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Compasspoint Nonprofit Day 2009
[ August 27, 2009; 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] CAA Executive Director Vincent Pan will be a panelist at Compasspoint’s 22nd Annual Nonprofit Day on the panel “The Future of Movement Building.” This year’s Nonprofit Day explores leadership and movement building in the context of today’s dynamic times. With a visionary keynote address, topic-specific plenaries, and interactive breakout sessions, participants will end the day [...]
From Baby Boomers to Generation Obama: Hope and Change for Progressive APIs (Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley Event)
[ June 16, 2009; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Though much has been written and said about the historic nature of Barack Obama’s election, Asian Americans need to dig deeper to understand what his Presidency means for Asian Americans who care about civil rights and racial justice. Beyond specific policies and initiatives, how do Asian Americans fit into the now competing theories of [...]
19th Annual Asian Pacific Islander Issues Conference at UC Berkeley
[ March 14, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] CAA will be presenting at the UC Berkeley Asian Pacific Islander Issues Conference on March 14th.
About the Conference
Every year API students from all areas of the UC Berkeley campus and the community come together to bring underrepresented issues within the API communities to the forefront. The purpose of the conference is to create awareness of [...]
CAA 2009 Membership Meeting (various sources)
CAA hosted its 2009 membership meeting on Wednesday with the three newly-elected Asian American Supervisors David Chiu, Carmen Chu, and Eric Mar. New Tang Dynasty TV reports.
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CAA Fundraiser with APIs for Change, Mercury Lounge
[ November 7, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Only days after Barack Obama’s historic victory, join us to celebrate the launch of “APIs for Change” a new group which seeks to provide a next-generation political forum for Democrats in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Continue reading
API Leaders Gather in Opposition of Prop 8 (Rafu Shimpo)
Asian American leaders and organizations came together in opposition of Proposition 8, the November 4th ballot measure that would eliminate the right of same-sex marriage in the state of California, in concurrent press conferences last Thursday. The press conferences were held in San Francisco and Los Angeles and were hosted by activists Helen Zia and George Takei. Continue reading
Asian and Pacific American Leaders to Hold San Francisco Panel as Part of A Statewide Effort to Correct the Misleading Claims Related to Proposition 8 (Media Advisory)
API Equality and Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) are organizing a San Francisco panel discussion on marriage equality that will be hosted by Writer and Activist Helen Zia. The panel will address a broad range of issues, including how the proposed repeal of equal marriage rights has historical ties to discrimination against the API community and a fact-based discussion examining the religious and education-based claims that have been made in favor of Proposition 8. Continue reading
APIs Against Proposition 8 Press Conference, CAA Community Room
[ October 23, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:30 am. ] API Equality joins Asian and Pacific American elected officials to speak out against Proposition 8, a discriminatory measure that would take away marriage rights for same-sex couples in California. Continue reading
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