Top Democrat Visits Greater
Reno
The
Asian American Caucus of Northern Nevada invited Senator Harry
Reid, the newly elected leader of United States Senate. Senator
Reid won the fourth term in 2004 in a landslide victory over
his Republic opponent.
Senator Reid with a group of Asian
Americans |
The
Asian community showed up in large numbers. Harry Reid is
senior senator from Nevada and has always enjoyed great support
of the Asian-American community. The senator took the opportunity
to talk to each one of the people present ton the occasion.
The Consul General of Bangladesh and his wife and some members
of his office also attended the gathering.
The Consul General expressed his satisfaction that both countries
Bangladesh and the United States have cooperated with each
other in fields of mutual interest to each other in the past
and expressed his hope that they will continue to do so in
the future also. Senator Reid with his local staff and family
members came to the dinner party arranged by the Asian American
caucus. It was a lively evening. Asian women were dressed
in their colorful native dresses. The party was arranged at
India Garden and Indian food was served. He stayed at the
party for the whole evening and appreciated the women dressed
in their native costumes and enjoyed the I food especially
the lassi and tandoori chicken. Mr. Shah Chisti, president
of Asian American Caucus of Northern Nevada, introduced the
Senator to the audience. Mr. Bagchi Sitadhari, advisor to
the caucus, facilitated the whole ceremony.
Mr. Nick Shukla, t secretary of the caucus, read out the impressive
biography of the senator and mentioned to the audience that
the senator has won elections by a narrow margin and lost
by narrow margins He also won elections by landslide. But
his character and integrity were never in question and he
has never hesitated to take on unpopular issues and has been
on the side of the weak and the less fortunate... Senator
Reid brought the issue of the great tragedy of unprecedented
and epic proportion at the meeting. He asked the Asian community
to write a petition to him and to other federally elected
officials that the administration should do more by way of
offering financial and other help worthy of this great nation.
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