Sept 2005

INDIAN AMERICAN FORUM FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION Massachusetts-Chapter (www.iafpe-ne.org)
&
ASIAN AMERICAN SUPPORT AND RESOURCE AGENCY
AASRA (www.aasranewengland.com)

invite you to an

IMMIGRATION CLINIC
One on One – Private consultation with Attorneys to have your questions answered
at
Burlington Public Library
22 Sears Street Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 270-1690

Sunday, September 25, 2005
1:00 to 4:30PM

Register by email/phone for this unique opportunity to get answers to your immigration related questions for yourself or a friend. First come first serve basis, walk-ins welcome

Archana Singhal
AASRA Board Member
(781) 863-2532
archanas@aasranewengland.com
Nalini Goel
IAFPE-MA
(978) 579-9732
nalini.goyal@gmail.com
Anu Subramanian
AASRA Board Member
(978) 692-2252
subramanian.anu@gmail.com
Vanita Shastri
IAFPE – MA
(781) 862-9848
vanita@shastri.net
Manasi Singhal
IAFPE – MA
(781) 454-8139
manasi@dartmouth.edu
This Event is supported by various
Community Organizations

Directions to Burlington Public Library: To get to the Library, take Route 128 (I-95) north or south to Exit 33, and turn at the end of the ramp onto Rte. 3A north.  Pass 2 traffic lights, and turn right at the third traffic light onto Bedford Street. Take your first left onto Center Street and the first right after that onto Sears Street, just past the beige clapboard Police Station.  The Library is a modern brick structure with parking available on three sides of the building. Telephone# (781) 270-1690



July 2005

Indian Medical Association of New England (IMANE)
www.IMANEMD.org
proudly presents

2005 Inaugural Charity Gala
Dinner & Variety Entertainment
at
The Carling-Sorenson Center for the Arts
Babson College, MA

Saturday, July 16, 2005
5-6 PM Reception
6-8 PM Dinner
8-10 PM Entertainment

Proceeds to benefit The New Hope Clinic, Waltham, MA
& other IMANE Charitable Projects incluing AASRA

Diamond Sponsor - $1000 Platinum Sponsor - $500
Gold Sponsor - $250 Individual - $75

All Donations are Tax-deductible. Limited Seating.
Reservations: Please contact Julie Kealey, jkealey@MMS.ORG 781-434-7317
Or AASRA at www.aasranewengland.com 1-866-92AASRA

President: Lalit Savla, M.D. 508-756-9958 hlsavla@charter.net
President-elect: Purnima, M.D. 978-764-0550 sangalmd@aol.com
Secretary: Apurv Gupta, M.D. 401-247-1521 apurv1@hotmail.com
AASRA President: Anu Bandopadhay 978-692-9488 anub@aasranewengland.com




April 2005

At AASRA we address the needs of the WHOLE WOMAN

Join our 8 week Professional Weight Management Program

Licensed Professionals Dr. Sukanya Ray and Mithilesh Garg, address the
underlying reasons for unhealthy weight gain, and share practical tools to
successfully modify eating patterns.

Where:  AASRA Center, Woburn
When: 
8 consecutive Saturdays, starting
April 30, 2005, from 10.30 - 11.30AM

Seats are limited; Hands-on, tailored program. Register early.
Email archanas@aasranewengland.com or call Kamal Misra at 781-935-4214

CLEAR VALUE: at the end of this session you will
Understand your existing eating patterns Know the reasons for your current intake
Learn practical ways to change your eating patterns to achieve your weight goals Increase your confidence and energy and be ready to take on so much more!





AASRA & Marsha Bushnell offer class "Successful communications skills - ESL and more"

Where: AASRA Center, Woburn
When: Every Thursday, starting from April 28, 2005, from 7 - 8.30pm

Seats are limited. Register early.
Email archanas@aasranewengland.com or call Kamal Misra at 781-935-4214

AASRA & Abha Bhagra-Bammi offer class
"Learning the Basics" at Lowell
Weekly classes on ESL, Computer skills and Internet basics

When: Every Tuesday and Thursday - 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA

Seats are limited. Register early.
Email archanas@aasranewengland.com or call Kamal Misra at 781-935-4214

Event Archives


November 2004

AASRA and ASHA-MIT presents

      "Incest:  Out of the Shadows and Into the Light"     
Movie & Panel Discussion
 

      
Date: 
November 6, 2004 from 12 noon to 3 pm

Venue:  MIT Campus, Building 1, Room 190 Location Map: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=1&Buildings=go

"The Children We Sacrifice", a movie by Grace Poore, is about preventing incestuous sexual abuse of the girl child in South Asian communities. It involves India, Sri Lanka, the U.S., and Canada and has been released in conjunction with community workshops in all four countries.

Panelists will include Clinical Psychologists, Subject-Matter field experts,
and Legal Advocates.




October 2004



June 2004

 

“AASRA Women’s Well-Being Initiative” at Lowell

This is a FREE educational lecture designed to meet health-related needs

DATE: Saturday June 5, 2004
TIME: 1-4 p.m.
LOCATION: Pollard Memorial Library
401 Merrimack St. Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 970-4120

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH

  • Learn what are the main health issues affecting South Asian women in the U.S. today.
  • Learn nutritional tips of how to modify your Indian diet to improve your health, especially if you have high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, or excess weight.
  • Freely ask questions in GUJARATI, HINDI, OR ENGLISH and get answers to health questions from health care professionals.

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Rekha Sunder, MD, Family Health Center, Billerica, MA
Swati Elavia, RD, Dietician, Somerville MA



DIRECTIONS TO POLLARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY FROM INTERSTATE 495:
Take LOWELL CONNECTOR N (2.3 mi). Merge onto THORNDIKE ST via exit number 5N. (0.7 mi) Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto DUTTON ST. (0.4 mi). Turn LEFT onto MERRIMACK ST (<0.1 mi). End at 401 MERRIMACK STREET, LOWELL MA

 
 
March 2004

The Health & Nutrition Seminar -- a very informative women's health issues session presented by AASRA on March 20, 2004, was well attended by an enthusiastic audience who listened attentively, took notes, and asked many questions for the two capable health-care expert professionals--  Dr. Purnima Sangal and Sangeeta Pradhan.  Dr. Sangal provided an astute checklist that we, women would do well to use at our next physical exam.   In the second half of her presentation, Purnima defined pelvic pain, providing clarification on the impact and diagnosis of diseases related to the symptoms of acute pain versus chronic pelvic pain, elaborating on endometriosis and its treatment.  Dr. Sangal also addressed the complementary topics of menopause with its impending cardio-vascular changes, and osteperosis with its risk factors; and the right diagnosis and treatment recommendations for both sets of health issues.

Sangeeta Pradhan's very relevant presentation entitled "Take Nutrition to Heart" addressed heart plaque formation--  risk factors and plaque accumulation process, the role of dietary factors in cardio-vascular disease, and a comprehensive review of nutritional basics related to weight loss--  separating fact from fallacy.

The session was followed by a very interactive Q&A which both Purnima and Sangeeta addressed patiently, extending their personal asistance via e-mail and in follow-on sessions.  The AASRA survey completed by session attendees paid many compliments to the content and format of the event--  proof positive of a very successful education and awareness building agenda.  Many thanks to Dr. Putnima Sangal and Sangeeta Pradhan for their time, effort, and enthusiasm.


If you missed the event, please feel free to download the seminar presentation
"Take Charge of Your Health "

 

 
November 2003

saiya 2003
a concert to benefit AASRA

read review at rubicat

featuring DJ Poet & DJ Krztov
with special guests including:
Saturn Effect, Twelfth of Never, Malice in Leatherland

8:00 PM to Midnight

Tickets $10 • All Ages
American Legion
370 Mass.Ave., Arlington

For information, contact
OTHNIEL77@yahoo.com
w/subject "Saiya"

Download PDF of Poster

 
June 2003


WOMEN....IDENTITY(ASTITVA)....DISCOVERED

Theater Presentation & Panel Discussion

By Award Winning Artiste

LUSHIN DUBEY

Sunday, June 1, 2003 5-8 pm

Marlboro Middle School, Marlboro, MA
TICKETS: $20/person

CONTACT: 1-866-922-AASRA 508-393-7963

AASRA is a Section 501(C) 3 Non-Profit Group
AASRA CENTER, 54 Cummings Park, Suite 316, Woburn, MA
www.aasranewengland.com

Read the review in LokVani
About Lushin Dubey
About Untitled/ A Hindi Play

Asian American Support & Resource Agency - AASRA
P.O. Box 234, Bedford, MA 01730-02720
Email: aasra@aasranewengland.com