| May
1 |
Event with Deepak
Chopra: “The Merging of Science and Humanity and the Future of
Leadership”
11am – 1 pm
Ronald Reagan Building
Concourse Level
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Sponsored by the White House
Initiative on AAPIs, HHS, EPA, DOI, USDA, FAPAC, NCD, APAFFAC and the
Smithsonian Institute on Asian Pacific American Studies Program
Contact:
Angela Comeau (301) 443-2492
|
| May 1-3
|
National Coalition
for Asian Pacific American Community Development Inaugural Conference (National
CAPACD)
Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel
999 Ninth Street NW
Contact: Aleyamma Mathew, National Coordinator
212-979-1108 x103
|
| May 3
|
EPA-Commerce
Event
10 am to 1 pm
Department of Commerce downtown
14th Street
and Constitution
Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897 |
| May 4
|
EPA Cultural
Event
(Filipino performance troupe)
11 am to 12:30 pm
Department of Commerce
Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897
|
| May 5
|
D.C. Asian Pacific
American Heritage Council Annual Awards Banquet
6:30 pm
China
Garden Restaurant
1100 Wilson Blvd.
Rosslyn, VA Contact: Mary Au
(301)983-1845 or Ruth Wong (703) 354-5036 |
| May 6
|
Hawaiian Night at
Fort Myer Community Center
Quezonian's of Metropolitan Washington
DC
Arlington, VA
6:30 pm to Midnight
Contact Marilyn Perez (703)
730-1589. |
| May 8
|
National Science
Foundation event
11 am to 12 pm
4201 Wilson Boulevard Alexandria,
VA
Room 110 (lobby level)
Contact- Andrea McIntyre- 703.306.1020
|
| May 9
|
FCC Event
10 am to 11am
Contact- Alex Chan- 202.418.0842 |
|
May 10 |
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Event
11:30 am to 1 pm
1801 L St, NW
Contact- Emma Thornton- 202.663.4179
|
May 10 -
12 |
Federal Asian
Pacific American Council National Leadership Training conference
Doubletree Hotel
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA
Contact- Mike
Maroof- 301.286.4358 |
| May 12
|
NIH Asian Pacific
American Organization luncheon
noon
NIH Campus
NIH Bldg. 31
Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618 |
May
12-
13 |
Phillipine
American Bar Association Inaugural Ball
6:30 pm reception, 7:30
dinner
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City. 6:30 and cash bar
Contact Rod
Garcia at Rgarcialaw@aol.com or 301-292-6808. |
| May 13
|
US Pan Asian
American Chamber of Commerce
12th Annual Excellence 2000 Awards
Dinner
6 pm to 9 pm
Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel
999 Ninth
Street, NW
Contact (202) 296-5221 |
| May 16
|
Department of
Justice event
10 am to 11 am
DOJ
Contact:
Department of Education event
10 am to 12 pm
Contact Veena Bhatia-
202.708.9279 |
| May 17
|
Department of
Energy event
Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234
Veterans
Affairs event
12 pm to 1:15 pm
810 Vermont Avenue
Contact-
Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924
U.S. Postal Service Event
11 am
to 12 pm
475 L’Enfant
Contact- Rupert Warner- 202.268.6731
Reception for Irene Hirano, Director of the Japanese American National
Museum
6-8 pm
Congressional Country Club
Contact: Gerald Yamada
at ghyamada@phjw.com |
| May 18
|
Southwest Complex
event
(Department of Health and Human Services, USIA, Small Business
Administration, Department of Education)
10 am 12 pm
Department of
Health and Human Services
Great Hall
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Contact: Carol Duggins at
or Lisa Hasegawa at (301)443-2492 |
| May 20
|
DC APA Marrow
Network/NIH Marrow Center donor drive
10 am to 2 pm
NIH Marrow
Center
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 10 Room 1C-711
Bethesda, MD
Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-Gapi), Philippine contemporary
ethnic music and dance ensemble performance
6:30 pm
World Bank
Auditorium.
Contact Marcia at mcruz@imf.org
Fifth Annual Asian
Pacific American Spring Benefit “United We Stand”
Omni
Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Contact: William Lee
(202)986-4598
or Thanh-Thuy Nguyen (202)872-8699 |
| May 23
|
Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Event
11 to 12 pm
Contact- Eva Barrion-
202.205.7918 |
| May 24
|
Department of
Energy event (Germantown)
Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234
Veterans Affairs event 12-1:15PM
810 Vermont Avenue
Contact-
Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924
State Department Event
10 am to
2 pm
Contact- Margarite- 202.712.5663 |
| May 25
|
Department of
Health and Human Services Asian Pacific American Network event
10:30 am
to 12 pm
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD
Parklawn Building
Conference Room D & E
Contact- Gloria Sundaresan- 301.594.5427
Social Security Administration event
11:30-1:00 PM
6401
Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD
Contact- Linda Claramo- 410.966.5192
|
May 25
–
27 |
Asian Pacific
American Institute for Congressional Studies (APIACS) Gala and National
Conference
Capitol Hilton
Washington DC
Contact (202)547-9100
|
| May 26
|
National
Institutes of Health cultural program
7 pm
NIH Campus and Clinical
Center
Masur Auditorium
Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
|
Through-
out May
|
Smithsonian
Institution Asian Pacific Heritage Month Events
Website:
http://educate.si.edu/events
|
| June 1
|
D.C. Mayor’s
Town Hall Meeting with the API Community
5:30 pm Reception
6:30 pm
– 8:30 pm
Martin Luther King Library
901 G Street, NW
RSVP
Call (202) 727-3120
|
| Maryland |
| April 30 |
Montgomery
County Asian Pacific Heritage Month Celebration11am – 2 pm
Wheaton MallSilver Spring, MD |
| Virginia |
| TBA (May) |
Fairfax
County Council Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event |
| New York |
| May 7 |
21st Annual
Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
12 pm – 6 pm
Union Square
Park North
12th Street and Broadway
www.capaonline.org |
| California |
| May TBA |
Pacific
Islander Festival
Harbor Regional Park
Harbor City
Contact:
Pacific Islander Community Council (714)968-1785 |
| May 3 |
Los
Angeles APA Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
“Spirit of
Discovery”
6 pm
Los Angeles Union Station
Main Ticket
Concourse
800 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
For
full Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar, Contact the
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Heritage Committee at (213) 847-2724 |
May 18-
25 |
Los
Angeles Asian Pacific American Film Festival
(213) 680-4462 x68
http://viscom.apanet.org/filmfest/index.html |
May 20 -
21 |
Children’s Day Festival
10
am to 4 pm
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center Plaza
244 S.
San Pedro
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
Contact: (213)268-2725 |
| New York |
| May 13
|
Asian
American Youth Speak Out 2000
Flushing YWCA Youth Center Essay Contest
Awards Ceremony
42-07 Parsons Blvd.
Flushing, NY
Contact: Jenn Choi
(718) 353-4553 x23 |
| Texas |
| May
|
Cultural
Walking Tours of APA communities in Houston for public officials, media and
general public
Asian Pacific American Heritage Association of
Houston
Contact: (713) 784-1112 |
| May 13 |
2nd
Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Parade and Festival
10 am –
6 pm
Houston City Hall
Contact: (713) 784-1112
See website for
additional events: www.apaha.org/calendar2000.html |
| Washington |
| May |
TBA 10th
Annual Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration
Snohomish County,
WA
Naval Station Everett |
| Massachusetts |
| May 5 |
Asian
American Unity Dinner Gala
“Achievements of the 20th Century –
Leadership in the New Millenium”
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
64
Arlington Street
Boston, MA
Contact: (617)630-9822 |
| Minnesota |
| May 1 |
Asian
Pacific Heritage Month Kick Off Event
12 pm – 1 pm
State Capitol
Rotunda
Contact: State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
(651)296-0538 |
