Census: Be counted to support our API Community

Every person not counted in the 2010 census costs our community money, and the undercount of Asian and Pacific Islander makes us more invisible and takes funding away from culturally-specific and bilingual human and educational services.  Oregon lost millions of dollars due to the undercount in 2000.

APANO is urging every Asian and Pacific Islander resident [...]

125 attend Speakout at Beaumont Middle School

[Thomas Ngo Photo Album]
Dear Community -
This Friday Aug 7 at 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM at the Beaumont Middle School (41st and NE Fremont) you are invited to join community members and neighborhood leaders for a Community Speakout for Neighborhood Safety and Justice.  After the highly publicized attack [KATU Story] against a young Vietnamese man [...]

Asian American & Pacific Islander Voting Statistics

 
APANO is working hard in Oregon to turn out the vote, with our outreach to over 2,500 registered API voters.  Join us for a night of phone banking any evening between 6-9pm starting Sunday Oct 26 through Nov 2 at the APANO Office 5424 N Michigan Ave near PCC Cascade.  Call 503-896-7560 or info@apano.org to [...]

No on 58 PSA

Kudos to the Center for Intercultural Organizing for producing this 1 minute No on Measure 58 video.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIRo3qFsBY]

Editorials Against Measure 58

Bad in Any Language by The Oregonian October 2, 2008
What’s more, the measure would threaten dual immersion programs, which help students become fluent in two languages. These programs are hugely popular with native English speakers and immigrant students alike — and are among the best ways to encourage fluency, assimilation and academic success.

APANO on KBOO.fm

APANO was a part of a roundtable on the Elections with the Center for Intercultural Organizing and Latino Network for October APA Compass on KBOO 90.7 fm.  Check out the audio file (past shows here), and interviews with national APA organizations APA for Progress and APIA Vote.