PORTLAND (OR) VANCOUVER(WA)
ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES
(This list has been prepared
as a community service project of ACHA. Inclusion in it of any individual
or organization does not imply his/her/its endorsement by ACHA).
| 1. Airlines Serving South
Asia from USA,
2. Arts-Music-Entertainment, 3. Business Support, 4. Charitable Organizations, 5. Children-Youth, 6. Consumer Services, 7. Cremation-Funeral Services, 8. Crisis- Emergency, 9. Cultural Organizations, |
10. Discrimination
(Employment),
11. Embassies & Consulates (S. Asian), 12. Immigration & Passports (U.S.A.), 13. Legislators, 14. Peace & Harmony Organizations, 15. Priests (Hindu), 16. Religious Organizations, 17. Schools, 18. Women & Family |
1. AIRLINES SERVING SOUTH ASIA FROM USA
Air France 800-237-27472. ARTS-MUSIC-ENTERTAINMENT
Air India 800-223-7776
Alitalia Airlines 800-223-5730
Asiana Airlines 800-227-4262
British Airways 800-247-9297
Cathay Pacific Airways 800-233-2742
Delta Air Lines 800-221-1212
EVA Airways 800-695-1188
Japan Airlines 800-525-3663
KLM 800-374-7747
Korean Air 800-438-5000
Kuwait Airways 800-458-9248
Lufthansa 800-645-3880
Malaysia 800-552-9264
Qantas Airways 800-227-4500
SAS Scandinavian Airlines 800-221-2350
Sabena 800-955-2000
Saudia Arabian Airlines 800-472-8342
Singapore Airlines 800-742-3333
Swissair 800-221-4750
TWA 800-221-2000
Thai Air 800-426-5204
Tower Air 800-221-2500
United Airlines 800-241-6522
Dance3. BUSINESS SUPPORT
Deepa Raghavan (Bharathanatyam) (503) 681-8939
Tannia Chatterjee, Indian Classical Dance (503) 848-5658
Dhamaka Dance Troupe, Bhangra (551) 334-3617
Radhika Narayanan, Indian Classical Dance (503) 614-0805
Jayanthi Raman, Bharatha Natyam (503) 690-5906
Ratna Roy, Indian Classical Dance (360) 866-4811
Shivi Vanka, Indian Classical Dance (503) 629-0354Music
Mita Kundu, Rabindra & Film Sangeet (503) 690-8569
Hem & Poonam Mathur, Indian Film Music (503) 590-8424Music- Instruments
Stephen Amdahl, Tabla (503) 534-9212
Chris Henke, Bansuri-Flute (503) 235-1776
Manorma Rauniyar (Sitar,Tanpura, Tabla) (503) 629-0680
Nisha Joshi, Sitar (503) 629-0277
Rik Masterson, Tabla (503) 307-4301
Rose Okada, Sarangi, Guitar & Violin (503) 296-9650
Shailajah Prasannan, Veena (503) 296-9022
Kapila Ranasinghe, Tabla (503) 439-1863Organizations
Kalakendra, Performing Arts of India
www.kalakendra.org (503) 233-8838
Kalanjali, Thyagaraja Aradhana & Music (541) 757-9726
Kirana West, N. Indian Classical Music (503) 296-9650
Portland Thyagaraja Aradhana & Music (503) 531-0270
Rasika
www.rasika.org (503) 690-5906
Soman Enterprises (503) 667-5221
Sur Sangeet (503) 885-8856Painting
Vidya Hivale, Paintings & Greeting Cards (503) 612-9306
Bhavesh Parekh, Painting (503) 246-5422Radio
Sada-E-Watan (1010 AM), Urdu/Hindi Radio (503) 255-1990Schools
Anjali School of Dance (503) 629-8465
Kalabharti Dance school (503) 629-0354
Natya Dance Academy
www.natyadance.com (503) 690-5906
Navrasa Dance school (503) 614-0805
Sargam, Rabindra & Film Sangeet (503) 690-8569
Vazhuvur School of Bharathanatyam (503) 681-8939Vocal
Veena Iyengar, Carnatic Vocal (503) 629-9519
Nisha Joshi, N. Indian Vocal (503) 629-0277
Rik Masterson, N. Indian Vocal (503) 307-4301
Shailajah Prasannan, Carnatic Vocal (503) 296-9022
Viji Srinivasan, Carnatic Vocal (541) 752-3406
Business Assistance Program, Olympia, WA (800) 237-12334. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (503) 249-7744
Oregon Economic Development Dep (503) 229-5625
Oregon Executive MBA Program (503) 725-2250
Pacific Northwest International Trade Association (503) 471-1399
Small Business Administration (U.S.)
Business Loans (503) 326-2682
Business Counseling (503) 326-5498
Contracting Opportunities (503) 326-6850
Minority Enterprise Development (503) 326-2682
Women's Resources (503) 326-2682
Small Business International Trade Program (503) 274-7482
U.S. Bureau of Export Administration,
Newport Beach, CA (800) 872-8723
Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon (503) 768-5158
Association for India's Development (AID) (503) 848-61265. CHILDREN-YOUTH
ASHA-Portland (503) 533-8139
Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation (503) 690-0499
Boys & Girls Aid Society, Portland (503) 222-96616. CONSUMER SERVICES
Boys & Girls Aid Society, Crisis Intervention (503) 654-0025
Boys & Girls Aid Society, Crisis Intervention (503) 641-7820
Child Abuse Intervention, Clark County (360) 397-6002
Child Abuse Reporting, Oregon (503) 731-3100
Child Abuse Reporting, Washington (360) 993-7901
Childcare Resources, Inc., Portland (503) 227-0244
Childcare Resources, Vancouver (360) 750-9735
Children & Family Services, Vancouver (360) 993-7900
Children's Museum
Portland (503) 823-2227
Salem (A.C. Gilbert Discovery Village) (503) 371-3631
Missing Children's Clearinghouse (800) 543-5678
Transportation
ACTS Oregon, Gladstone (503) 656-7207
Kids on the Go, Portland (503) 335-3321
Teen Alcohol & Drug Help Line, Vancouver (800) 562-1240
Youth Service Centers, Portland (503) 736-6000
YWCA Teen Program, Clark County (360) 696-0167
Better Business Bureau, Portland (503) 226-39817. CREMATION-FUNERAL SERVICES
Consumer Complaints, Oregon (503) 229-5576
Consumer Credit Counseling, Portland (888) 875-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling, Vancouver (360) 892-4134
Consumer Protection, Vancouver (360) 759-2150
Islamic Cemetery of Oregon, Corvallis (541) 758-03298. CRISIS-EMERGENCY
Omega Funeral & Cremation Service (503) 231-6030
Clark County Crisis Line (360) 696-95609. CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
Emergency (Fire, Medical, Police) DIAL 911
Rape Crisis Center - Hillsboro (503) 640-5311
Sexual Assault Hotline - Portland (503) 235-5333
Sexual Assault Hotline - Vancouver (888) 235-5333
Anand Dhani (Bangladesh)10. DISCRIMINATION (EMPLOYMENT)
Dr. Jolly Rahman (503) 645-7514
Greater Portland Tamil Sangam
Akil Nathan (503) 277-2225
Greater Portland Telugu Association
Rama Reddy (503) 579-1389
Gujarati Samaj
Ramesh Dayal (503) 524-0330
India Cultural Association
P.S. Rao (503) 531-0259
Kannada Sangha
Anand Vardhana (503) 629-8764
Marathi Mandal
Amrita Lokre (503) 533 4824
Nepali Cultural Association.
Durga Shrestha (503) 452-7089
Pakistan Cultural Association
Sabira Quraishi (503) 645-9316
Prabashi Association (Bengali)
Rajib Hazra (503) 259-2226
S. Washington & Oregon A. Malyalees (SWORAM)
Ajit George (360) 254-4695
U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (206) 220-688311. EMBASSIES & CONSULATES (SOUTH ASIAN)
Consulate General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh12. IMMIGRATION & PASSPORTS (U.S.A.)
211 E 43 St #502, New York, NY 10017 (212) 599-6767Consulate General of India <www.indianconsulate-sf.org>
540 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 668-0662Consulate General of Pakistan
10850 Wilshire Bvd, # 1100, L. Angeles, CA 90024 (310) 441-5114Embassy of India, <www.indianembassy.org>
2107 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 939-7000Embassy of Pakistan, <info@pakistan-embassy.com>
2315 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 939-6200Embassy of Sri Lanka
2148 Wyoming Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 483-4025Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
2201 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 342-8393Royal Nepal Embassy
2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 667-4550
Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS)13. LEGISLATORS
511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 326-3006
Application Forms (800) 870-3676Immigration Counseling Program
100 W. 11th St., Vancouver, WA 98660 (360) 694-5624U.S. Passports Information (206) 808-5700
House Democratic Office, Oregon (503) 986-190014. PEACE & HARMONY ORGANIZATIONS
House Republican Office, Oregon (360) 986-1400
Senate Democratic Office, Oregon (503) 986-1700
Senate Republican Office, Oregon (503) 986-1950
U.S. Congressman David Wu, Oregon
<david.wu@mail.house.gov> (503) 326-2901
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
<write.earl@mail.house.gov> (503) 231-2300
U.S. Senator Gordon Smith, Oregon
<oregon@smith.senate.gov> (503) 326-3386
U.S. Senator Ron Wydon, Oregon
<senator@wyden.senate.gov> (503) 326.7525
House of Representatives Hotline Washington State (800) 562-6000
Representative Thomas Mielke, Clark County, WA (360) 225-9352
Senator Joseph Zarelli, Clark County, WA (360) 225-3802
U.S. Congressman Brian Ba-ird, Washington State
<Brian.Baird@Mail.House.Gov> (360) 695-6292
U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Washington State
<Senator_Murray@Murray.Senate.Gov> (360) 696-7797
U.S. Senator Slade Gorton, Washington State
<Senator_Gordon@Gordon.Senate.Gov> (360) 696-7838
Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA)15. PRIESTS (HINDU)
<hhoefer@cu-portland.edu> (503) 493-6494
Building Bridges (503) 725-8191
Oregon Peace Institute (503) 725-8192
Peace and Justice Works (503) 236-3065
South Asian Cultural Resource Center (ACHA) (503) 725-8191
Dhana Nanda (206) 767-921116. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Verma Nanda (206) 721-0629
N.R. Pandaya, Weddings (509) 586-4739
Brahma Premananda (503) 598-3073
Rathnam Sanga (206) 244-2923
Mahendra N. Sharma, Weddings (503) 289-4920
Abu-Bakr As-Siddiqui Mosque, Eugene (541) 485-089917. SCHOOLS
Bilal Mosque, Beaverton (503) 591-7233
Bochasanvasi Akshar Purshotam Swami Narayan
Sanstha, Portland (503) 285-2556
Brahma Premanand Ashram, Tigard (503) 598-3073
Eckankar Information Center, Vancouver (360) 693-4391
Hindu Temple & Cultural Center, Bellevue (253) 874-1067
Indian Christian Fellowship, Beaverton (503) 646-3752
Islamic Center, Beaverton (503) 526-9305
Islamic Center, Portland (503) 246-2703
Islamic Society of Greater Portland (360) 260-4864
Islamic Society of SW Vancouver Mosque (360) 694-7799
Jain Society of Oregon & SW Washington (360) 833-2009
Mandala Radio (90.7FM) <omkalki@mailcity.com> (503) 284-8729
Masjid Al Hijrah, Portland (503) 281.7691
Northwest International Church, Portland (503) 471-1678
Portland-Beaverton Sai Center (503) 521-8024
Portland-Vancouver Sikh Community (503) 297-6034 http://www.PortlandGurdwara.org
Rizwan (Ahmadiya) Mosque, Portland (503) 246-0813
Salman Al-Farsi Islamic Center, Corvallis (541) 758-0329
Sarada Ramakrishna Vivekananda A. of Oregon (503) 774-2410
Self Realization Fellowship, Portland (503) 254-6773
Sri Mahakali Mandir, Porland (503) 284-8729
Vedanta Society of Portland (503) 235-3919
Bala Vihar, Portland (503) 645-896118. WOMEN & FAMILY
Bal Vikas, Tigard (503) 524-8024
Islamic School of Muslim Educational Trust (503) 228-3754
Sarasvati Language School-Hindi (503) 978-9785
Vedic Heritage Classes, Washington State (425) 481-3960
Battered Women's Hotline, Portland (503) 235-533319. YOGA
Bradley-Angle House Women & Children Crisis, Portland (503) 281-2442
Domestic Violence Hot Line (888) 235-5333
Domestic Violence Hotline, Washington State (800) 562-6025
Metropolitan Family Service, Portland (503) 232-0007
Minority Women & Emerging Small Business Portland (503) 241-7062
Oregon Commission for Women, Portland (503) 725-5889
Planned Parenthood, Portland (503) 775-0861
Planned Parenthood, Vancouver (360) 694-1188
Portland Women's Crisis Line, Portland (503) 232-9751
Rape Crisis Center, Hillsboro (503) 640-5311
Rape Hotline, Portland (503) 235-5333
South Asian Women's Empowerment Resource Alliance (SAWERA), Portland
<www.sawera.org>, <sawera@sawera.org> (503) 778-7386
Washington State Support Division (360) 696-6391
Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon (503) 768-5158
Women's Clinic of Vancouver (The) (360) 944-6933
Women's Resources (Small Business Administration) (503) 326-2682
Satyananda Yoga Center 503-591-0984Last revised 3 October2008