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Founded | 2020 |
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Founder | Sudhanshu Kaushik |
Type | Nonprofit organization |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Focus | Students, youth, activism, mobilization |
Location | |
Membership | 23,000 |
Website |
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The North American Association of Indian Students (NAAIS) is an American nonprofit organization that supports Indian and Indian-American students studying in the United States. [1] [2] The organization aims to connect a variety of Indian groups on college and university campuses to create better resources for Indian and Indian-American students.
With over 200,000 Indian students and over 500,000 Indian-American students studying in US institutions, young Indians are one of the largest identity groups within the United States, second only to the Chinese. [3]
NAAIS runs a workshop series to encourage bonding between Indian-origin students. [4] Additionally, NAAIS runs a mentorship program "designed to facilitate connections between undergraduate students of Indian origin, including Indian-American students, and experienced Indian alumni mentors". [5][ better source needed] In 2001, NAAIS also partnered with ZEE5, an Indian video-on-demand service, to get its message to more young Indians around college campuses, [6] [7] having visited over 50 college campuses in the United States by November that year. [8]