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| Title | ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER Elected Officials 7-19-03 |
| Body | From: "Anselmo Villanueva" SAT JULY 19, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, at University of Washington, Architectural Building, Room 147, Seattle; Getting Involved in Government: Meeting Our COMMUNITIES' NEEDS. The Washington ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER Elected Officials and community leaders have organized an educational conference to encourage more Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) to get involve in every level of government. Come hear from community leaders who have effectively advocated for issues that have benefited the API community. Meet API elected officials from different levels of government and learn how you can make an impact. free. Everyone is invited to attend. speakers include Tatsuo Nakata, President, JACL Seattle Chapter; Nori Catabay, Policy Analyst, KC Councilmember Edmonds; Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, Hate Free Zone; John Chang, Shoreline City Councilmember; Cindy Domingo, Legislative Aide, KC Councilmember Gossett; Senator Paull Shin, WA State Senate; Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, House Majority Whip, WA State; Tony Lee, Advocacy Director, Fremont Public Association; Former WA State Representative Kip Tokuda; Ron Chew, Executive Director, Wing Luke Asian Museum; Thao Tran, Executive Director, Vietnamese American Economic Development; Alma Q. Kern, VP Filipino Community of Seattle; Arun Jhaveri, former Mayor of Burien; Sutapa Basu, Executive Director, UW Women's Center; Hyeok Kim, Secretary, Korean American Voters Alliance; Nadine Shiroma, Chair, Eastside API's; Lua Pritchard, Chair, Pierce County APIC; Mei-Ling Hsu, President, Organization of Chinese Americans; Charlie Chang, Executive Director, Hmong Association of Washington; and more; Sponsorsed by Washington Asian Pacific Islander Elected Officials, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC), King, Pierce, Snohomish and Eastern WA Chapters; Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Seattle and Lake Washington Chapters; Eastside APIs; Korean American Voters Alliance (KAVA); Korean Women’s Association (KWA); International Examiner; National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP); Boeing Association of Asian Pacific Americans (BAAPA); Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF); Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW); Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA); Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA); Center for Social Justice; Fremont Public Association; Indo American Friendship Forum (IAFF); Indian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC); UW Women's Center; and Northwest Asian Weekly. with many endorsers; info or register by emailing contact information to: gettinginvolvedingovernment3@hotmail.com or contact 206-595-4892 |
| Source | UW Seattle |
| Inputdate | 2003-07-14 20:05:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2003-07-14 20:05:00 |
| Expdate | 2003-07-19 00:00:00 |
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