That is when Representative Stephen J. Solarz, a Brooklyn Democrat, became the first to aggressively court what had been a largely overlooked Indian-American immigrant community.
New York's 7th Congressional District is home to a strong Indian-American community.
Crowley met with the local Indian-American community and business leaders ahead of his travel and plans to meet with them upon his return to discuss his trip.
Assistant Secretary Blake: "No diaspora community is more energetic and successful than our Indian-American community."
In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire, Biden stated in regards to his relationship with the Indian-American community:
"I just think the Indian-American community needs to have its contributions honored," said Councilwoman Gale Brewer, the leading sponsor of the Diwali bill.
She was honored by the American president Barack Obama for fighting against domestic abuse and long held taboos in the Indian-American community.
Behind those statistics lies a beguiling story, not just of immigrant pluck, but of a craze that seems to have swept through the Indian-American community.
There was a mild controversy when the promotion offended members of the Indian-American community who felt that Apu is a caricature that plays on too many negative stereotypes.
The night was almost like a coming-out party, as if having a viable candidate nearly win a race for governor meant that the Indian-American community had finally arrived.