Washington: Second-generation Indian Americans see the real value of being involved in public service, the country's only Sikh mayor said on Thursday, adding that the small ethnic community is entering a new phase.
“We're reaching a new phase where second-generation Indian Americans really understand the value of being involved in the public sphere, looking at the community broadly, not just the Indian community but our community as Americans, really. In a way integrating into. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in an interview, "We're proud of our heritage, you remember who we are as Indians, but also proud of being American and really being a part of American society."
Bhalla is the first Sikh mayor of New Jersey. He was elected as the mayor of Hoboken in 2018.This year he announced his intention to run for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. “An important part of being involved in the public sector is running for elected office,” he said.
If elected, you will be the second Sikh to be elected to the US House of Representatives. Dilip Singh Saund was the first Indian American and Sikh to be elected to Congress.
“Congressman Sond broke barriers.He was not only the first Sikh member of Congress, but he was the first Asian American member of Congress, the first Indian American member of Congress. Dilip Singh Saun has been in Congress for 61 years. So becoming the second Sikh American to serve in the U.S. Congress will be a part of history,” he said.
"It will be historic, and hopefully it will really give other young South Asian and Indian Americans and Sikh Americans some hope and inspiration that if I can do that, they too can be included in American life and be proud too." Can." Who are they and where do they come from,” Bhalla said.Responding to a question, Bhalla said that he is contesting the elections on the ticket of infrastructure, jobs and economy.
The Biden administration, especially after the pandemic, has done a great job with the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, he said. Those are three major appropriations of federal funding that have made communities materially better off and are making history in terms of investing billions of dollars in bridges, roads, infrastructure, climate action on issues that matter right now.
“The Biden administration has done a lot towards improving the lives of people. And we want to see that continue in the years to come,” Bhal said.
“We're reaching a new phase where second-generation Indian Americans really understand the value of being involved in the public sphere, looking at the community broadly, not just the Indian community but our community as Americans, really. In a way integrating into. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in an interview, "We're proud of our heritage, you remember who we are as Indians, but also proud of being American and really being a part of American society."
Bhalla is the first Sikh mayor of New Jersey. He was elected as the mayor of Hoboken in 2018.This year he announced his intention to run for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. “An important part of being involved in the public sector is running for elected office,” he said.
If elected, you will be the second Sikh to be elected to the US House of Representatives. Dilip Singh Saund was the first Indian American and Sikh to be elected to Congress.
“Congressman Sond broke barriers.He was not only the first Sikh member of Congress, but he was the first Asian American member of Congress, the first Indian American member of Congress. Dilip Singh Saun has been in Congress for 61 years. So becoming the second Sikh American to serve in the U.S. Congress will be a part of history,” he said.
"It will be historic, and hopefully it will really give other young South Asian and Indian Americans and Sikh Americans some hope and inspiration that if I can do that, they too can be included in American life and be proud too." Can." Who are they and where do they come from,” Bhalla said.Responding to a question, Bhalla said that he is contesting the elections on the ticket of infrastructure, jobs and economy.
The Biden administration, especially after the pandemic, has done a great job with the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, he said. Those are three major appropriations of federal funding that have made communities materially better off and are making history in terms of investing billions of dollars in bridges, roads, infrastructure, climate action on issues that matter right now.
“The Biden administration has done a lot towards improving the lives of people. And we want to see that continue in the years to come,” Bhal said.
