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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.

Vincent Who? - Los Angeles premiere

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress proudly presents

The L.A. Premiere of
"VINCENT WHO?"
A New Documentary on Asian American Pacific Islander Empowerment

Over 25 years ago, the hate crime murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit galvanized the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. This new 40-minute documentary, winner of the Media Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education, looks back at the movement that started from the case and asks how far we have come and how far we still need to go.

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
6:00-7:30 pm reception with cast and crew - Far Bar (347 East 1st Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles)
7:45 -8:45 p.m. screening - Nat'l Center for the Preservation of Democracy
(next door at 111 N. Central Ave. across from the Japanese American National Museum)

Host Committee (in formation)
Grace Chee, Jennifer Chung, MIke Fong, Vivien Hao, Preeti Kulkarni, Val LiHang Jacobo, Steve Kwon, Lawrence Joe, Say Park, Smita Satiani, Karin Wang, Elizabeth Yang)


Film Screening Ticket
Guest Names and notes




Host Committee (in formation)
Grace Chee, Vivien Hao, Preeti Kulkarni, Val LiHang Jacobo,
Steve Kwon, Lawrence Joe, Say Park, Smita Satiani, Elizabeth Yang

$20 for the pre-screening reception and priority seating http://bit.ly/wI8G7
$5 for screening only http://bit.ly/UTeix
All tickets must be paid for in advance, either online or at the Far Bar just before the screening

Please RSVP to: curtis@apaforprogress.org by Nov. 2, 2009

A limited number of V.Chin t-shirts will be sold at the pre-screening reception

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