Bernarda Wong

Washington, D.C (March 27, 2012) — The White House honored Bernarda Wong on Thursday as one of ten leaders being recognized as Champions of Change who, like Cesar Chavez, have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of others throughout their community and across the Nation.

One of our Nation’s great civil rights leaders, Cesar Estrada Chavez came of age as a migrant farm worker, witnessing the injustice that pervaded fields and vineyards across California.  Yet amidst hardship and abuse, Cesar Chavez saw the promise of change — the unlimited potential of a community organized around a common purpose.

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Adolescence is difficult in the best of times.

It’s doubly stressful for kids today; they’re experiencing the same worries and insecurities as adults in this troubled economy, and with far fewer coping skills. From families struggling with joblessness and foreclosure to increasing competition for college admissions to the normal fears associated with impending adulthood, they’re particularly vulnerable.

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CAPM Article

ST. PAUL (March 19, 2012) — The State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans on Monday held its annual Asian Pacific Day at the Capitol with the theme of “Educational Success for Every Student.”

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SAN FRANCISCO (March 19, 2012)  — Three Minnesota youth leaders are implementing social action projects designed to help their community in particular and the planet in general.

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Piyush Pandey, executive chairman, Ogilvy & Mather India, to receive 2012 CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award.

NEW YORK (March 20, 2012) — The CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most recognized awards competitions honoring excellence in advertising, design and communications, today named Piyush Pandey as the recipient of the 2012 CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award.

Pandey, the Executive Chairman and Creative Director of South Asia for Ogilvy & Mather India, will be the first person from the region to receive the distinction. With a prolific advertising career spanning three decades, Pandey is often revered as “the godfather of Indian advertising” by peers.  He will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd annual CLIO Awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday, May 15th at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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ST. PAUL (March 14, 2012) — The Minnesota History Center will celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with “A Thousand Journeys, One Home: Asian-Pacific Heritage Day” on April 14, from noon to 4 p.m. at the History Center.

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The India Association of Minnesota will hold its Connect India panel discussion and awards ceremony Saturday, March 17, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN 55425.

The panel will focus on “India and Minnesota Relationship in the Medical Industry.”

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Angelique Power

By MAI HOANG
AAP staff writer

The Chicago based The Joyce Foundation supports “the development of policies that both improve the quality of life for people in the Great Lakes region and serve as models for the rest of the country.”

Ms. Angelique Power, Senior program officer of culture program of the foundation explains that she came to Minneapolis to present the Minneapolis/St. Paul winners and provide new changes to Joyce Awards in 2013. The goal is for these commissions to produce vivid, new works of art that strengthen cultural venues and draw people of diverse backgrounds to experience the rewards of participating in the arts.

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By CARLOS GALLEGO
AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (Feb. 27, 2012) — With 18 Karen “Family, Friend or Neighbors” providers attending a Shaken Baby Syndrome seminar on Monday at the Karen Organization of Minnesota.

The training organized by Think Small, a leader in early learning provider training for over 30 years. It offered valuable instruction for unlicensed “FFN” providers in prevention and care training for children.

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