Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) celebrates the resiliency of the US and Indian Democracies[Milpitas, 07/28/2024] – On the occasion of independence days of the US and India, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) hosted an august gathering of esteemed elected leaders and community leaders […]
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Event Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSK1U-UZJglfGAio3xnXAytgJ6nPECIS3 Tech Immigration Summit: Past Event News Coverage: https://m.economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-lawmakers-call-for-addressing-green-card-backlog-and-resolving-h-1b-issues-at-immigration-summit/articleshow/108429767.cms https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/green-card-backlog-h1b-visa-tech-immigration-summit-us-policy-democrats-republicans-indian-diaspora-2513924-2024-03-12 https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-lawmaker-advocates-for-removal-of-green-card-quota-for-highly-qualified-indian-professionals-13748269.html Organized by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora (FIIDS) Date: Monday, March 11th Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Location: Rayburn House, Capitol Hill Topic “The Tech Immigration Policies and their role in Bolstering the US […]
FIIDS Celebration of Indian American Advocacy Annual Reporting and fundraiser for 2024 Dinner and Live Music Entertainment Date: Friday 17th November 2023 Time: 5:30pm PST – 8:30pm followed by Dinner over Live Music Location: FalconX Main Hall, 691 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA Program: Invitation Open for all. Support Donations […]
Indo American Community Leaders and Experts are Disappointed with USCIRF Report on India Context: USCIRF Included India in the Countries of Particular Concern The Foundation of Indian and Indian Diaspora Studies, a US-based non-profit, termed the USCIRF report as biased. “There seems to be a biased agenda of USCIRF generalizing […]
Press Release 3/27/2023Washington DC: Since Oct 2022 over ~250,000+ have been laid off in the USA and this number is growing with companies like Meta and Amazon announcing another round of tens of thousands of layoffs. A large number of these professionals are tax-paying H1B immigrants( estimated 100,000), particularly from […]
As the 118th congress, the speaker of the house, and new India caucus leadership are in place , the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) raises issues and policy matters important for Indian Americans. First of all, we congratulate all the elected representatives, especially the new ones, including […]
Press Release: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/619372981/india-visa-appointment-delays-reducing-with-a-top-priority-and-innovative-efforts-by-the-state-department-noted-by-fiids WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — When the US consulates opened up for visa appointments post pandemic in 2022, there were delays ranging from 300 to 900 days based on visa-categories for visa appointments in India. These delays had widespread impacts on relatives of American […]
FIIDS appeals to registered Indo-Americans to vote #IndoAmericanVotesMatter Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) Launched #IndoAmericanVotesMatter campaign for US Election 2022 The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a U.S.-based non-profit institution for policy research and awareness, launched the #IndoAmericanVotesMatter campaign to increase the participation of […]
US India Friendship Council (USFC), Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies( FIIDS), and other organizations hosting India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar in Washington DC on Sunday 25th Sept 2022 Time: 3pm to 430pm EST The event video This event was also broadcasted live on Facebook at http://www.fiids-usa.org/FIIDSUA About […]