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16 people attended the West LA house party. We had many long time members of APAP, as well as first time attendees of an APAP event.
Attendees included:
Curtis Chin, APAP board member
Preeti Kulkarni, APAP board member
Steve Kwon
Say Park
David Roh
Kay Kei-ho Pih
Kevin Cheung, USC student
Val Jacobo
'Amelia Niemeitolu
Dr. Alice Huang, 80/20
Elena Ong
Hyepin Im, KCCD and Guest
Jeff Kim
Kapil and Sonali Kulkarni, hosts
Following the call, five major ideas emerged from our discussion as future projects:
Executive Order 11246 - This order, signed by President Johnson in 1965, "prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Alice Huang of 80/20 notes that this order has been enforced for all minority groups except Asian-Americans. She would like APAP to advocate for better enforcement of this order, in order to allow Asian-Americans equal access to federal funding and employment opportunities. Census 2010 - APAP should act as a watchdog or an advocate to ensure that Asian-Americans, including illegal and undocumented immigrants, are counted fully. APAP could also do outreach and encourage coordination among non-profit groups that are affiliated with the Census, as well as push for federal funding for Census activities. Improving the dissemination of information from federal agencies to ethnic media. For example, federal agencies could provide ethnic media with information regarding employment and business opportunities, health care options and alerts, immigration issues, including the DREAM Act, and the Kennedy Serve America Act. The use of ethnic media would reduce language and generational barriers and facilitate increased participation of Asian-Americans in civic life. Foreclosures - APAP should increase awareness of the problems faced by Asian-American homeowners. According to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Asian-Americans are 1.3 more likely to be in foreclosure than non-Hispanic whites. APAP can work with non-profit groups to assist homeowners in taking advantage of recent HUD programs. Education - APAP should insure that other Asian-American groups, such as Laotian and Hmong-Americans receive access to education, including funding, that befits their under-represented status.
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| curtis | 1953 |
| ebeh | 1161 |
| Madhuri | 1145 |
| erinjerri | 1074 |
| oliveoil | 578 |
| spamfriedrice | 551 |
| Calvin Prashad | 358 |
| JennyG | 281 |
| jenn | 219 |
| chriswong | 190 |
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