NEW YORK, NY: The transition team of David Dinkins, the Mayor elect of the city, is seeking qualified new individuals and since Dinkins was elected with the support of the Sikh community, he has expressed his appreciation and has invited those Sikhs who can serve his administration to submit their resumes, according to Inder jit Singh, the co chairman of the “Asian Americans for David Dinkins”.
Dinkins has established a number of transition teams headed by eminent people to help in selecting his administrative team. Anyone who feels he is qualified for a city job should summit his resume along with an expression of interest in his area of expertise to: Asian Americans for David Dinkins, 435 first Street Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Sikhs had attended the fund raising functions of the mayor elect in large numbers whereas, according to a New York ethnic tabloid the Indian community had supported Rudolph Guillaini. The community was prominent at a fund raising dinner by the “Asian Americans for David Dinkins” in the honor of the Democratic Mayor elect on October 18.
As David Dinkins addressed the fund raising dinner, he was flanked by a number of Asian community leaders who included Jagjit Singh Mangat, the President of Sikh Cultural Society and Inder jit Singh.
This is a unique opportunity for the Sikh community to participate in the political and administrative process and every effort will be made to ensure that all those who apply get the best consideration, according to AADA.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 8, 1989
