Judge Vaughn Walker Hands Victory to Proposition 8 Opponents

8/4/10 at 4:16 PM

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Four Filipina ex-staffers of a Baltimore City hospital haven’t gotten over the shock of being summarily fired from their jobs, allegedly because they spoke Pilipino during their lunch break. (link)

got this from AngryAsianMan

apalc wants to hear about ipad discrimination

On May 17, 2010, Michelle Rhee, Frank Wu, and Kalpen discussed the "Dispelling of the Model Minority Myth." The YouTube video includes statements by Kiran Ahuja and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

If you're not already subscribed then you should subscribe to the White House Initiative on Asian American Pacific Islanders' YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteHouseAAPI

To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, APIAVote is kicking off the Norman Y. Mineta Leadership Institute (NYMLI) Speaker Series in Washington, D.C. This Speaker Series will bolster our NYM Leadership Institute, by bringing the dialogue about AAPI political involvement and political participation to a national stage. Chaired by the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, NYMLI's mission is to increase the leadership and organizing capacity of AAPI communities by training and equipping leaders with the skills to successfully engage AAPIs in electoral campaigns.

Found this article on my Monday morning: Even After Law Aimed At Banning It, RNC Still Sending Misleading 'Census' Mailer.

The Republican National Committee is continuing to send out a misleading fundraising mailer labeled "Census Document," just weeks after Congress passed a law aimed at banning such mailers.

Things are getting crazy in Arizona. Forces in Arizona has decided that if they can’t get what they want in regards to immigration on the federal level then they’re going to take it upon themselves at the state level. AZ Governor Jan Brewer has signed SB 1070 and there have been thousands to show up in AZ to protest the signing of this bill.

Just an announcement that the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders website is up and running. Visit the site here: http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/asian-americans-initiative/index.html

Yesterday NOI posted on their blog a 4 major lessons on what you need to launch a successful blog from OpenLeft founder Chris Bowers (see the video & blog post here).

The four things needed to launch a successful blog are:

From the following article at Huffington Post:

"In the heat and emotion of the debate, I exclaimed the phrase 'it's a baby killer' in reference to the agreement reached by the Democratic leadership," Neugebauer said. "I deeply regret that my actions were mistakenly interpreted as a direct reference to Congressman Stupak himself."