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Kiran Ahuja is the director of the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
Biography
editAhuja was raised in Savannah, Georgia and she and her family were immigrants from India.[1] She started college at Emory University, but quickly transferred to Spelman College and then went on to the University of Georgia School of Law.[2]
Ahuja was the founding executive director of the National Asian Pacific Women's Forum (NAPAWF). She worked there from 2003 to 2008, during which time she turned the NAPAWF from a volunteer organization, to one with paid staff.[1]
Ahuja was appointed as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on December 14, 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kiran Ahuja, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—Biography". U.S. Department of Education. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Five Questions with Kiran Ahuja". Asian American Press. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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