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APA Spotlight: Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United

Ellen Somekawa is a third-generation Japanese American from Minneapolis. There she was an activist in the Asian American student movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the anti-nuclear movement and the movement against uranium mining and for indigenous land rights in the Black Hills. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Curtis Chin, Board Member, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

Curtis Chin is an award-winning writer and producer who has written for ABC, the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and more. As a [Curtis Chin Blue] community activist, he co-founded the Asian American Writers Workshop and Asian Pacific Americans for Progress. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, Newsweek and other media outlet. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Tim Dang, Producing Artistic Director, East West Players

Tim has been artistic director of East West Players since 1993 and affiliated with the organization since 1980 in various capacities from actor to director to producer. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Harry Mok, Editor in Chief, Hyphen Magazine

APA Spotlight is a weekly interview of Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APAI) community leaders. It is a spotlight on individuals who have dedicated their careers to issues surrounding the APAI community with the goal of bringing much deserved recognition to their work and cause(s). Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Stephen Gong, Executive Director, Center for Asian American Media

Stephen Gong is the Executive Director of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), a leading media and cultural non-profit organization located in San Francisco. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center

Karen K. Narasaki is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), one of the nation’s leading voices advocating for the rights and interests of Asian Americans Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Wayne Ho, Executive Director, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

Wayne Ho is the executive director of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF). He is responsible for leading the nation’s only pan-Asian children’s advocacy organization by overseeing agency administration, program oversight, board relations, staff supervision, community partnerships, and fundraising to improve the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American children and families. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Marshall Wong, Co-Chair of the API Equality-LA

Marshall Wong is a native of Los Angeles and has worked for the L.A. County Human Relations Commission since 1999. He authors an annual report on hate crime and coordinates the agency’s anti-hate crime programs. Previously, he held positions with the Smithsonian Institution and in the Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Bill Watanabe, Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center

Bill Watanabe, for the past 30 years, has been the Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), a multipurpose social welfare agency in the Little Tokyo district in downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Ellen Oh, Executive Director of Kearny Street Workshop

Ellen Oh is the Executive Director of Kearny Street Workshop. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Rick Shiomi, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Mu Performing Arts

Rick Shiomi has been one of the leaders of the Asian American theater movement for over twenty-five years. He is a co-founder of Mu Performing Arts and has been the Artistic Director since 1993. Continue reading

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APA Spotlight: Debra A. Fong, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund

Debra A. Fong is the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund. Continue reading

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