WASHINGTON, DC-- The India Abroad Center for Political Awareness (IACPA) today applauded the decision by the White House to appoint two Indian Americans to the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
The Commission was created by Executive Order 13125 in order to assist the President in trying to improve the quality of life of Asian American and Pacific Islanders through Federal efforts.
The Advisory Commission consists of 15 members from around the United States and will be chaired by the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, former Democratic Congressman from California, and a long time supporter of IACPA.
One of the two Indian Americans represented on the Commission is Vinod Dham, of Fremont, California, who is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Silicon Spice, Inc. He earned much of his reputation through his work at Intel, where he headed the team responsible for the creation of the Pentium chip processor.
The other Indian American selected to serve on the Commission is Mukesh "Mike" Patel, President of the Diplomat Hotel Corporation in Atlanta, GA. He was one of the founding members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, which represents 15,000 hotel properties in the United States owned by Asian Americans, or about 40 percent of all the properties in the country.
"IACPA commends the President for including two Indian Americans to his Advisory Commission," said Prem Shunmugavelu, Associate at IACPA. "President Clinton has selected 15 incredible members to his commission, and the Center is particularly proud of the two leaders he selected from our community," continued Shunmugavelu.
The India Abroad Center for Political Awareness was founded in 1994, by the publisher of India Abroad, Gopal Raju, and serves the community at large by increasing the political awareness of the Asian Indian American community, and fostering responsible leadership.
