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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: nyc city councilman john liu

NY Daily News Systematically Attacks API Candidate in Citywide Race

For the past few weeks, its no secret that the NY Daily News has it in for City Comptroller Candidate John Liu.  They've accused him of playing the "immigrant card" and accused him of lying about the MTA's book keeping practices.  Now, the

A Big Flack Attack? Deconstructing Local Coverage of Councilman Liu's TV Ad

In a four-way race for New York City Controller, Councilperson John Liu is launching a TV ad that says he helped catch the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) using two sets of books in 2003 to justify a fare hike.  As chairperson of the Transportation Committee, he got former MTA executive director Katherine Lapp to admit that MTA was using a numbers game.  


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Updates on Obama, Inouye, Liu and more

First off, apologies for the light posting these past two weeks.  Rest assured, we're working behind the scenes on a few big projects that you'll be excited about.  Just keep checking for announcements in the coming weeks.  To tide you over, here's another roundup of articles around the web.