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The Campaign for Justice on May 29 announced that the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing on H.R. 662 for July 31, 2008, marking a momentous step towards the establishment of a commission that will investigate the internment of over 2,200 persons of Japanese ancestry from 13 Latin American countries by the U.S. government during World War II.
The “Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Ameri...Read more
OCA, formerly the Organization of Chinese Americans, announced today that four of its chapters are receiving the Allstate Hate Crime Initiative Grants for 2008: OCA-Greater Los Angeles, OCA-Greater Seattle, OCA- New York and OCA-Greater Houston.
“Unfortunately, hate crimes are still a serious concern for many in the APA community,” said Ginny Gong, OCA National President, “Our chapters help spread awareness about hate crimes and their effe...Read more
Join Filipinos for Affirmative Action and other groups in this effort…
On April 24, the United States Senate passed the Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act (S. 1315) in a bipartisan vote of 96-1. The passing of this historic bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Dan Akaka of Hawai’i, contains provisions to correct the six decades of injustice to Filipino veterans of World War II by restoring their status as U.S. veterans while maintaining and improviing benefits for other veterans.
The House of Representati...Read more
The Asian American Journalists Association yesterday announced the 42 high school students selected for J Camp, a six-day program that brings together a multicultural group to sharpen their journalism skills. J Camp will be held July 18-23 at Loyola University Chicago, just prior to the UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention.
Students are selected from a competitive application process in which academic achievement and journalism talent are among the stronge...Read more
A note from Project by Project LA:
In the last few weeks we have all seen the vivid reports on the devastation of the China Earthquake as well as the Myanmar Cyclone. Our deepest condolences go out to anyone who has been affected by these disasters. We at Project by Project are writing to remind everyone that the crisis is still ongoing and it is not too late to donate to those relief funds.
As an organization that focuses on issues relating to the Asian American community h...Read more
Grayson Flaim at Turner Broadcasting sent me a note about the upcoming Turner Classic Movies presentation of RACE & HOLLYWOOD: ASIAN IMAGES IN FILM, a “festival” of 37 films examining the portrayal of Asians in movies. ASIAN IMAGES IN FILM premieres Tuesday, June 3, at 8 p.m. continues every Tuesday and Thursday in June on Turner Classic Movies.
ASIAN IMAGES IN FILM will feature interviews from some of the m...Read more
Yul Kwon and the Asian Americans for Good Government (AAGG) PAC are hosting a welcome reception for Edison (NJ) Mayor Jun Choi and Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon on Friday, May 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dynasty Restaurant, 10123 N Wolfe Rd. Cupertino.
Yul Kwon is personally bringing Mayor Choi and Councilor Yoon to California to provide our community with opportunity to connect East and...Read more
Courtni Sunjoo Pugh, Assistant Area Director of SEIU International, will be honored at an Asian Pacific Heritage Month reception on Monday May 19, 6 to 8 p.m. in State Capitol Basement Rotunda hosted by the Asian American Education Institute and headlined by State Controller John Chiang, Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu and Board of Equalization Vice Chair Betty Yee.
Honorary Event Co-Chairs include: Asian Pacific Islander American Legislative Caucus, Latino Legislative Caucus, Legisl...Read more
My friend Michele Lew, President and CEO of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, will be honored as the 22nd Assembly District’s Woman of the Year for 2008 by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at Cupertino City Hall Council Chambers, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino.
A reception will begin at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Lobby followed by a presentation in the City Council Chambers.
Please RSV...Read more
Join CAA on Saturday, May 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at I-Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, for a reception honoring our Helen Zia Fellows for Social Change with a special guest appearance by Helen Zia herself. This is the first year of the fellowship program, which seeks to train API college and university students in California to be progressive leaders for change on their campuses.
Fellows to be honored include Wendy Chuah (Stanford), Kenny Gong (City College of San Francisco), Maggie Kong (UCSC...Read more
