Communities of color from across California are gathering at the health reform table because we are part of this country. Back in Washington, DC, people like Rep. Joe Wilson represent America’s worst. On Monday, November 23, in San Francisco, we will assert ourselves as immigrants because we are America. We are disappointed about how public conversations about who immigrants are have led to the exclusion of immigrants in health reform legislation.

Sam Yoon's primary election to become Mayor of Boston is fast approaching. Asian Pacific Americans for Progress is putting together a GOTV weekend targeting the AAPI community. Please come out and join us from Sept. 19th - 22nd.

Here's the schedule:

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.

Please join fellow Korean American Democrats around the country on May 29-31 in Fairfax, Virginia (Washington, DC metro area) for the kickoff event of the National Association of Korean American Democrats (NAKAD). More details on program and registration will follow, but save the travel dates. Please forward this information to your colleagues in your area about this event, and potential members in other states who may have interest.