Chhaya CDC Report of 2012 has me absolutely appalled at the conditions of the South Asian community in New York City. What stood out the most was the fact that almost 47 percent of the South Asians surveyed held college degrees, but only 8 percent work in professional or technical jobs. That I felt was the main focal point of this reading. The language barrier was one of many big challenges faced by this demographic group. These language barriers are the main cause of the job and home issues this group faces. The issues faced at homes, is faced primarily by families renting houses or apartments who are faced with different issues that other renters do not ordinarily face. Most of them are paid in cash, therefore they must pay their rent in cash without any proof of ever having paid their rent to the homeowners. In addition, these South Asian immigrants primarily do not speak English, therefore they are not known of their rights as a renter and are often unaware of when they’re living in a rent control apartment. And since they pay rent in cash, there is no way of proving that they are being cheated out of their money.

Opportunity barriers are another prime issue facing this group South Asians. In one of the surveys done, it was noted that a young Bangladeshi male who has a master’s degree in accounting but currently works as a Taxi driver. Because of their different language, it is difficult for South Asians to gain work in their field of expertise. Immediate action should be taken to allow for this group of people to be accommodated for their differences in language. After all, 80 percent of the surveyed people were either US citizens or permanent residents. The South Asian community has had the largest percentage increase in population in New York City, 159 percent increase. There days are soon to come, because they’ll be around for many more years to come.