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Out of the Closet and Out of the Shadows: NQAPIA Statement on LGBT Immigration and the AAPI Community

Washington, DC:  Today, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) joins the chorus of voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform that truly meets the needs of everyone who calls this country home.  Members of Congress and national organizations here in Washington, DC recognize the urgency for passing legislation that fixes our broken immigration system.  Beyond the Beltway as well, lesbian/ gay/ bisexu


Pride & Prejudice: Thru the Intersection of Asian and Gay

I’m one of those lucky bastards that basically gets paid to be me.


LGBT AAPI's Convening in Seattle, Aug 14-16

Building on past national convenings, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) organizations, is planning a national activist convening in August 14-16, 2009 in Seattle, WA. We hope to acquire and expand the aptitude, ability, and achievements of LGBT APIs, break barriers, and connect community so that we can build the capacity of local groups, invigorate grassroots organizing, train leaders, and challenge homophobia, racism, and anti-immigrant bias.


Marriage Equality Marches On

This past Saturday was the annual Golden Dragon Parade in Los Angeles Chinatown.  The event, sponsored by the Chinese Chamber Commerce, attracts an estimated 100,000 spectators and it was important to get the message out there that AAPI's support marriage equality.