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Asian Pacific American Presidential Appointments in the Clinton Administration
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Activities
MAY 2000
Metropolitan Washington D.C. Events
| 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
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| 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
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| May 26 | National
Institutes of Health cultural program 7 pm NIH Campus and Clinical Center Masur Auditorium Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
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Through- out May |
Smithsonian
Institution Asian Pacific Heritage Month Events Website: http://educate.si.edu/events
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| 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 |
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activities in Other States
| 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 |
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