APAP Calendar

APAP/Boston - Meet Leland Cheung

Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard
rsvp to michelle at apaforprogress.org

APAP/Philadephia - Potluck

w/ Austin's first AA judge, Ramey Ko
Sunday, March 7 at 11:00 am 
at a downtown lawfirm (email for exact details)
rsvp to farzin at apaforprogress.org

AAPI Empowerment Dinner - St. Louis

Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 pm
Buffalo Brewing Co., 300 Olive Street
rsvp to curtis @ apaforprogress.org

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Items tagged: obama administration

Human Rights First report tells us that broad immigration laws redefine bona fide asylum seekers as "terrorists"


Rajiv Shah nominated for USAID

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Rajiv Shah as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

 


Chris Lu, Cabinet Secretary, Talks about being Asian American in the White House

Cross-posted: Reappropriate


Kal Penn Q & A in Pacific Citizen

Kalpen Modi is a busy man. In addition to organizing signing ceremonies and diwali celebrations for the Obama Administration, he takes time out to answer questions from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.


Janet Napolitano launches new immigration website

SECRETARY NAPOLITANO AND USCIS DIRECTOR MAYORKAS LAUNCH REDESIGNED USCIS WEBSITE


Sovereign rights challenged by US Commission on Civil Rights

If Queen Lili'uokalani, the last of the Hawaiian monarchy were alive today, she'd hold a press conference and invite Mariah Carey to sing her latest hit single "Obsessed"


White House AAPI Intern Briefing Recap

This is a long overdue blog post, thanks to Ebeh for commenting a question! It gave me the courage to stick my hand up and ask knowing that I would be reporting back to you all about the experience.


Kal Penn in the House... the White House

I guess it took actor Kal Penn a little longer than expected to get his house in order.  He's now officially started his job as the Associate Director in the White House's Office of Public Engagement.  Specifically, Kal, or Kalpen Modi (his legal name and the name he will be going by in the White House), will be working on Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach, as well as outreach to the arts community.