Federation of India Community Association #68-18
Posted by: Team RAGAR
N 41° 30.058 W 081° 35.650
17T E 450409 N 4594541
In Cleveland Hts. Ohio
Waymark Code: WM3560
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2008
Views: 37
In 1962, Asian Indian students of Case Western Reserve University started India Association of Cleveland (IAC). In 1967, IAC started a newspaper "LOTUS," regarded as the first such Asian Indian community newspapers in the United States. In 1978, IAC started a community center to be owned and managed by a new organization: India Community Center (ICC), the first such facility established by Asian Indians in Ohio. In 1980, IAC and ICC merged and formed the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA). Other associations representing the various states and interests in India became Federation members.
Marker Number: 68-18
County: Cuyahoga
Significance of Location: Other
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Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
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