Please join us for APAP's Summer of Change!Whoo. That's a lot of stuff going on. They're taking it all the way to Denver, baby. And beyond. I do want to throw in an extra little plug for the Asian American Civic Project, APAP's newly-launched program that provides recent college/graduate school graduates or those interested in a second career in politics with an introduction into the political process. Learn more about it here.
Aug 18th - Bay Area: Building AAPI Political Power from the Ground Floor
Aug 21st - Chicago: APAP Pipeline Project and Convention Kickoff Mixer
Aug 21st - Los Angeles: Summer Get together and Convention Kickoff!
Aug 24th - Denver: AAPI Colorado Summit at the Democratic Convention
Aug 26th - Denver: AAPI Grassroots Strategy Session with Special Guest Congressman Mike Honda
Building AAPI Political Power from the Ground Floor
Monday, August 18th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The Wine Room, 520 Ramona Street, Palo Alto.
Suggested donation of $10-$20.
You're invited to a fundraiser in San Jose* for the Asian American Civic Project (apapipeline.org), a new political training and placement program for Asian American and Pacific Islander recent college graduates. The project is run by the APA for Progress PAC under the leadership of Clarence Tong.
In collaboration with Emily's List and Annie's List, the Asian American Civic Project funds and trains five Campaign Fellows and places them with campaigns in communities throughout the country with AAPI communities in battleground states such as Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada and Washington State.
Part of the barrier to AAPIs achieving our full political potential is the shortage of AAPI political campaign managers, legislators and civic leaders and as well as the lack of a strategic pipeline to encourage, facilitate and support political participation within AAPI communities. The Asian American Civic Project is intended to serve as one of those pipelines to give recent graduates or those interested in a second career in politics an introduction into the political process.
Join the Host Committee for this event at $100 give/get. Contact Keith Kamisugi at keith@keithpr.com.
For more information, visit http://www.apapipeline.org.
* We're awaiting confirmation from the venue for this event.
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APAP Pipeline Project and Convention Kickoff Mixer
Thursday, August 21, 5:30 PM -7:30 PM
Kamehachi (sushi bar and restaurant)
240 East Ontario, Chicago, IL 60610. Valet parking available.
Please join Chicago's APAP chapter members as we welcome Jenna Lee, newly arrived fellow of the APAP PAC's Pipeline Project (http://www.apapipeline.org) who has been placed in Dan Seals' Congressional campaign here in the Chicago area. Meet new people, catch up with friends, and wish farewell to the Illinois AAPI delegates and supporters headed to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Free for APAP members. $15 for others.
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APAP Summer Get together and Convention Kickoff!
Thursday, August 21st, 6:30-8:30 PM
Blue Dahlia Cafe
738 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Come help APAP send off the delegates, volunteers and community leaders from Los Angeles as they head off to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. This will also be a great chance to learn more about volunteer opportunities with both the Obama campaign and APAP PAC's new project, the Pipeline project! Asian Americans for Obama reps will be there to pass out info and sign folks up!
AAPI Colorado Summit at the Democratic Convention
Co-sponsored by Colorado AAPI Democrats, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, DNC Vice Chair U.S. Representative Mike Honda (CA-15) and the Obama for America AAPI Vote Team
Sunday August 24, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street, Downtown Denver
Come help build upon the activism of AAPIs in the Democratic Party, learn from local and national AAPI leaders and network with people from Colorado and across the country. Open to the public.
APAP's AAPI Grassroots Strategy Session with Special Guest Congressman Mike Honda
Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street, Downtown Denver
Come join APAP, Asian Americans for Obama and South Asians for Obama for this brainstorming session as we discuss swingstate projects and ways to ensure a Democratic victory this November. Free and open to the public. Please email Apafp@apaforprogress.org to RSVP.
8.13.2008
apa for progress' summer of change
Heads up, mark your calendars. The good people of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress are throwing a number of events this month in various cities for what they're calling APAP's Summer of Change. From the Bay Area to Chicago, Los Angeles to Denver, come on out for various fundraisers, mixers and political organizing events. Here are all the details:
