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Article: Division in Indian-American community spurs two festivals Money, control issues part of dispute, some organizers say
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- Oakland Tribune
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- August 1, 2003
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One week after reaching an agreement to host a unified India
Independence Day festival, two competing factions of the Tri-City
area's Indian-American community broke off talks, saying they will
hold separate festivals in Fremont and Union City.
Organizers from three Indian-American groups last week said a
joint festival in Fremont would bridge a growing divide in the
community and allow the groups to consolidate their efforts and
funding.
Control and money appear to have been the driving force behind the
split, some organizers said.
Romesh Japra, president of the Federation of Indian-American
Associations, which has held the Festival of India in Fremont for the
past decade, said the other ...