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Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs

Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat  LINK

GOCI’s Administrative Director
Christina Poy

Commission Members:
Ethnicity and county of residence in parentheses

Chair:

Chanhok Jasdip “Jesse” Singh, Chair (Indian, Anne Arundel)

Vice Chair:
Sajid “CJ” Tarar, Vice Chair (Pakistani, Baltimore)

Members:
Arthur Pavan Bezwada (Indian, Montgomery)
Nipika Borah (Indian, Montgomery)
Anjana Bordoloi (Indian, Howard)
Sharad Doshi (Indian, Frederick County)
Arundhotee Goswami (Indian, Montgomery)
Mohan L. Grover (Indian, Anne Arundel)
Shyam D. Karki (Nepali, Baltimore)
Gurpreet K. Kaur (Indian, Frederick)
Ram Mohan Konda (Indian, Montgomery)
Mayur Mody (Indian, Montgomery)
Sonal Patel (Indian, Montgomery)
Darshan S. Saluja, M.D. (Indian, Baltimore)
Harshid Shah (Indian)
Rana J. Shaikh (Kashmiri/Pakistani, Montgomery)
Kanishk Sharma (Indian, Howard)
Aman K. Shergill (Indian, Montgomery)
Baljinder Singh (Indian, Baltimore)

2023 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 1, 2023   Agenda  Minutes   Video
June 14, 2023   Agenda   Minutes    Video
September 6, 2023   POSTPONED – TBD
November 29, 2023  POSTPONED – TBD

2023 Events and Programs
May 2023 – “Asian Pacific American Month Celebration”   FLYER-LINK
July 12, 2023 – Servita Health – Asian American Health Fair   RSVP 06-30-23

2022 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 16, 2022  Postponed
March 23, 2022  Agenda    Minutes    Video
June 1, 2022  Agenda  Agenda    Minutes    Video
September 7, 2022  Agenda    Minutes    Video
November 30, 2022  Postponed
December 7, 2022  Agenda   Minutes   Video

2022 Events and Programs
May 2022 – “Asian Pacific American Month Celebration”  FLYER

2021 Public Commission Meetings
March 10, 2021  AGENDA
June 2, 2021  AGENDA
September 1, 2021  AGENDA
December 1, 2021  AGENDA

2021 Events and Programs
May 18, 2021 – “South Asian American Month Celebration”  SAVE the DATE

Commission Documents
Executive Order
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report

2019 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
(Video)

2021 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration

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