This document discusses domestic violence in the South Asian American community. It describes the South Asian Network (SAN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting the South Asian community in Southern California. SAN's anti-violence unit, AWAZ, was founded in 2001 to address issues like domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. AWAZ provides a range of services to over 1,600 domestic violence survivors annually, from ages 2 to 75. The document also presents statistics on domestic violence worldwide and in various communities to demonstrate the prevalence and impacts of this issue.