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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: state department

Harold Koh confirmed by Senate

Congratulations to the new top legal advisor to the State Department.  Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh has just been confirmed by the Senate to the post, overcoming months of stalling by the GOP, including an anonymous hold.


Hey FOX News! What's wrong with supporting human rights, children's rights, and women's rights?

I recently received this email from Professor of Law, Anupam Chander about his support for Harold Koh's nomination as Legal Adviser to the State Department. It provides a lot of well written info that I thought folks would be interested in...