Address: P.O. Box PO Box 158 Plainsboro, NJ 08536Year Established:1973
President: Kedar Bhuyan, New Jersey
Vice President: Probal Tahbildar, New Jersey
General Secretary: Malabika Brahma, New Jersey
Treasurer:Anuradha Deka, New Jersey
Executive Members:Dipankar Bairagi, North Carolina; Sanjib Bhuyan, North Dakota; Satyendra Sarmah, Michigan
Membership:Assam Society of America is a social and cultural organization that unites the Assamese community in North America.
If you would like to become a member, please fill the form at the bottom of this page and send it to the address given in the form. The membership rates are US$25 for a family, US$15 for an individual, and US$1 for a student. Please note that we can accept only US currency. Membership will entitle you to a newsletter several times a year, one or more issues of the magazine Asomi, and a directory listing the Assamese people in North America. You may also recieve other communications from time to time.
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Adopt-A-Child Program: Contact Jugma Bora at jugma@informix.com or 510-556-9103SHARP Scholarship Program: Contact Vijeet Sarma at vcqe43a@prodigy.com or 908=439-9260
Donate-A-Book Program: Contact Jugal Kalita at kalita@pikespeak.uccs.edu or 719-574-3656
Student Guidance Cell: Contact Anirban Sharma at anirban@netcom.com or 908-548-9032; or Kaushik Kalita at kkalita@qualcomm.com or 619-689-0062
Book Publication: ASA is planning to publish several books on Assamese culture and literature. In 1995, ASA published a book called Amerikar Asomi (The Little Assam in America). It is edited by Dr. Umesh Deka, a professor of Assamese at Gauhati University. It contains about 70 articles, stories, and poems written by members of the Assamese community in North America. If you would like to get a copy, it costs $12.50. Please contact Jugal Kalita.
Assam House Project: Contact Mahesh Baishya at 908-494-6816 or Mukul Chowdhary at 718-733-4576
Transfer of Knowledge and Technology through Expatriate Assamese
Asomi: a bilingual Assamese English magazine published in the US: A few old issues of Asomi are available by anonymous ftp from zeppo.uccs.edu in the directory pub/assamese_writings. Contact Jugal Kalita at kalita@pikespeak.uccs.edu or 719-574-3656; or Anirban Sharma at anirban@netcom.com. It is in English and Assamese, the language of Assam in South Asia. It has been published by Assam Society of America for almost twenty years.Newsletter of Assam Society of America, Editor: Mrinal Baruah at mrinal.baruah@lznj2.lincroftnj.attgis.com or 908-548-7472
Directory of Assamese Residents of North America and Handbook for Assamese Immigrants. Contact Anirban Sharma or Probal Tahbildar at ptahbildar@rosedale.org, 609-799-9359
1st-16th Annual Meetings, 1973-1989, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania areas17th Annual Meeting, 1990, Orlando, Florida
18th Annual Meeting, 1991, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Chief Guests: Lakshminandan Bora and Mahendra Bora, noted Assamese authors; Chief Artist: Anima Choudhury, a noted Assamese singer
19th Annual Meeting, 1992, Napierville, Illinois; Chief Guest: Bhupen Hazorika, a noted Assamese singer
20th Annual Meeting, 1993, Edison, New Jersey; Chief Guests: Khagen Mahanta and Archana Mahanta, noted Assamese singers
21st Annual Meeting, 1994, Colorado Springs, Colorado
22nd Annual Meeting, 1995, Hockessin, Delaware . Contact Dhruba Das at dasdh%ge-prt-ctl#@ge.geis.com or 610-384-6436
23rd Annual Meeting, 1996, San Jose, Califoria
24th Annual Meeting, 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey
25th Annual Meeting, 1998, St. Louis, Missouri, Chief Guests: Ramen Baruah and D'pen Barua, noted Assamese singers
Bohag Bihu celebrations in 1997Please send any comments or suggestions to asaexecs@pikespeak.uccs.edu.
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