FASIS seeks to establish a center for provocative thinking around assimilation of the immigrant from the Indian sub-continent. FASIS believes that being American comes first as immigrants contributing and receiving from this nation. And being vedic in your spiritual foundations - being trained in the arts of classical Indian dance, classical melodic systems of Hindustani and Karnatic vocals, practicing Yoga to sustain good health, incorporating Ayurveda into healthy diets, rendering intricate patterns such as rangoli and kolams are all myriad ways that ought to be accepted ways of American living just as Irish celtic patterns and Amish quilts are part of the American fabric.
To further that mission, FASIS will explore the value along the dimensions of important issues of our time. We seek your inspiration to add value to our team. Send in your resume for consideration for board membership.
our
mission
All recent immigrants to the United States generally share the desire
to be a recognized community of strengths and retain their roots
with their birthplace, their cultural identities. When that first
step is satisfied, there emerges a need to share - to bring in their
children, their friends, their extended communities. In order to
teach, to share, to grow, we need to learn. Enjoyment is predicated
on learning. In every program FASIS presents, there will be a component
of learning together with an opportunity to enjoy. This helps the “seeding” and
assimilation of the immigrant from India in the local culture. As
an Indian American, it is critical that we engage with the America
around us to infuse ideas and perspectives from a culture that has
discovered and enjoyed a past rich in the arts, music and sciences.
FASIS is about growth and renewal. It is about assimilating cultures
with a distinct intellectual, emotional, and spiritual foundation
that can aid you in discovering, inventing and sustaining your life
and your community. It is about the best of America - the freedom
to discover, to learn, to grow and to develop yourself and your community.
We hope that those who come in contact with FASIS will experience
an energy that will enable them to be everything they can be in their
lives.
It is an opportunity and a privilege I take in inviting you to be
part of FASIS. Our programs are about you, the individual.
