The South Asian Coalition is an emergent network of local and national South Asian organizations that address policy issues affecting South Asian communities, with a commitment to collective liberation, human dignity, and collaboration.
Goals
The South Asian Coalition seeks to amplify key policy priorities and issues affecting South Asians in the United States through community awareness, policy analysis, and collaborations. The immediate goals of the South Asian Coalition are to:
- Share and provide information about policy issues and community needs in today’s political environment
- Collaborate on policy analysis, community awareness, and rapid response through a systems framework and intersectional lens.
- Practice solidarity, community care, trust, and spaciousness for holding complexities and contradictions
Organizations
The following organizations are part of the South Asian Coalition
- Adhikaar
- Apna Ghar
- ASATA-Power
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta
- Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
- Asian Refugees United
- Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour
- Chhaya CDC
- Dalit Solidarity Forum
- Daya Inc.
- Desi Rainbow
- Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)
- Hindus for Human Rights
- Indian American Muslim Council
- Indo-American Center
- India Civil Watch International
- Jahajee: Indo-Caribbeans for Gender Justice
- Jakara Movement
- Manavi
- Muslims for Just Futures
- Raksha, Inc.
- SAAVETX
- Sakhi for South Asian Survivors
- Savera
- SEWA-AIFW (South Asian Family Wellness)
- Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- The Sikh Coalition
- South Asian American Justice Coalition (SAAJCO)
- South Asian American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI)
- South Asian Coalition to Renew Democracy (SACRED)
- South Asian Legal Defense Fund
- South Asian Network
- South Asian Public Health Association
- South Asian SOAR
Last Updated: January 9, 2026
The South Asian Coalition is supported by the SolidarityIs program at Building Movement Project along with trusted advocates and advisors.
Latest Blog Posts
- Community Update: Suspension of Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries (including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan)
- South Asian Coalition marks one-year anniversary
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- Understanding the Effects of Policy Changes on the South Asian LGBTQ+ Community
- The First 100 Days and the Impact on South Asian Groups and Communities
