PROGRESS REPORT (8/1/08-8/15/08) In this e-mail: APAP NEWS 1. APAP Events in Denver - Save the Dates! 2. Highlights from the AAPI Fundraiser with Senator Obama 3. UNITY conference summary from Keith Kamisugi 4. New e-mail list management service CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1. August 2 - Washington, D.C. - Asian American Civic Project: Empowerment Day  2. Fall 2008 - Nationwide - Vincent Who? Premiere OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY 1. August 2 - San Francisco - Benefit Concert for Burma and Sichuan presented by AsianWeek 2. August 2 - Culver City - Insiders, Outsiders, & The Middle - Curated by Giant Robot 3. August 9-10 - San Francisco - Filipinos for Obama at Pistahan 4. August 12 - NYC - Obama Fundraiser in NYC with Kal Penn, Mira Nair, Karsh Kale, DJ Rekha & others =============================================================== APAP NEWS 1. APAP Events in Denver - Save the Dates! Sunday August 24th and Tuesday August 26th. AAPI Colorado Summit at the Democratic Convention: Sunday August 24, 2008 from 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM and Tuesday August 26th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Colorado Convention Center on 700 14th Street in downtown Denver. Please email Apafp@apaforprogress.org for more information or to RSVP. You can also stay in touch by joining the Facebook group for this event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28526350086 2. Highlights from the AAPI Fundraiser with Senator Obama On July 29, the Asian American Finance Committee, Democratic National Committee AAPI Leadership Council, South Asian Leadership Council, and the Indo American Leadership Council held a very successful, sold-out fundraiser for Senator Obama at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Please see the press release from the Obama campaign as well as some remarks from APAP board member Charmaine Manansala about the event at our web site: http://apaforprogress.org/wordpress/?p=228 3. Board Member Keith Kamisugi's Summary of the UNITY Conference in Chicago. Board member Keith Kamisugi attended the UNITY Journalists of Color convention (unitynews.org) in Chicago from July 23-27.  Keith coordinated a panel on unconscious bias and media coverage, featuring former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson, Equal Justice Society president Eva Paterson, psychologist Jack Dovidio and diversity consultant Roosevelt Thomas. Sen. Barack Obama also made a special guest appearance at the conference. For further details on the conference and the panel, please see Keith's Facebook note at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=22447069005&ref=mf  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. ============================================================ CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1. August 2 - Washington, D.C. - Asian American Civic Project: Empowerment Day. Asian Pacific Americans For Progress PAC, Asian American Action Fund, and DC AAPI Democratic Caucus present The APA Civic Project Empowerment Day! Calling all interns, young professionals and anyone else interested in making Asian Pacific American (APA) voices heard in this historic election year! Join us for a special day on August 2nd as APAs prepare to flex their electoral muscles for 2008 and show we’re a decisive force for Democratic change! APA Democratic groups both nationally and in the Chesapeake region are sponsoring a groundbreaking event on August 2! § CELEBRATING THE INAUGURAL ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIC PROJECT! For the first time ever, 5 APA Campaign fellows will have a chance to work on campaigns supporting a progressive Asian Pacific American (APA) candidate or candidate representing a sizable APA community. The placements this year will be in Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington State. LUNCH INCLUDED. For more information, go to http://www.apapipeline.org § PANEL OF DISTINGUISHED APA POLITICAL PROFESSIONALS FEATURING STAR POLLSTER FRED YANG! Ever wonder what it takes to be a media consultant, campaign field director, press secretary, fundraiser, pollster or oppo researcher? Top APA political professionals will share their stories and advice. § CANVASSING and REGISTERING VOTERS IN THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF VIRGINIA! APAs helped Democrats take over the U.S. Senate with their critical votes for Virginia Senator Jim Webb! Now we’re ready to turn Virginia blue for Barack Obama and Mark Warner for Senate. We’ll be organizing a canvass and registering voters in Northern Virginia in the afternoon. DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 2, 2008 11 a.m - 1:30 p.m. Political Panel, followed by Reception and Lunch 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Canvassing and Registering Voters in Northern Virginia LOCATION: Panel and Reception: Democratic National Committee, Training Room, 1st Floor, 430 S. Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC (Capitol South Metro on Orange line) Virginia Canvass: TBD. Rides will be arranged. RSVP: Please contact Clarence Tong (clarence.tong@gmail.com) and Irene Lin (irenehlin@gmail.com) and let us know whether you will attend either the panel or canvass or both! If you have a car for canvassing and can drive, please contact Irene. 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 =============================================================== OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY 1. August 2 - San Francisco - Benefit Concert for Burma an Sichuan presented by AsianWeek. Benefit concert for the victims of the cyclone in Burma (Myanmar) and the earthquake in Sichuan province presented by AsianWeek on Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 7pm at Glas Kat Nightclub in San Francisco featuring Natalise, Mud, and Paul Kim. Purchase your tickets in advance at: http://www.asianweek.com/concert/ More details at http://www.asianweek.com/concert/ 2. August 2 - Culver City - Insiders, Outsiders, & The Middle - Curated by Giant Robot. Opening on Saturday, August 2 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Scion Installation LA. To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=18807054398 3. August 9-10 - San Francisco - Filipinos for Obama at Pistahan. Come show your support for Barack Obama! Share your enthusiasm for the community! March in the Parade and Volunteer! Then help the Bay Area Filipinos for Obama register voters, recruit volunteers, distribute Barack merchandise, and answer questions about Barack outside the Pistahan festival. Volunteer shifts are 12pm-3pm and 2:30-5:30 on Saturday, August 9. 11-2:30 and 2-5 Sunday, August 10. Training will be provided. To register for the event, please use the following links: Saturday, August 9 (March in parade and/or volunteer to register voters): http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/44jh2  Sunday, August 10: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/44jkg 4. August 12 - NYC - Obama Fundraiser in NYC with Kal Penn, Mira Nair, Karsh Kale, DJ Rekha & others WHEN: Tuesday, August 12th, 7:00pm (VIP reception at 6:30pm) WHERE: Hiro Ballroom & Lounge at the Maritime Hotel, 363 W. 16th St., New York, NY Tickets will sell out for this event, so reserve your spot today at: http://my.barackobama.com/nycSA?custom1=SAFO  – END –

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