Source: India West
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Surrounded by Indian Ambassador Meera Shanker, visiting Indian Minister of Commerce Anand Sharma and prominent Indian Americans from around the country, President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali Oct. 14 at the White House, using the occasion to sign an executive order establishing a White House advisory panel on Asian Americans and Pacific Islander community.
The commission, which was created by a White House initiative signed by former President Bill Clinton ten years ago, will be comprised of 20 members from a wide range of government agencies, and will be directed to conduct a two-year study of how to assist Asian Americans.
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