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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.

Items tagged: military

Minorities are half of DADT dismissals

I always thought it was interesting how some of the most high-profile victims of the Pentagon's heinous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy were people of color (Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, Lt. Dan Choi, Second Lt. Sandy Tsao).


Tammy Duckworth Nomination Stalled

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UPDATE: It seems Burr is backing off.


Filipino Vets Remain Cautiously Optimistic

fullequitynow With the signing of the economic stimulus package tomorrow in Denver, President Barack Obama will be taking a major step in rectifying one of the leading issues driving AAPI political organizing and activism in the community. On the eve of that signing, many of the Fil Vets and organizers are remaining cautiously optimistic. I guess after being denied what is rightly yours for over sixty years, I can understand why many of them are still waiting to see what happens tomorrow. For some links to some really great articles, "flip" to the other side. :)


Veterans Groups Pushing Tammy Duckworth for VA Secretary

According to Sam Stein of the Huffington Post, Democratic-leaning veterans groups are organizing a grassroots effort, including an online petition drive, to promote Iraq veteran, former congressional candidate, and current head of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth for Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the new Obama Administration.