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Wishing Health & Prosperity with Health Care Coverage: NAPAWF Advocacy Day

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 09:46

The New Year is a time for family, as an Asian American I am lucky enough to have two new years to celebrate. This year I celebrated Lunar New Year with over 50 sisters from across the country at the White House. My sisters and I are a part of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). NAPAWF is the only multi-issue AAPI women's organization intent on building the grassroots movement to advance social justice and human rights for API women and girls. 


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AAPI Conference Call with Congressman Mike Honda and Chris Lu on American Jobs Act

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 14:08

Another update on the American Jobs Act. Thursday September 22nd, there will be a conference call for AAPI leaders with Chris Lu of the Obama administration and Congressman Mike Honda on the impact of the proposed American Jobs Act for AAPI communities. See press release below:


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Report from 2nd Meeting of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Thu, 03/17/2011 - 00:07

Greetings APAP readers!  I'm reporting from DC on the second meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders.  Last September, I had the honor of being appointed to serve on this commission, which works in conjunction with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, an entity with full time staff within the Administration.  Originally created by executive order of President Clinton in 1999, the Initiative and Commission serve as a bridge between the Obama Administration and


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WHIAAPI Summit on Entrepeneurship and Small Business Growth to be Livestreamed

Wed, 01/05/2011 - 15:06

The White House has just announced that its Summit on Entrepneurship and Small Business Growth, hosted by their Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will be livestreamed. If you can't join them in Mountainview, CA, please be sure to catch them on the web at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department.

Date: Friday, January 7, 2011

Time: 9:00 am PST

PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS (all in PST)


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Register Now: January 7 White House Initiative Summit on Entrepreneurship & Small Business Growth

Tue, 12/07/2010 - 15:53

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Summit on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth

Mountain View, California

Summit Keynote: U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (bio)

Friday, January 7, 2011

8:00 am – 2:00 pm


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White House takes on Model Minority Myth & Education

Sat, 05/29/2010 - 11:23
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On May 17, 2010, Michelle Rhee, Frank Wu, and Kalpen discussed the "Dispelling of the Model Minority Myth." The YouTube video includes statements by Kiran Ahuja and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

If you're not already subscribed then you should subscribe to the White House Initiative on Asian American Pacific Islanders' YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteHouseAAPI


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White House Initiative on AAPI Website is up!

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 12:12

Just an announcement that the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders website is up and running. Visit the site here: http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/asian-americans-initiative/index.html


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Kiran Ahuja appointed E.D. of White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Sat, 11/14/2009 - 01:11

Ever since President Obama signed the Executive Order to reinstate the White House Initiative on AAPIs (WHIAAPI) back in October, I've been waiting on pins and needles to see whom the administration would appoint as the new executive director.  I wondered whether President Obama would appoint someone whose been around in the "mainstream" of AAPI leadership or whether he would appoint someone whose leadership has been about the em


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