Kiran Ahuja is the director of the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

Biography

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Ahuja 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Five Questions with Kiran Ahuja". Asian American Press. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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