5th Annual APAC Gala on 4/28

Posted on March 29, 2012 by nof12001

5th Annual APAC Gala

Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Program: Keynote Speaker, Community Award, Wine Auction, Entertainment, and Dancing

Saturday, April 28, 2012, 5:00-11:00 p.m.

Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave. North Haven, CT 06473

Menu

Salad Bar

Choice Carving Station:
10 oz. Prime Rib or Roasted Turkey
Pasta Station

Choice of Two Pastas and Two Sauces, with Garlic Bread

Mashed Potato Bar

Tri Colored Cream Potatoes with Choice of Toppings

Assorted Pastries

For more information, please click here!

General Meeting

Posted on March 5, 2012 by nof12001

Please join us for our general meeting TODAY!!!!

Monday, March 5, 2012

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

GPA Commons

Manchester Community College

Great Path

Manchester, CT 06045

Network with community leaders
Meet the Commissioners and Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission and learn about their legislative agenda for the year
Learn more about the vacant positions of the APAC Board!
(Contact APAC Chair K. Umesh Vig, umeshvig@gmail.com if interested in joining the Board)
Enjoy food catered by Indigo Bistro of Manchester!

Join us for our Lunar New Year Celebration!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by nof12001

The Asian Pacific American Coalition of Connecticut and the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission invites you to its Annual Lunar New Year Celebration

“Year of the Dragon”

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Atrium of the Connecticut Legislative Office Building

(300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106)

Join us for performances by local groups, meet community leaders and network with the larger Asian American community.

Light food and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to umeshvig@gmail.com by February 13

Happy Holidays from APAC!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by nof12001

May Your Home Be Filled With All the Joys of the Season!

The Asian Pacific American Coalition of Connecticut wishes you and your family a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!

Please keep a lookout for updates in the upcoming weeks about APAC’s annual Lunar New Year Event as well as information regarding our efforts for 2012!

Casino Women: What Social Workers Can Learn from Casino Maids and Cocktail Waitresses

Posted on September 30, 2011 by nof12001

UCONN School of Social Work, Community Organization Concentration presents:

What Social Workers Can Learn from Casino Maids and Cocktail Waitresses

Dr. Susan Chandler
Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Nevada

Tuesday, October 11th

6:00 PM- 8:00 PM

Zachs Community Room

“Casino Women” is a pioneering look at the female face of corporate gaming. Based on extended interviews with maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers, pit bosses, and vice-presidents, the book describes in compelling detail a world whose enormous profitability is dependent on the labor of women assigned stereotypically female occupations—making beds and serving food on the one hand and providing sexual allure on the other. But behind the neon lies another world, peopled by thousands of remarkable women who assert their humanity in the face of gaming empires’ relentless quest for profits.”

This event will be held at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford CT 06117. Please park in Area B on Trout Brook Drive. Visitors who park in unauthorized lots are subject to ticketing. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Marilyn Cardone at 860-570-9157 or marilyn.cardone@uconn.edu

For more information, please see the flyer: Casino Women Flyer

Free event open to faculty, staff, students and the community.

For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Harding at scott.harding@uconn.edu

Calling all professionals in the legal, medical or mental health field with Asian language skills!

Posted on September 15, 2011 by nof12001

The CT Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission is seeking information regarding any professionals working in the legal, medical or mental health field with Asian language skills. If you are a professional working in the legal, medical or mental health field, or know of any such professional in the Connecticut area, please contact Bill Howe at bill@billhowe.org.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/asianamerican/Professional%20Services.html

Note: The Commission provides these links as a community service, for informational purposes only. No specific endorsement is offered.

URDU MUSHAIRA

Posted on September 12, 2011 by nof12001

PAACT, CT Chapter APPNA and NED Alumni Association of New England has organised Urdu Mushaira. We have invited poets from Pakistan & India. Invitees include:

Saleem Kausar (Pakistan)
Farhat Ullah Khan (Pakistan)
Khushbeer Singh Shad (India)
Iqbal Ashar (India)
Humara Rehman (New York USA)

Hawthorne Inn
2421 Berlin Tpke
Berlin 06037.

Date:

September 23, 2011

Time:
7:30 PM

Tickets:
Patron: $50
General $20
Please contact for tickets
Zaheer Sharaf (860) 881-6435
Aslam Siddiqui (860) 593-2527
Atique Mirza (860) 670-2999

VIDEO CHALLENGE ASKS ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS: “WHAT’S YOUR STORY?”

Posted on August 27, 2011 by nof12001

Greetings Friends,

There is nothing more powerful than the stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Our stories define who we are, and they reflect our impact on the community around us. At the White House Initiative on AAPIs, we seek to amplify these voices nationally. We are pleased to announce the first ever White House Initiative Video Challenge, called “What’s Your Story?”

We’re calling on you to produce a video, up to three minutes long, telling us who you are and how you have impacted those around you. In your video, answer the questions: How have your unique experiences shaped who you are today? And in what ways are you making a difference in your community? Everyone is welcomed to participate.

We will review the submissions and post a select number of entries on the White House website. In addition, we’ll invite a group of exceptional AAPI leaders to share their stories in person at the White House this fall as special guests in a White House Initiative on AAPIs event. To learn more about the challenge, watch our call-out video here: http://www.youtube.com/WhiteHouseAAPI.

To submit your video and learn more about the challenge, go to www.whitehouse.gov/whatsyourstory. The deadline for video submissions is midnight on November 1, 2011.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing your stories.

Sincerely,

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

New England Conference on Multicultural Education

Posted on August 23, 2011 by nof12001

>16th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME)

Thanks for coming out this weekend!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by nof12001

Thanks to all those who came out to the Riverfront Dragonboat and Asian Festival this past weekend! We handed out a lot of materials on Diabetes and the CT Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission’s voter registration was a success! Can’t wait to see you all next year!