Asian American & Pacific Islander Leaders:
Make Your Voices Heard in Congress
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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Dear Asian American & Pacific Islander leaders and advocates,
I am writing on behalf of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), a nonpartisan, bicameral caucus comprised of 29 Members of Congress, chaired by Congressman Mike Honda, that advocates on behalf of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
Since its inception in 1994, CAPAC has ensured that AAPI communities are well-represented at the policymaking table and has fought to advance an agenda that reflects the needs of underserved AAPIs. As Congress tackles significant reform on important issues such as economic recovery, healthcare, and comprehensive immigration reform, don’t be left out of the loop! As an important leader in the AAPI community, I hope you will join our growing mailing list to get timely and relevant information through our newsletter, blog and more. I hope you will stay in touch!
To stay informed of CAPAC’s advocacy for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Congress, sign up for updates here: http://honda.house.gov/capacmailing.shtml.
To learn more about CAPAC, please visit our website at http://honda.house.gov/capac. Also feel free to contact me directly at gloria.chan@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-2631.
Best,
Gloria Chan
CAPAC, Executive Director
Gloria Chan, Esq.
Executive Director
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
202.225.2631 | gloria.chan@mail.house.gov
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Princeton University Program for High School Students
Dear School Administrator / Teacher:
If you are a teacher, we ask that you encourage your students to apply to
this all-expenses- paid program at Princeton University . If you are an
administrator, we ask that you help us spread the word by publishing an
announcement to teachers or other administrators who might know students who
would be interested in applying. See below for more information.
We are writing to inform you about an all-expenses- paid summer program for
high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds that will take
place for 10 days in August on the campus of Princeton University . The
program is entering its ninth year; since 2002, more than 165 students from
high schools across the country have been selected to participate in the
program. They were taught by journalists from The New York Times, The
Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, The New
Republic and The New Yorker; they covered Yankees, Mets, Jets and Liberty
games and held a press conference with New Jersey's secretary of state; they
met with Princeton University's president and dean of admissions; they
received counseling on their college applications from our staff, which
consists of Princeton University alumni and undergraduates; and they
published their own newspaper. We hope that you will consider nominating
some of your students to participate in this exciting program for aspiring
young journalists.
Below is a quick list of instructions and pointers for having your students
fill out the applications:
Please feel free to nominate as many students as you have who are
interested. We will happily accept several students from the same school, so
there is no need to worry about your own students competing for slots in the
program.
The application process will take place in two parts. For the first part,
students should fill out the attached application, and then email it to
sjpapplication@ gmail.com
Word attachment. (If the student does not have access to Microsoft Word, the
student should just copy and paste the text of the application into an
email.) Before emailing us the application, students should name the
document using the following format: Lastname.Firstname. doc. So, if the
student's name is Mary Jones, the title of the document will be
Jones.Mary.doc. In addition, the student should type his or her name and
high school in the body of the email and put only the name of the Word
document (e.g., Jones.Mary.doc) in the subject line of the email. We must
receive the application by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 5, 2010. No extensions
will be given for any reason.
In the second round of the application process, finalists will be
interviewed by the program directors-either in person or over the phone-and
they will be asked to provide printed copies of the following items via U.S.
mail: an official transcript; the first page of the 2008 (or 2009, if
available) income-tax return form (the 1040 or 1040EZ form) of their
custodial parent(s)/guardian( s), or a signed statement by their
parent(s)/guardian( s) saying that their income is below the level at which
they would be required to file income tax returns; a recommendation letter
from a teacher; and clips from their high school newspaper or other
publication (optional).
To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following
qualifications:
- They must currently be juniors in high school.
- They must live in the continental United States .
- They must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of
4.0).
- They must have an interest in journalism.
- The combined income of their custodial parent(s)/guardian( s) plus child
support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.
Note: This program is for students from low-income backgrounds. If the
combined income of the custodial parent(s)/guardian( s) plus child support
payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and a student still wishes to apply, he or
she may attach a letter explaining why his or her family qualifies as
financially under-resourced.
If you have questions, the best way to reach us is via email at
sjp@princeton. edu
applications should be sent to sjpapplication@ gmail.com
should be sent to sjp@princeton. edu
a PRINCETON address.
All application materials-as well as additional information about the
program-are available at www.princeton. edu/sjp
A final word: We know that the process of applying to any selective program
can be stressful, not to mention a lot of work-for students as well as their
teachers. But, over the years, the students we have had come through our
program have told us that, ultimately, the work they put into their
application was worth it.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Three Hundred Attend 8th Annual NPIEN Conference
Over three hundred students, parents, teachers, and community members attended the 8th Annual National Pacific Islander Educator Network (NPIEN) Conference at Paramount High School, Paramount, CA. Keynote Speakers included Oceanside High School Principal(San Diego, CA) Kimo Marquardt and Dr. Mafutaga S. Tagaloa Tulifau, Podiatrist, Lakewood, CA.
Students and teachers from the following schools attended the conference: Compton: Davis Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School; Long Beach: Cabrillo High School. Jackie Robinson Academy, Poly High School, Lakewood High School, CAMS, Hughes Middle School; Costa Mesa High School; Arcadia High School, Lennox Middle School, Prarie Vista Middle School, Hawthorne, Will Rogers Middle School, Lawndale, Chapman University, Long Beach City College, UCLA, Cal State University, Long Beach, Mt. San Antonio College. Workshops were provided by Chapman University Hawaiian Club,"Student Networking", Uncle Henry Kamae, Ukulele Artist, Rita Scanlan, NPIEN Board Member "Arts and Crafts", Olympia Tuliaupupu, Westmont College Counselor,"Parent Networking," Paramount High School "Dance Workshop", and Albert Wilmovsky, Cerritos College, "Study Skills," and Fernando Alvarado, Prudential, "Financial Planning for College."
Troop 1200, Boy Scouts of America, Bellflower, CA, presented the flags of the Island Nations, and a Moment of Silence was held in memory of Tsunami victims in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga, and for Wilson High School student Melody Ross.
Twenty Five students were recognized as Christina Diaz Student Scholars, and scholarships were awarded to Fa'aputu Va'afuti, Poly High School, Maile Tauai, Paramount High School, Cherrae Tedtaotao, Paramount High School, and Natalia Cerilyn Su'a, Roosevelt Middle School. Aileen Tanimoto Matsuura, Paramount High School, and Stephanie Carter, Stanford Middle School, Long Beach USD, were recognized with the Sevia Ma'ae Educator of the Year Award. Jin Lee, Ohana Hawaiian Barbeque, was awarded the Dr. Alofa Tanuvasa Community Award.
NPIEN thanks the generous sponsors and vendors listed below:
Major Sponsors: Silver Level: Majestic Realty, Cookie Lee, AXA Financial; Bronze Level: California Credit Union, Gateway Business Bank, TEAM Referral Network
Awards & Drawing Sponsors: The Ice House Comedy Club, Vemma, In-N-Out Burger, Orange County Museum of Art, CSU Long Beach Athletics, Cerritos Center for Performing Arts, Starbucks, Los Alamitos Race Course, Golf N Stuff, Hofs Hut, Heritage Museum, Santa Ana Zoo, National Pen Company, Ray Diaz Hawaiian Gourds, Glacial Gardens, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mary Kay, Los Angeles Clippers
Scholarship Sponsors: TM & Irene Mulholland, Linaka Polynesian School of Dance, Vemma, Hotel Current
Ukulele Sponsors: Rynette Labostrie-Barr, Lagniappe Accounting, Lorraine Telles, Cookie Lee
Vendors and Exhibitors: Ray Diaz Hawaiian Gourds, State Farm Insurance, NT & Associates, California Telephone Access Program, Cookie Lee, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Vemma, 21st Century Computing Services, ACRO Printing, US Bank, Lagniappe Accounting, Census Bureau
NPIEN Board and Staff: Falanai Ala, President, Eugene Mafi, Secretary, Martha Gusukuma Donnenfield, Treasurer, Rita Scanlan, Member, Aileen Tanimoto Matsuura, Member, Soledad Santos, Member and Northern California Chapter President, Dr. Victor C. Thompson, Executive Director Staff: Tino Andres, Chief of Staff, Myra McGinnis, Executive Assistant, Qb Keju, David Brown, Bruce Lee, Jenny Chomori, Lopaka Faria, Judy Ann Sanchez, Femila Ervin, Nikki Wood-Perkins, Rachel Puaina, Dani Boepple