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Report from 2nd Meeting of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Thu, 03/17/2011 - 00:07

Greetings APAP readers!  I'm reporting from DC on the second meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders.  Last September, I had the honor of being appointed to serve on this commission, which works in conjunction with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, an entity with full time staff within the Administration.  Originally created by executive order of President Clinton in 1999, the Initiative and Commission serve as a bridge between the Obama Administration and


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AAPIs represent at the March for America in DC

Sun, 03/21/2010 - 19:14

It's been reported that about 200k people showed up on the National Mall today for a historic precendence (take that Tea Party!) to keep President Obama accountable to his promise to pass an Immigration Reform bill. AAPI groups represented in full force from all over the country. Starting from the AAPI constituency pre-rally at noon, advocates and activists joined supporters on the national mall in the blazing sun to demand Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2010. Debrief the March with us: http://bit.ly/CIRforAAPIs


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