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APAP/Boston - Meet Leland Cheung

Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard
rsvp to michelle at apaforprogress.org

APAP/Philadephia - Potluck

w/ Austin's first AA judge, Ramey Ko
Sunday, March 7 at 11:00 am 
at a downtown lawfirm (email for exact details)
rsvp to farzin at apaforprogress.org

AAPI Empowerment Dinner - St. Louis

Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 pm
Buffalo Brewing Co., 300 Olive Street
rsvp to curtis @ apaforprogress.org

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March 2008

American Zombie movie opens March 28 - Los Angeles

Wed, 03/26/2008 - 18:37
Hello APA for Progress,Grace Lee, here. Thanks to Curtis, Jenn and Monica for inviting me to post here about my movie AMERICAN ZOMBIE, which opens this Friday in Los Angeles at the Sunset 5 Theaters.  I hope you will be able to check it out.

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The Lesson of Hiroshima for the U.S. Presidential Election

Tue, 03/25/2008 - 05:45
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of hearing a presentation by a Hiroshima survivor. Here's his story as I remember it. Mr. Teramoto was ten years old when the atom bomb hit Hiroshima. One second he was leaning over a desk to write a postcard to a friend; the next second he was on his back amid the rubble of his former house. An aunt pulled him out. His face was covered in blood.

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James Yee, Guantanamo, and John McCain

Tue, 03/25/2008 - 05:11
The Austin American Statesman has interviewed former army chaplain James Yee about the mistreatment he witnessed at Guantanamo.

I'm sorry...

Tue, 03/25/2008 - 04:08
... but Hillary Clinton didn't "misspeak" about her trip to Bosnia.

Asian Americans for Obama: Weekly Pitch

Mon, 03/24/2008 - 20:58

The following was sent to a number of political bloggers in the Pennsylvania area and in the Asian American community. Please post and distribute these links and help spread the word of Asian American support for Barack Obama


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The Speech — Dual Consciousness on the Presidential Stage

Sat, 03/22/2008 - 07:39

At its core, Tuesday's speech amounted to a groundbreaking big-stage exposition of

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A Few Initial Reactions to Obama's Speech on Race

Tue, 03/18/2008 - 07:52
I really identified with this part of Obama's speech:
I can no more disown him [Rev. Wright] than I can disown the black community.

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Obama in 30 Seconds

Sun, 03/16/2008 - 18:49
By Christina MoveOn.org is one of the best, if not the best, progressive Political Action Committee in America. It's GOTV effort in the 2006 midterms sent more calls to otherwise hesitant voters than the margin of victory in many states and the organization boast more than 3 million members (this blogger among them). And it was a great day when close to 70% of its members voted to endorse Sen.

Big Kudos to Asian American Community at University of Colorado

Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:01
A quick update about the incident at UC where a writer for student newspaper ran an outrageously offensive and racist anti-Asian article. Last week, the Asian American community organized and rallied for peace while demanding, among other actions, the removal of Editor in Chief Cassie

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What We Do

APAP is a national network of progressive Asian Americans and allies. Through our 501(c)(4), we engage in educational programs including:

• Democracy Summit brunches
• Townhalls and panels
• Screenings of documentaries and films
• Voter registration drives
• Activist training sessions


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