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Reflecting on the Month of May

Cross-posted at White House Blog

Posted by Kiran Ahuja on May 31, 2011 at 12:49 PM EDT


White House Initiative on AAPIs and Dept Labor Conference Call to discuss the President’s Immigration Speech

The U.S. Department of Labor and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) will host a conference call to discuss Immigration for the 21st Century on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm EDT.  We hope you will join Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu and WHIAAPI Executive Director Kiran Ahuja for this important call.

What:                   Conference Call with AAPI Leaders to discuss the President’s Immigration Speech


National Conference call on AAPI women’s issues Friday, May 13th

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the White House Council on Women and Girls and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders invite you to a nationwide conference call on AAPI women’s issues this Friday, May 13th from 2:30pm -3:30pm Eastern.  Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, Lynn Rosenthal, White House Adviser on Violence Against Women, and other senior officials from the Departments of Labor and Heal


Achieving Health Equity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Achieving Health Equity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Cross-posted at White House Blog

Posted by Howard Koh on May 09, 2011 at 12:30 PM EDT


White House AAPI Leaders Briefing on AAPI Heritage Month - Livestream Tomorrow May 4

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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health and Fitness: Winning the Future for Our Youth

Cross posted from the White House Blog

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health and Fitness: Winning the Future for Our Youth

Posted by Sefa Aina and Hines Ward on April 04, 2011 at 09:39 AM EDT


SEFA AINA TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011        

 

CONTACT: Toby Chaudhuri

(978) 884-8626 or toby.chaudhuri@ed.gov

 

 

SEFA AINA TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS


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

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


White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Fall 2010 Newsletter!

Check out the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Fall 2010 Newsletter!


Today is May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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Today is May 19, National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and World Hepatitis Day. This blog post is one of a series on the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B in Asian & Pacific Islander communities. As A&PIs, you may not believe that you are at risk for these diseases, but you are. Follow our posts throughout the week for different perspectives and stories from the community.