2017 Legislative day
(RECAP LINK HERE) The 5th Annual Legislative Day is upon us! Join APIAVote-MI and our partners at the Asian American Engagement Coalition (AAEC) for a day of discussion, participation, networking and more. Make a difference by showing the State Capitol the power of the APIA voice– be prepared to meet legislators and participants from all over the state, and expand your knowledge about the APIA community.
2017 Civic LeadersHip conference
(RECAP LINK HERE) Join APIAVote this year at Wayne State University on BUILDING A MOVEMENT TOGETHER! The annual all-day workshop is here once more with many more workshops, discussions and debriefs on how to improve your skills as an advocate, participant, citizen and more! We are stronger united, and that is why this year we are looking through the lens of solidarity and community togetherness. Click the Civic Leadership Conference "Registration" tab to find out more about our conference, and where to register!
BUILDING A MOVEMENT | 2017 CIVIC Leadership conference
Thanks to our generous supporters, APIA voters across Michigan had support when they faced discrimination and injustice at the polls this year. Thanks to our friends, we were able to bring both youth, seniors, and everyone in between to Lansing, many of whom experienced the power of their impact on lawmaking for the first time. With help from our donors, young leaders from our community are finding friendship, mentorship, and training to be stronger self-advocators.
“It takes a village…” It's a familiar phrase. When a family member needs help, many of us would not hesitate to extend a hand. Today, we are launching our 2016 Year-End campaign, and we are asking our village, our extended family, for help. You see, even though we are making a difference, we have so much more to do, and not enough resources to do them. Our sons and daughters are experiencing cultural insensitivity and bullying in their schools every day. Our uncles and aunts are facing language barriers that make their civic involvement difficult. The impact of our work is at times inconspicuous, because we are doing the slow, hard labor of dismantling systemic discrimination, one voter, one program, one capitol visit at a time. But oh, what important work it is. This is why our goal is to raise $10,000 by December 31. Can you help us reach this goal with a donation, no matter what size? There is no better time to give: every donation of $100 or more will be matched dollar for dollar by the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. Check out our infographic to see what your dollars can pay for, as well as some of the work we've done this year. Follow the link below! 
#GIVINGTUESDAY: DONATE & VOLUNTEER!
Happy Giving Tuesday! We are more than our name; our work extends beyond voter mobilization and Get Out The Vote efforts! The real work begins now in making sure our voices are heard by our elected officials. Help us continue our mission of empowering our MI APIA community to be civically engaged! Your contribution will support programs like our Youth Leadership Core, leadership training, voter education, advocacy on voting rights, immigrant rights, community research, and many more issues that directly impact our community.
Donate your dollars or your time today! Catch up on 2016 Election Cycle and Election Day efforts here: Brief Review 2016. #Myaapivote with 18 million risingCheck out the editorials written by APIAVote MI staff for 18 Million Rising's campaign to share stories about what young Asian Americans are fighting for with their votes this year. Pledge to vote in the #myAAPIVote campaign!
HElp protect our right to vote
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APIAVote MI was thrilled to celebrate the year with about 125 friends, supporters and organizational partners on October 6, 2016 at Laurel Manor. It was a tremendous night of connection as we reflected on our theme, Engaging Locally, Connecting Globally, while honoring those whose work exemplifies our mission.
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We were proud and excited to honor some fantastic community members and a hardworking organization at our dinner including Roland Hwang with the Community Champion Award, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center with the Advocacy Award, and Ciara Timban and Zakir Hussain as our Rising Star awardees. These individuals and organization are truly inspiring for their leadership and work as stellar advocates for our APIA community. Carolyn Chin Watson of Hour Magazine served as our elegant and eloquent emcee.
Our esteemed keynote speaker was Eugene Kang, Senior Vice President at Teneo Strategy, a global consulting firm with offices in 14 countries. Mr. Kang formerly was a Special Assistant to the President and served in the White House Office of Political Affairs. As President Obama’s traveling political aide, he advised the President and senior Administration officials on political engagement in all 50 states. In addition, Mr. Kang worked with candidates, elected officials, and national party committees, and helped build key stakeholder support for critical legislative priorities. He is a Michigan native who ran for city council right here in Ann Arbor at the age of 25.
Mr. Kang's engaging remarks energized everyone to make a concerted effort to ensure that the AAPI community shows up in the right places at the right time and takes a seat at decision-making and action-oriented tables, broadening the horizon of what civic engagement means.
We are grateful to all our donors and supporters, and would like to extend an opportunity to those who were not able to attend or left their checkbooks at home. We recently secured a 5-year matching grant, and in the first year, can count all new donations of $250+ toward our $50,000 matching goal. It is ultimately the support of friends like you that keep us going to serve Michigan's Asian Pacific Islander American community!
Our esteemed keynote speaker was Eugene Kang, Senior Vice President at Teneo Strategy, a global consulting firm with offices in 14 countries. Mr. Kang formerly was a Special Assistant to the President and served in the White House Office of Political Affairs. As President Obama’s traveling political aide, he advised the President and senior Administration officials on political engagement in all 50 states. In addition, Mr. Kang worked with candidates, elected officials, and national party committees, and helped build key stakeholder support for critical legislative priorities. He is a Michigan native who ran for city council right here in Ann Arbor at the age of 25.
Mr. Kang's engaging remarks energized everyone to make a concerted effort to ensure that the AAPI community shows up in the right places at the right time and takes a seat at decision-making and action-oriented tables, broadening the horizon of what civic engagement means.
We are grateful to all our donors and supporters, and would like to extend an opportunity to those who were not able to attend or left their checkbooks at home. We recently secured a 5-year matching grant, and in the first year, can count all new donations of $250+ toward our $50,000 matching goal. It is ultimately the support of friends like you that keep us going to serve Michigan's Asian Pacific Islander American community!
series of october candidate forums
Candidate forums are events where candidates take questions directly from the audience. They are a great way to learn who is on your ballot and why they deserve your vote. APIAVote MI hosted candidate forums in Canton, Ann Arbor, Troy, and Macomb County this year for local, state, and federal elections.
Read about them on our 2016 elections page.
Read about them on our 2016 elections page.
6th Annual Dinner: Engaging Locally, Connecting Globally
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016 || 5:30 PM at LAUREL MANOR
39000 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150
39000 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150
Join Asian & Pacific Islander America Vote – Michigan for our 6th Annual Dinner, Engaging Locally, Connecting Globally as we celebrate the groundswell of Asian American leadership emerging across our community with an exciting keynote speaker, honorees and more. Do not miss your chance to network with Asian American leaders, elected officials, and community members from across the state at this premiere event. We are thrilled to welcome as our Keynote Speaker, Eugene Kang, Senior Vice President of Teneo Strategy, and former Special Assistant to the President of the Obama administration.
Sponsorships and Advertisements provide critical support in accomplishing our organizational mission while showcasing your company’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and community philanthropy to our 1,000+ statewide supporters and 30 partner organizations. Download the sponsorship packet for more details and to complete the commitment form.
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SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
CHAMPION $3,000 (only one) ADVOCATE $1,500 ALLY $ 750 PARTNER $ 400 |
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
STANDARD $ 75 STUDENT $ 35 REDUCED INCOME $ 35 +ADD BOOSTER $ 20 *Limited number of complimentary tickets available upon inquiry |
PROGRAM BOOK:
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RECAP: May 10, Asian American Legislative Day
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Thank you to the over 60 community members who joined us in Lansing for APIAVote-MI's 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Legislative Day on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Our Asian American Engagement Coalition, in partnership with the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, turned out in Lansing to show the power of Michigan's Asian American community, meeting with elected officials to tell them about the AAPI community.
With our advocacy efforts, we were able to get elected leaders to write the Michigan Department of Education to apply for a US Department of education an AAPI data disaggregation data initiative, which they will do in the coming months! |
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