MINEOLA , NY (TIP):  Nassau County Executive Laura Curran  hosted the Asian-American community for a ceremony to officially inaugurate the Advisory Council members of the new Office of Asian American Affairs, including Executive Director Farrah Mozawalla at  the  Ceremonial Chambers, Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building on June 6

Curran recently signed into law the historic formation of the Office, which will serve as a bridge between county government and the growing Asian-American community in Nassau.

Dr. Isma Chaudhry was voted Chairperson of the Board.

The Council members  inaugurated are:

Farrah Mozawalla (Executive Director), Ammad Sheikh, Christine Liu, Isma Chaudhry, Rajiv Jadhav, Rocky Singson,  Sadia Chaudhury, Abdul Aziz Bhuiyan, Sunita Manjrekar,  Tessa Ma, Satnum Parhar,  Vanna Ye,  Bhavani Srinivasan, Jamilah Abdul-Kareem, Nisha Bhalla,  Jensen Ambachen, Esq, Abraham Thomas, Bryant Lew,  Jasbir Singh, Dr. Guodong Zhang,  Naeem Bawla, Esq,  Juleigh Chin