in mid-April and close in early May; exact posting dates will be announced soon on the APA and HomeSpun websites. We hope you can help us spread the word!
Don’t forget to become a fan of HomeSpun on Facebook. Our hard-working and underpaid volunteer, Nina Sudhakar, keeps her ears to the ground for the most captivating stories about Indian American issues, so don’t miss out on the conversation on Facebook. You can also learn more about this project on our website or by calling me at 202.633.2693.
Until next month…
– Suchin Adhlakha
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