All these organizations and whatever other small time associations that they have in and around NYC, LA, Dallas, Boston and all the big cities out there IMHO do NOT represent the majority of the voice of the Nepalis here int he US.  I clearly see that the Himalayan Buddhist Assoc. (which has an "active" membership of close to 3,000 Nepalis here in NYC alone...the word "active" is used here as these peeps are willing to walk right outta their house at midnight if anything arises) was not included in this talk they had.  As far as my personal analysis into most of the various organizations we have running amok here, some have only 10 peeps in them and they give all 10 of them an executive position...Its really nothing to be proud of or an achievement that you were made Secretary or Treasurer of your 10 man team.  I'd reckon most of them are formed just to boost one's uber-ego or to make oneself seem semmingly important amongst the solitary 10 peeps.  LMAO  Even the ANA which boasts of a few thousand members only has these members come toghether during the July 4th convention...The rest of the year, the ANA in my mind ceases to exist.  In contrast, just a single entity: The Sherpa kyidug in the NYC has over 1,500 members itself (even the lowly Mustang and Manang Samaj has over 800 and 300 members respectively).  And these orgs are always doing an event every other weekend or month.  The activeness amongst the members here is truly geniune (also since most members are related or somehow they forcefully make themselves to be).  Where were these entities with such an ctive base in this meeting of the Nepalese Council??  hahahaha   A damn joke.  No matter what I see and read about organizations bringing about such meetings and debates for a better Nepal, its nothing but a farce to the greatest degree as the reps of the majority have been left out in the dark.

...Wow, I still can;t fathom that they have a Nepali Council in the US who organizes such an event inviting the 27 associations here, but they leave the biggest and the most active one out (HBA)?  Its a shame that though they did try and initiate an event that would try and help bring about the much needed change in Nepal, the largest voice ironically had been silenced.