APAP Calendar

LGBT/Pride Week

June is LGBT pride month. We have a variety of queer AAPI's, friends, families and allies posting about their experiences. Thanks to Be DeGuzman, one of APAP's 2009 Unsung Heroes, for coordinating this special week of posts.

To help with our upcoming hate crimes/Vincent Chin week (June 21) or Pacific Islander week (Aug), please let us know. If you have a topic you or your agency would like to coordinate, email us.

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Asian Americans and the Increasing Unaffordability of the UC

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Nearly one week after the UC Regents increased student fees (the UC term for "tuition") by 32%, students, workers and faculty continue to fight back.  I'm proud to highlight 2 efforts by Asian American students.  First, I saw the University of California: Priceless video on the Student Activism blog this morning, and it damn near made me misty-eyed.  The one thing I would change is to focus on the total cost of education at UCSD and other UC campuses since the


APALA Convenes First National Hearing on Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights

If you are based in DC, I hope you can make it out to this exciting event today.  It's the first national hearing on Asian Pacific American workers rights and it's sponsored by the good folks at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. APAP has signed on as a co-sponsor to help get the word out. Be on the lookout for APAP member Greg Cendana who is one of the featured speakers.