Kayva Yang

MINNEAPOLIS (June 1, 2011) – PFund Foundation, the only Minnesota foundation dedicated exclusively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today announced the hiring of Kayva Yang as the foundation’s new program officer.

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St. Paul, Minn. (May 21, 2011) – Regarding the passage of SF 1308, a bill that would place the issue of writing into the State’s constitution that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, on the ballot for popular vote, I cannot imagine a more unfortunate day in Minnesota’s recent history, then what has transpired this evening. Passage of this bill misrepresents the warm and loving character of the Minnesota I have come to love so dearly.

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Xay Yang received a $5,000 LGBT leadership scholarship from the PFund Foundation.

MINNEAPOLIS (May 18, 2011) – PFund, a Minnesota foundation dedicated exclusively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today announced it has awarded Xay Yang with a $5,000 scholarship. Xay was selected based on leadership, activism and community involvement.

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San Francisco (April 5, 2011) – Members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice on Monday asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a district court’s decision that struck down the DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) policy, which discriminates against openly lesbian, gay and bisexual members of the U.S. military.

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For everyone who is, has family, friends, colleagues and community members or works with the Southeast Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer Community, take a moment to reflect on the need to participate in the QSEA Census.

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Anna Min

MINNEAPOLIS (December 1, 2010) – PFund Foundation, the only Minnesota foundation dedicated exclusively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, last week announced four new board members. Stephen Bubul, Kris Maritz, Anna Min and Dawn LaDassor will serve three-year terms.

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Shades Of Yellow (SOY), the first Hmong organization for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) began a new chapter last month as Oskar Ly agreed to step in as Interim Executive Director during a transition and search period for a new lead staff member. The move comes after Kevin Xiong, founding executive director of the five year old organization, decided to resign from the position as in October. Xiong is returning to his previous career in Human Resources Management with plans to finish his Masters Degree in Leadership and Management.

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By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

Margaret Cho brings a different kind of comedy tour when her “Cho Dependent” Tour comes to State Theater in Minneapolis on October 15. The tour is inspired by Cho’s new CD release “Cho Dependent”, and said to be hilarious stand up comedy, mixed with live performances songs. www.margaretcho.com/content/tour. Ms. Cho responded to questions about the tour and her career.

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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (September 7, 2010) – The 23rd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change is coming to Minneapolis on Feb. 2–6, 2011. Creating Change, as it is commonly called, is the premier annual organizing and skills-building event for the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and its allies.

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Participant Pada Lo (right) and Shades of Yellow Board Chair Pheng Thao (left) posing for the camera at the opening dinner July 9, 2010 at Pagoda Dinkytown.

MINNEAPOLIS (July 9, 2010) – The first ever National Queer Southeast Asian Conference took place at the Radisson University Hotel in Minneapolis last weekend. The conference was hosted by Shades of Yellow, the Twin Cities Hmong Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) organization, and provided a space for Southeast Asians and allies from around the country to discuss issues that are important to the Queer Southeast Asian communities.

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