Backlash is Part of the Story  Everyone has a story about 9/11,
including desis. South Asian American Leaders for Tomorrow
(SAALT) has been working to make desi voices a part of the
national tenth anniversary commemoration and conversation about
9/11. SAALT’s campaign called An America for All of Us was
mentioned in the SM post “It’s Been Ten Years”.  A recent
interview with Mou Khan, a SAALT program and communications
associate, gives more information about the kinds of stories
SAALT is seeking to share and highlight. To listen to or read
the full interview, visit Center for American Progress.  E:
…what are the unique experiences of the South Asian community
and their stories in the post-9/11 America?  M: South Asians,
like all Americans, experienced 9/11 primarily as the violent,
tragic attack that it was. Our story since then is also in the
distinct and different ways that our community—along with other
communities like Muslims, Sikh, Arab Americans—has been targeted
by a post-9/11 backlash.  In the week i