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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.

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Hawaiian Healthcare

Sat, 10/31/2009 - 07:28

As we all continue fighting for a robust public option, it's also important to hear about other ways to reduce cost and increase access to health care in this country. Here's an interesting article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin about a program I had never heard of. It seems in Hawaii, they have a successful program called the Prepaid Health Care Act:


Updates on Obama, Inouye, Liu and more

Fri, 07/03/2009 - 10:13

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.


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Updates on Koh, Liu, Yoon, Filipino Americans, Census and more...

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 11:08

There's been a lot of news on our community and elected officials this past week.  Here's a roundup of some of the articles.


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News Roundup

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 16:30

• Leave it to the Daily News to find a new angle to downplay the significance of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course the editorial employs the model minority myth about Asian Americans being hard working and super successful.


News Roundup

Wed, 05/20/2009 - 17:13

• Here's a nice little article about NYC Councilmember John Liu.  It's always good to get good press when you're running for higher office.

• Who knew that being green was such a top priority for AAPI's.  Here's a poll that shows that we could be a swing vote on environmental issues.