Neeta Patel

Neeta Patel

Neeta Patel is a Philadelphia activist. She is closely associated with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.

Forward Motion

Forward Motion, July 1992, page 12

In 1992 Neeta Patel, Ellen Somekawa, Dao Tran, of Asian Americans United contributed an article "Asian lives do not come cheap" to the July 1992 issue of Freedom Road Socialist Organization's Forward Motion.

"Remaking Urban America"

Asian Americans United June 7, 2009:

MANY THANKS to everyone -- speakers, community organizations, Drexel's School of Education -- who made this community dialogue such a success!!

Photo of AAU members at "Remaking Urban America" sponsored by Drexel's Multicultural Collaborative on June 5.

Bret Flaherty, Scott Kurashige, Neeta Patel, Ellen Somekawa, Helen Gym.

With Grace Lee Boggs

Asian Americans United April 17, 2011:

Asian Americans United with activist writers Scott Kurashige & Grace Lee Boggs in NYC http://www.GraceLeeBoggs.com/ — with Emily Lawsin, Scott Kurashige and Joan May T. Cordova, and not captioned Neeta Patel.

Defending Asian students

Asian Americans United December 2, 2013:

On December 3rd, 2009, 26 Asian immigrant students were attacked both inside and directly outside of South Philadelphia High School. The students boycotted school for eight days, demanding accountability from school leadership. AAU worked with a strong and passionate team of allies to support the students. Most importantly, the students were unified, they stood strong and they didn’t back down…and... See More — with Alison Sprague, Duong Nghe Ly, Nancy Dung Nguyen, Wei Chen, Cecilia Chen, Neeta Patel, Xu Lin, Betty Lui, Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, Judy At Aau, Joan May T. Cordova, Ellen Somekawa, Helen Gym, Alice Vuong and Maxine J. Chang.

Asian Americans United - 28th Anniversary

Asian Americans United November 19, 2013:

Cheers and thanks to all who volunteered (Go AAU, go!), sponsored, hosted, donated, presented, emceed, deejayed, cooked, mixed sangria, performed and celebrated at AAU's memorable 28th anniversary benefit concert/dance featuring Nobuko Miyamoto with Theo Gonzalves! Intergenerational groups presented AAU's Standing Up for Justice Awards to Grayce Uyehara, John Elliott Churchville, and 1Love Movement. Emcee Kao Khue wove the program together like poetry.

Nobuko wrote and sang a new song for the first time: ”You are the ones we've been waiting for...” And all joined in singing: ”We are the ones we've been waiting for.”

...with so much gratitude for all who build communities and work for justice.

<3 — with Eric Joselyn, Duong Nghe Ly, Matt Tae, Regina Liu Kerr, Lai Har Cheung, Srey Boss, Chi-Ser Tran, Grace Rustia, Emily P. Lawsin, Scott Kurashige, Mary Yee, Laurent Widjaya, Paul Uyehara, Alix Mariko Webb, Rorng Sorn, Senn Font, Linh Nguyen, Bryan Mercer, K. Naroen Chhin, Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, Neeta Patel, Tai Joselyn, Doua Xiong, Renyu Wu, John Elliott Churchville, Kavita Levy, Judy At Aau, Theo Gonzalves, Ana Cruz, Janeya Hisle, Ellen Somekawa, Wei Chen, Helen Gym, Sookyung Oh, Dawn Werme Pratson, Xu Lin, Betty Lui, Peter Van Do, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kao Nhia Kue, Jean Hunt, Teresa Engst, Alice Vuong and Maxine Chang.

Notebook

In 2013 Philadelphia Public Schools journal the Philadelphia Public School Notebook hired an associate director for operations, Neeta Patel.

Patel’s responsibilities will include managing the Notebook’s growth into a fully independent nonprofit as it transitions out of its current “incubator” space at Resources for Human Development in 2013. She will also coordinate work on the Notebook’s Knight Community Information Challenge grant, which involves reaching out to parents to assess how Notebook publications can bring them greater value.

Patel previously worked as associate director with Asian Americans United and staffed the launch of the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School‎‎, where she was chief operating officer. Though this is her first job with a newspaper, Patel is not new to nonprofits, having worked in the field for over 20 years. And she is a longtime Notebook reader.

“I want to lend my experience to the Notebook to build a solid institutional foundation so that it can continue to be a strong voice for quality and equality in our schools,” Patel said. “I also want to connect with parents and learn how they can better access and be served by the Notebook so that more voices are brought into the debate surrounding our schools.”

Board Asian Americans United

Asian Americans United board, as of 2015;

• Alix Mariko Webb, Executive Director
• Ed Nakawatase, President
• Betty Lui, Treasurer
• Neeta Patel, Director
• Maxine Chang, Director
• Alice Vuong, Director

AAU 2008 personnel

Asian Americans United leaders 2008.

Executive Director

• Ellen Somekawa

Board of Directors Joan May T. Cordova, Helen Gym, Betty Lui, Ed Nakawatase, Neeta Patel, Suzanne Young.

Programming Committee Joan May T. Cordova, Helen Gym, Betty Lui, Ed Nakawatase, Doanh Nghiem, Neeta Patel, Pin Phoeung, Adrienne Poon, Kathy Shimizu, Ellen Somekawa

AAU 2008 Mid-Autumn Festival Organizing Committee

Thanks to Mid-Autumn Festival Organizing Committee members: Alex Buligon, David Chan, Ming Chau, Jenny Chen, Maxine Cheng, Michael Chow, Joan May T. Cordova, Jennifer Huh, Ken Hung, Willy Ip, Debora Kodish, Xin Shen Liu, Betty Lui, Hon Fung Lui, Jian Yong Mai, Dun Mark, Neeta Patel, Kathy Shimizu, Ellen Somekawa, Jack Tam, Wing Tang, Kevin Vo, Ally Vuong, Debbie Wei, Allan K. Wong, and Lisa Yau, who worked for months to organize the Festival.

AAU 2007 Bowlathon

Thank you to our Bowl-A-Thon bowlers who raised the money we needed to pilot our 2007 Paths to Leadership Project. We couldn’t have done our project without your support.

Thanks to: Doua Xiong, Leng Song, Ka Xiong, Dee Song, Daou Hiecke, Xue Song Jin, Steve Ngo, James Li, Andy Cao, James Au-Yeung, Devin Liang, Alex Buligon, the brothers of Delta Chi Psi, Neeta Patel, Ahn Ha, Adrienne Poon, Nicholas Loh and Evan Loh, Olivia Sun and Mae Jane Sun, Helen Gym, Bret Flaherty, Aimon Flaherty, Karina Flaherty, Taryn Flaherty, Linda Chung, Joan May T. Cordova, Gregor Reid, Betty Lui, Kathy Shimizu, Marshall Lee, Suzanne Lee, Kelsey McGowan-Heilman, Eric Joselyn, Tai Joselyn and Chi Joselyn, Ellen Somekawa, Max Klink, Bill Davidson, Suzanne, Michelle Myers and Myong Pok McCloud, Ed Nakawatase and Kenzo Nakawatase, Jean Hunt, and Alice Bailey.

Founders

Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School founders were;

• Alex Wong
• Betty Lui
• Debora Kodish
• Debbie Wei
• Doua Xiong
• Ellen Somekawa
• Hao-Li Tai Loh
• Helen Gym
• Neeta Patel
• Toni Shapiro-Phim
• Tze Ming Chau

Comrades

Asian Americans United January 21, 2017:

With Alix Mariko Webb, Rorng Sorn, Jenny Chen, Neeta Patel and Andy Brouwer.

Asian Americans United - 30th Anniversary

Helen Gym December 15, 2015.

30th anniversary of Asian Americans United - what a crew! — with Linda Deafenbaugh, Chi Joselyn, Betty Lui, Jay Zou, Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, Eric Joselyn, Maxine J. Chang, Teresa Engst, Wei Chen, Lai Har Cheung, Alix Webb, Sachie Hopkins Hayakawa, Judy At Aau, Mary Yee, Xu Lin, Neeta Patel, Kay Yoon, Paul Uyehara, Ken Hung, Debora Kodish and Alice Vuong.