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| name = North American Association of Indian Students (NAAIS)<br />
| logo = NAAIS Logo.png<br />
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| founder = [[Sudhanshu Kaushik]]<br />
| type = [[Nonprofit organization]]<br />
| status = 501(c)(3)<br />
| focus = [[Students]], [[youth]], [[activism]], [[mobilization]]<br />
| location = [[New York City|New York]] / [[Delhi]]<br />
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| membership = 23,000<br />
| founded = 2020<br />
| website = {{URL|naais.org}}<br />
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The '''North American Association of Indian Students''' (NAAIS) is an American [[nonprofit organization]] that supports [[Indian people|Indian]] and [[Indian Americans|Indian-American]] students studying in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Living in two realities': Indian diaspora reckons with crisis abroad|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/01/india-diaspora-covid-response/|access-date=2021-11-26|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Callimachi|first=Rukmini|date=2021-06-03|title=Colleges Say Students Must Get a Covid Vaccine. But No, Not That One.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/coronavirus-vaccine-college-students.html|access-date=2021-11-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The organization aims to connect a variety of Indian groups on college and university campuses to create better resources for Indian and Indian-American students.<br />
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With over 200,000 Indian students and over 500,000 Indian-American students studying in US institutions, young Indians are one of the largest identity groups within the United States, second only to the [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Kritika |date=2019-11-26 |title=21% fewer Indian students went abroad last year as US figures saw biggest drop |url=https://theprint.in/india/education/21-fewer-indian-students-went-abroad-last-year-as-us-figures-see-biggest-drop/326433/ |access-date=2019-12-30 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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NAAIS runs a workshop series to encourage bonding between Indian-origin students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nott |first=Will |date=27 August 2021 |title=NAAIS holds workshops across US to support Indian students |url=https://thepienews.com/news/naais-holds-workshops-across-us-to-support-indian-students/ |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=The Pie News |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, NAAIS runs a mentorship program "designed to facilitate connections between undergraduate students of Indian origin, including Indian-American students, and experienced [[India|Indian]] alumni mentors".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naaindian.org/work/chotto-motto-hy23k|title=Community|website=North American Association of Indian Students|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}} {{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>{{bsn|date=April 2024}} In 2001, NAAIS also partnered with [[ZEE5]], an Indian video-on-demand service, to get its message to more young Indians around college campuses,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patel|first=Nirali|date=2021-09-30|title=Sudhanshu Kaushik speaks to UMich Indian American Student Association|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/campus-life/sudhanshu-kaushik-speaks-to-umich-indian-american-student-association/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=The Michigan Daily|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=ZEE5 launches in the U.S., ushers in a new era of South Asian entertainment {{!}} News India Times|date=25 June 2021 |url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/zee5-launches-in-the-u-s-ushers-in-a-new-era-of-south-asian-entertainment/|access-date=2021-11-20|language=en-US}}</ref> having visited over 50 college campuses in the United States by November that year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-04|title=SASA Bollywood Night brings community together with trivia|url=https://dbknews.com/2021/11/04/sasa-bollywood-night-naais-community/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=The Diamondback|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Organizations based in New York City]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:University and college organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Indian-American culture in New York (state)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian-American culture]]<br />
[[Category:Non-profit youth organizations based in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Nonpartisan organizations in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic student organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Student organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Student organizations by university or college in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Student organizations by university or college]]<br />
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