April 18, 2019 WASHINGTON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS CALL ON OUR STATE LEGISLATURE SUPPORT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY To the Members of the Washington State Legislature: APACE, in solidarity with a broad contingent of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations in Washington state, unequivocally supports equal opportunity. We stand united [...]
Next year, APACE will participate in a coordinated, legislative effort to reverse Initiative 200, the prohibition of WA State Affirmative Action programs. This fight is essential to preserving our civil rights legacy and our democracy. Democracy in the U.S. only really began to function after the civil rights movement of the 60’s, [...]
2018 Primary Zack Hudgins State representative, 11th LD 2018 Primary Mike Pellicciotti State representative, 30th LD 2018 Primary Kristine Reeves State representative, 30th LD 2018 Primary Cindy Ryu State representative, 32nd LD 2018 Primary Mia Gregerson State representative, 33rd LD 2018 Primary Noel Frame State representative, 36th LD 2018 Primary [...]
Check out Akemi's recent article on Implicit Bias in the Northwest Asian Weekly: http://nwasianweekly.com/2018/05/commentary-implicit-bias/
Download PDF Introduction Since 2005, APACE (Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment) has been actively organizing Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to make our communities’ voices heard. Despite the progress we have made, more work needs to be done to strengthen our political power. Effective advocacy for our communities’ [...]