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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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Women lead the way

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 00:32

In his first ever exclusive address to the nation on healthcare reform, President Obama broke from Washington politcs as usual to speak directly to the people, from Arcadia University in Glenside, PA.


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Samoans in the NFL-A Flag on the CBS/60 Minutes Play - Part 2

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 02:38

Long Beach, California -People usually don't think about images that aren't seen. Omissions, therefore, have just as much relevance to a story than the other more blatant offenses. And the antithesis of omission: exaggeration.


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Samoans in the NFL

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 06:35

On Sunday, Jan 17, 2010, in the height of the NFL Playoffs, 60-minutes, a CBS evening news show aired a segment titled, American Samoa: a football island.


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Tsunami relief shifts to Rebuilding Effort

Sun, 11/01/2009 - 17:00

The earthquake of September 29, 2009 in the Samoan region that created a tsunami of devastating proportions to the Samoan islands have not gone in vain.  At least not for a community in the South Bay Carson area which mobilized hours after the tsunami hit the islands.


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FEMA Disaster Relief Available to victims of Samoa Tsunami

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 00:30

Our thoughts and prayers go out to families and loved ones affected by the Tsunami that hit both island nations American Samoa, a U.S. territory and the independent state of Samoa today, September 29, 2009.

DISASTER RELIEF AVAILABLE NOW:


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The White House engagement with Native Hawaiians

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 16:33

Oh by the way, the Obama Administration is making sure that NHPI gets a real chance at voicing their concerns.  Posted on the White House blog today is a briefing on this past week's Council for Native Hawaiian Convention in DC.

 


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Sovereign rights challenged by US Commission on Civil Rights

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 16:21

If Queen Lili'uokalani, the last of the Hawaiian monarchy were alive today, she'd hold a press conference and invite Mariah Carey to sing her latest hit single "Obsessed"


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Stop the Governor's Illegal Budget Cuts to HIV/AIDS

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 02:38

Thousands of protestors joined Pacifika Voice and APAforProgress this evening at Pershing Square, Downtown Los Angeles at the HIV/AIDS Protest Vigil & March.  Progressive allies from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Commission on HIV, and Bienestar rallied by our side to demand Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to take back a line-item veto he made on July 28th, 2009.  


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How to get local officials to support your event

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 03:01

Samoan Flag Day 2009 wrapped up an excess of $35,000 of subsidies in support of the community event in Carson, CA this past week.  Chiefs and local leaders of the Samoan Federation, Inc are perhaps some of the most profound community organizers I have come to know. 

How do you get that much money and support from local officials?


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Samoan Flag Day: A Wise Investment Restores Public Trust

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:03

Carson, CA (Pacifika Voice) August 4, 2009--  The Samoan Federation of area chiefs and a collaborative of community partners reclaimed Samoan Flag Day this week.  Havoc wreaked by gang members at a fatal event shooting which took place last year almost derailed the signature community event. 


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