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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>Mobile App to combat TSA profiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:35:10 +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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		<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>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>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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		<title>Stuart Ishimaru to Head Office of Minority and Women Inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 04:30:59 +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 Commission. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress demands Sikh hate crime tracking</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (April 24, 2012) — Over 90 members of the United States Congress, led by New York Congressman Joseph Crowley, have issued a letter to the Justice Department, demanding that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) track hate crimes suffered by Sikh Americans. The letter, spearheaded by the Sikh Coalition, represents the most extensive show of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Center for Lao Studies Receives Luce Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (April 25, 2012) — The Center for Lao Studies has received a three-year grant of $200,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation for core program development and sustainability support for the years 2012-2014. Founded in 2006, CLS is a San Francisco-based nonprofit with the mission to advance knowledge and engagement in the field of Lao [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laotian Americans celebrate Year of the Naga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Laotian Americans from across the country will converge and celebrate the year 2555, year of the Naga or Dragon at the 4th Annual International Lao New Year Festival with a one day-long event on Saturday April 28. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Nations Plaza [...]]]></description>
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