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		<title>Heritage Dinner and Awards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary King with members of the Cultural Society of Filipino Americans, including William Tigue, Elsa Javines Batica, Ligaya Carlos, Fernando Oconer, Antoinette Fugen Burkhart, Maryjane Ungemach, Carla Murdock, Willen Agdan Korkowski, and Gary Alexander Rios Paz. (Contributed photo) ST. PAUL, Minn. (May 4, 2012) — The State Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans held its annual Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National APIA support for voter empowerment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 07:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Asian American Center of Advancing Justice applauded national leaders for taking the first step to empowering voters and improving access to all voters by introducing the Voter Empowerment Act Thursday. AACAJ includes Asian American Justice Center, which sent congratulations to U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), John Lewis (D-Ga.), John Conyers Jr.  (D-Mich.), James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishimaru to Head Office of Minority and Women Inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (April 30, 2012) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that Stuart Ishimaru has been selected to head the newly established Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion in January 2012.  Mr. Ishimaru comes to the CFPB from the Equal Employment Opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate APIA Month with the National Park Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (May 3, 2012) — In recognition of the contributions to our nation&#8217;s rich and diverse cultural heritage, the National Park Service (www.nps.gov) celebrates May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. “The resources of the National Park Service provide a wealth of opportunity to explore the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kealoha named Hawai‘i Poet Laureate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU ‹ Governor Neil Abercrombie on Thursday proclaimed award-winning slam poet Steven Kealohapau‘ole Hong-Ming Wong, better known by his pen name, “Kealoha” as Hawai‘i Poet Laureate. Moments after being named the state’s official poet, Kealoha was asked by Governor Abercrombie to complete his first ceremonial duty under the new title by performing at the dedication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chen Guangcheng meets with  U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 05:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (May 3, 2012) — United States Ambassador to China Gary Locke spoke with media Thursday regarding the dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped custody to the U.S. Embassy and brokered a deal with the Chinese government to let he and his family apply for student status in New York where he would heal from torture but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon Hirabayashi Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 05:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama on April 26, 2012 named the late Gordon Hirabayashi as one of 13 recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom awards. It is the nation’s highest civilian honor presented to Hirabayashi, who passed away earlier this year on Jan. 2. The Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama meets with Japan Prime Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 04:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (April 30, 2012) — The White House Office of the Press Secretary reported that President Barack Obama welcomed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan on Monday to discuss United States-Japan Cooperative Initiatives. It is the first visit to the United States by a Japanese Prime Minister in the bilateral context since the change of government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S.-Philippines Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 04:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AAP staff report WASHINGTON (April 30, 2012) — The U.S. Department of State hosted a historic gathering to celebrate “Deepening the Security and Strategic Partnership”, and event to reflect the deep-rooted and multifaceted relationship between the United States and The Philippines. The event followed meetings between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile APP designed for TSA profiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 04:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON DC (April 30, 2012) – The Sikh Coalition and other prominent national civil rights leaders released a game-changing mobile application that enables users to report instances of airport profiling in real time. The Monday launch event at the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Washington, D.C. was also streamed at [...]]]></description>
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