PROGRESS REPORT (7/16/08 – 7/30/08)
In this e-mail:
APAP NEWS
1. APAP Board member Curtis Chin selected to serve on the Obama Asian American Finance Committee
2. New board members Angelica Jongo and Eugenia Beh
3. Denver anyone?
4. New e-mail list management service
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1. July 20 - National AAPI/South Asian Conference Call on Platform for Change
2. Fall 2008 - Nationwide - Vincent Who? Premiere
OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
1. July 17 - NYC - South Asians for Obama/South Asians for Hillary UNITY Happy Hour
2. July 18 - Austin, TX - Ashwin Madia to Speak at Netroots Nation
3. July 23 - San Francisco - Asian Law Caucus 2008 Summer Brownbag Lunch Series
4. July 25 - Los Angeles - CAUSE Women in Power Program Annual Luncheon
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APAP NEWS
1. Please join us in congratulating Curtis Chin on being selected to serve on as Grassroots Co-Chair of the Obama Asian American Finance Committee! Congratulations to Curtis on this great opportunity!!
2. Please join us in welcoming newly selected members Angelica Jongco and Eugenia Beh to the APAP board! Both Angelica and Eugenia will serve 2-year terms, effective immediately. Brief bios of the two (as well as of existing board members) will be made available soon on the web site so please check back!
3. Denver, anyone? - APAP is currently working with the DNC and Denver Convention Committee to put together a grassroots activist strategy meeting. Please let us know if you’ll be in Denver and would like to attend. More details to come.
4. APAP is currently searching for a new e-mail list management service that
can handle our current volume of e-mail addresses. For now, please continue to check the blog and the Facebook group for updates and announcements. A decision regarding a new listserv will be made after the November election.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1. July 20 - National AAPI/South Asian Conference Call on Platform for Change. Asian Americans for Obama, South Asians for Obama and APA for Progress will hold a national conference call this Sunday focusing on Asian American, South Asian and Pacific Islander issues as part of Barack Obama's "Listening to America: the Democratic Platform for Change" initiative.
The call takes place on Sunday, July 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Pacific Time. We have reached the maximum number of lines for the call, but are accepting registrations from those interested in being on a waitlist.
This will be an opportunity to share with Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic Party our suggestions on specific AAPI/South Asian positions, recommendations and policies that should be addressed by the Democratic Party platform.
Invited guests to kick off the call include Obama AAPI Vote Director Charmaine Manansala, Obama AAPI Vote Deputy Director Betsy Kim, Asian Americans for Obama founder Ramey Ko, South Asians for Obama leader and Calif. CD8 team coordinator Anhoni Patel, APA for Progress board member Curtis Chin and AAPI Leadership Council member Cate Park.
The results of our platform call will be incorporated into the formal process that culminates in the adoption of the platform at the Democratic Convention in August. A few participants from among the hundreds of calls taking place throughout the country may even be invited to appear and testify at the National Hearing and at the Convention!
We maxed out on our lines for Sunday's call, so right now we're only able to take those who RSVP'd 'yes' on the Facebook event listing.
If you responded 'yes' and didn't yet register for the call via the online form, please do so by 5 p.m. today, July 16 at
http://platform.apaforobama.com
2. Fall 2008 - Nationwide - Vincent Who? Premiere. This fall, APAP will premiere its first film, Vincent Who? at film festivals and college campuses around the country. The film is about the impact of the Vincent Chin case on the development of an Asian American community. It explores coalition building, hate crimes and poliitcal empowerment. If you would like to bring the film and filmmakers to your school or community group, please contact us. At this point, we’re planning trips to Boston, DC, upstate NY, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, North Carolina and Seattle. Email us for more details at
apafp@apaforprogress. To donate to the film, please go to:
http://apaforprogress.org/wordpress/?page_id=6
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OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
1. July 17 - NYC - South Asians for Obama/South Asians for Hillary UNITY Happy Hour. Please join us for a special UNITY event sponsored by South Asians For Obama and South Asians for Hillary NY. Spread the word and bring your friends. This event is open to all! RSVP at
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/44x8t
2. July 18 - Austin, TX - Taking the Hill: How Veterans are Changing the Face of Military Policy. APAP-endorsed candidate Ashwin Madia (Minnesota’s 3rd district) will be speaking at Netroots Nation in Austin, TX on July 18 from 10:45AM-11:30 AM as part of the session, “Taking the Hill: How Veterans are Changing the Face of Military Policy.” Please see
http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/782 for more details.
3. July 23 - San Francisco - Asian Law Caucus 2008 Summer Brownbag Lunch Series. RETURNING HOME: WATCH LISTS AND PROFILING AT THE BORDER, presented by Shirin Sinnar (Staff Attorney). Please see
http://www.hapihour.org/?p=212 for more details.
4. July 25 - Los Angeles - CAUSE Women in Power Program Annual Luncheon. The luncheon will take place on Friday, July 25, from 11:30am - 1:30pm at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles (538 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, 90071). If you would like to attend this special event, please complete and return the registration form by Wednesday, July 23. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sharon Chen, CAUSE interim executive director, at 626-356-9838 or
schen@causeusa.org.
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