J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e
● C o n t e n t s
● C u r r e n t e v e n t s
● R a n d o m a r t i c l e
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● C o n t a c t u s
● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p
● L e a r n t o e d i t
● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l
● R e c e n t c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e
● C o n t r i b u t i o n s
● T a l k
( T o p )
1
E a r l y l i f e
2
A d v o c a c y c a r e e r
3
R e f e r e n c e s
4
E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
D e e p a k B h a r g a v a
1 l a n g u a g e
● ਪ ੰ ਜ ਾ ਬ ੀ
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e
● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e
● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
● S p e c i a l p a g e s
● P e r m a n e n t l i n k
● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n
● C i t e t h i s p a g e
● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L
● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e
● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F
● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Early life
[ edit ]
Bhargava was born in Bangalore , India . His family emigrated to the New York City borough, The Bronx ,[1] where he grew up and became, in his words, a "ferocious Yankees fan."[2] He attended Harvard College , where he opposed Reserve Officers Training Corps presence,[3] and graduated summa cum laude[4] in 1990.
Advocacy career
[ edit ]
Deepak Bhargava: It's time for a new paradigm in the poverty debate
Bhargava began his career at ACORN , where he served as legislative director[5] and spokesperson.[6]
He joined the Center for Community Change in 1994 as the director of public policy.[7] In 2000, he directed the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support coalition of grassroots groups working on federal welfare law.[8] Bhargava became executive director of the Center for Community Change in 2002.[7]
Much of Bhargava's work at CCC has focused on immigration reform. He brought together immigration activists and helped launch the Fair Immigration Reform Movement ,[9] was arrested outside of the White House while protesting immigration law in 2011,[1] [10] and was credited for having convinced President Barack Obama to reduce deportation of undocumented immigrants in 2012.[5] [11]
In 2019, Bhargava joined the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies as a Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies.[12]
Bhargava has served on the boards of:
References
[ edit ]
Notes
^ Bhargava, Deepak (18 June 2010). "Move the Game: Baseball Must Say No to Racism" . HuffPost Blog. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ Rubin, Philip (3 November 1989). "Activist Groups to Hold Anti-ROTC Meeting" . The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ a b c "Deepak Bhargava" . Open Society Foundations . Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ a b Gizzi, John (1 September 2013). "Community Organizers in Charge: Three who pack a political punch" . Capital Research Center. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ Schemo, Diana Jean (17 August 1994). "Suburban Taxes Are Higher For Blacks, Analysis Shows" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ a b "Deepak Bhargava" . Aspen Ideas Festival . Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ a b "Deepak Bhargava - Social Transformation Project" . Social Transformation Project . Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ Dreier, Peter (3 November 2013). "20 Activists Who Are Changing America" . HuffPost Blog. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ "Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House" . Reuters . 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ Wallsten, Peter (10 June 2012). "President Obama bristles when he is the target of activist tactics he once used" . Washington Post . Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ "CUNY SLU Appoints Deepak Bhargava as Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies" . CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies . City University of New York . August 21, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ a b "Biography of Deepak Bhargava for Appearances, Speaking Engagements" . All American Speakers . Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ "Board of Advisors" . The Bauman Foundation . Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
External links
[ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deepak_Bhargava&oldid=1198381112 "
C a t e g o r i e s :
● L i v i n g p e o p l e
● I n d i a n e m i g r a n t s t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
● I n d i a n g a y m e n
● A m e r i c a n L G B T p e o p l e o f A s i a n d e s c e n t
● H a r v a r d C o l l e g e a l u m n i
● C U N Y S c h o o l o f L a b o r a n d U r b a n S t u d i e s f a c u l t y
● P e o p l e f r o m W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .
● A m e r i c a n n o n p r o f i t e x e c u t i v e s
● 1 9 6 8 b i r t h s
● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y I n d i a n L G B T p e o p l e
H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s :
● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s
● P e o p l e a p p e a r i n g o n C - S P A N
● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 4 J a n u a r y 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 0 : 0 6 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .
● P r i v a c y p o l i c y
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● D i s c l a i m e r s
● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a
● C o d e o f C o n d u c t
● D e v e l o p e r s
● S t a t i s t i c s
● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t
● M o b i l e v i e w