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Deepak Bhargava
Born1968 (age 55–56)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
PartnerHarry Hanbury

Deepak Bhargava is an immigration reform advocate and until 2018 was the executive director of the nonprofit Center for Community ChangeinWashington, D.C.

Early life

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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

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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

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Burton, Lynsi (17 January 2012). "Deepak Bhargava: A Voice for the Grassroots Inside the Beltway". Yes! Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  • ^ 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.
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