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SF Int’l Asian American Film Fest Turns 30
Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 11:17AM / Members only
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Support AA/PI Voices in the 2012 Elections
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 8:46AM / Members only
With the November elections in many states and the 2010 Census behind us, another critical election cycle is right around the corner and APIAVote is ready to help ensure that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are heard loud and clear in the 2012 contests.We can only do this with your support. Donate today to help us with the resources needed to launch our 2012 programs.
As the only national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing AAPI civic participation, APIAVote’s efforts are needed now more than ever. Although AAPIs are one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S. – with a 46% growth rate compared to a 10% national rate – we have the lowest voter turnout when compared to other groups in the last election according to the Pew Research Center.
In 2012, we will be conducting trainings in states like Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Nevada, Arizona and Florida, as well as New York, Washington State, California and Hawai’i. We want to continue our efforts to work with local nonprofits, coalitions and civic groups to help them incorporate civic and voter engagement into their existing frameworks.
We re-energized our leadership with board members Toby Chaudhuri (Co-Chair), Janelle Hu, (Secretary/Treasurer), Stephanie L. Chang, Johnnie Giles, Keith Kamisugi, William Kaneko, Daphne Kwok, Tina Lee, Tana Lepule, Mini Timmaraju, Bouapha Toommaly and Patrice Yao working together with interim executive director Christine Chen.
Since 1996, you have seen us working hard every day to give a voice to the AAPI community through:
- Building the capacity of community-based organizations throughout the U.S.
- Training and inspiring community leaders, volunteers and youth organizers
- Conducting aggressive voter registration drives
- Executing effective Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns
- Translating materials into different Asian languages
Make a decision to help APIAVote move forward with your tax-deductible donation today. Your contribution of $10, $50, $100 or even $500 will give APIAVote the financial stability we need to continue our work.
Thank you in advance for your support. Please forward this email to your friends and networks.
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Toby Chaudhuri, Co-Chair
Janelle Hu, Secretary/Treasurer
Stephanie L. Chang
Johnnie Giles
Keith Kamisugi
William Kaneko
Daphne Kwok
Tina Lee
Tana Lepule
Mini Timmaraju
Bouapha Toommaly
Patrice Yao
Christine Chen, Interim Executive Director99 views Share
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Seoul/San Francisco Film Project to Star James Kyson Lee
Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 8:27AM / Members only
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Sandra Oh Urges Support for North Korean Refugee Adoption Act
Friday, Dec 2, 2011 9:13AM / Members only
The Topple Hunger in North Korea (THINK) program, organized by the Korean American Coalition, yesterday posted a video of Sandra Oh urging support for the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011. Express your support by clicking here (http://kacla.org/?page_id=2535) and filling out a short form that will generate a letter of support to your Members of Congress. Although it’s mentioned in the video, ThinkChildren.org is not yet live as of this posting.If passed, the Act would allow Americans to adopt refugee orphans who have fled the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to neighboring countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. These children are struggling in harsh circumstances, and run the risk of being sent back to North Korea, a country facing regular food shortages, and where one in three North Korean children under five are chronically malnourished.
Right now, it is extremely difficult to bring refugee children to the United States. One American family on the East Coast is currently working to secure the adoption of two orphaned siblings from North Korea. The adoption process for them could take anywhere from three to 10 years, and approval is not guaranteed. The passage of this Act would reduce the waiting time for families seeking to adopt refugee orphans.
This is not simply an adoption issue, or a Korean American issue. Refugee orphans do not have access to food and clean water, and are vulnerable to human trafficking and deportation. The North Korean Refugee Adoption Act would lessen the burden on parents in the United States who wish to provide a safe and caring home for refugee orphans.
Express your support by clicking here (http://kacla.org/?page_id=2535) and filling out a short form that will generate a letter of support to your Members of Congress.
Topple Hunger in North Korea (THINK) is a program organized by the Korean American Coalition (KAC) to inform the public about famine and humanitarian issues in North Korea, and to increase civic participation in the Korean American community.
Source: KAC
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First Asian American Serial Killer Movie Begins Crowd-Fundraising Drive
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011 4:51AM / Members only
The filmmakers responsible for the hit independent film, The People I’ve Slept With, are joining together again to make Chink, the first Asian American serial killer movie. It is the directorial debut of Stanley Yung, the film is written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Stanley, Koji, and Quentin Lee. The film stars Jason Tobin (Better Luck Tomorrow and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Eugenia Yuan (Memoirs of a Geisha and The Eye 2).They are hoping to raise at least ten thousand dollars to cover production expenses on USA Projects, created by United States Artists to expand its mission of investing in America’s finest artists. They plan on beginning production in the spring of 2012.
Chink is about an Asian American man who has internalized the racism he felt as a child and turned it into a hatred of all Asians – including himself. His anger and his desire to be like his hero (Ted Bundy) leads him to violence and ultimately to his dream of becoming the greatest serial killer in history.
The production team of Stanley Yung, Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee have produced more than a half-dozen independent motion pictures. Their films have been exhibited on television, in theaters, and at major festivals such as AFI, São Paulo, Golden Horse in Taiwan, Toronto, and most of the Asian American and LGBT film festivals throughout the world.
USA Projects is a community where America’s finest artists and those that love and support them can share their latest work, discover new artists, enter into a dialog with each other, and make direct donations (of any size, all of which are tax deductible) to new projects created by each artist. This is the first website that allows direct public donations between art patrons and accredited artists on the Internet.
For more information and to donate, visit http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/chink.
Source: Press release via Koji Steven Sakai
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- Keith Kamisugi is a public relations, social media and communications professional based in San Francisco.
- Occupation: Web/Multimedia Designer
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