[Air-L] South Asian Survey Request

[Mohammad Delwar Hossain]

I am conducting an online survey for my Ph.D. dissertation. Please forward the following survey invitation to your South Asian friends, colleagues and students. Your help is highly appreciated.

"Dear Friend/Colleague:
You are requested to participate in this study because you are a member of the South Asian (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) immigrant community in the U.S. and your E-mail address was obtained from my personal contact addresses. Any adult member of the South Asian immigrant community lives in the U.S. eligible to participate in this study.
I am from Bangladesh and a Ph.D. student in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. I am conducting a study on uses of social media among the South Asian diaspora in the U.S.
The linked survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. All your responses will be kept as confidential as possible. Only people directly involved with this project will have access to the surveys. You have a chance to enter a raffle draw for a $10 Amazon gift card, and 50 participants will be randomly selected.The survey can be found at:

http://mypage.siu.edu/delwarif/diaspora/start.html


Completion and submission of this survey indicate voluntary consent to participate in this study.
Questions about this study can be directed to me, Delwar Hossain, SIUC, Carbondale, IL  62901-6601.Phone (618)-319-9185.

If you do not respond to this survey or reply to opt out of the study, you will be contacted again with this request one time during the next four weeks.
Thank you for taking the time to assist me in this research.
            Delwar Hossain
            618-319-9185
            delwarif at siu.edu
This project has been reviewed and approved by the SIUC Human Subjects Committee.  Questions concerning your rights as a participant in this research may be addressed to the Committee Chairperson, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, SIUC, Carbondale, IL 62901-4709.  Phone (618) 453-4533.  E-mail:  siuhsc at siu.edu