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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: nevada

Today's Worst Asian American in the World - Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

Yes, that John Ensign.  H/T to Keith Chow (who got it from Jeff Yang who got it from Curtis) for pointing this out in his Facebook status update. Although John Ensign is part Filipino (and according to his


Nevada, Anyone?

NEVADA, ANYONE? Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, Chinese Americans for Obama, South Asians for Obama and Filipinos for Obama are teaming up to organize a road trip to Nevada on the weekend of Sept. 12-14th. Volunteers in Northern California will be heading to Reno, while volunteers in Southern California will be targetting Las Vegas. Please let us know if you'd like to join us.

APAP members in Pacific Citizen

Pacific Citizen included an image of Curtis Chin and Oiyan Poon, as well as a quote from me in their latest article about Asian Americans in the Nevada primary (specifically the Black and Brown Debate).


Thanks and Moving Forward

On behalf of the board of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, thank you for joining us in Vegas. It was awesome to see so many young AAPI's showing the power of our community!


Two new videos from APAP's Eric Byler

Kal Penn for Barack Obama in Las Vegas

Filmmakers Eric Byler and Annabel Park of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) and Asian Americans for Obama catch up with actor Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar, The Namesake) moments before the Democratic Candidates Debate on Jan.

Asian American Activists Converge in Vegas to Support Obama