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Newsletter Edition #5 - March 2022

The month of March is filled with juxtapositions between celebrations and reflections birthed by tragedies. It is in this month that we observe March 8th as International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; yet at the same time across the globe, we watch brave Ukrainian women escaping with their young and their old or taking up arms fighting for their country. As we also commemorate the month of March as National Women’s History Month, we acknowledge the fact that throughout history, women have had to pay the ultimate price of wars waged by power-hungry men. I would be remiss to not mention that a year ago in March we experienced the horrific Atlanta spa shootings that led to the tragic deaths of eight AAPI women. It is always the mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, and sisters who will have to pick up the pieces of the shattered lives.

On the 50th anniversary of LACAAEA, you’ll find in this jam-packed issue filled with in-depth stories of trailblazing female champions like Sara Sadhwani, Genie Chough, and Zora Neale Hurston. We call for action from our County leadership as we highlight results from a recent survey of 1,500 LA County AAPIs who are civically engaged and mobilized for social change due to the racial discrimination they endured. Lastly, as we return to “normalcy” from this pandemic, we are reminded that our mental health does matter and the arts can heal all wounds.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Leading by Example

• Elections Work & Language Access

• Voices of LA AAPI Survey Results

• Call to Action for County leaders

• Redistricting LA Results

• AAPI Contributions: Sara Sadhwani

• County Leader: Genie Chough

• Mental Health Matters

• Fitting Into America

• Mapping Our Roots: Little Bronze Tokyo

• Champion of Change: Zora Neale Hurston

• Small Business: Rose City Pizza

Newsletter Edition #4 - November 2021

In this issue of The Drum Circle, you will find an Op-Ed on how Asians strive to excel, efforts to bring awareness of the 1871 Chinese massacre, some notable achievements of Filipino-Americans, County leader and former LACAAEA President Jackie Guevarra, lyrics to the song “Model Minority”, and so much more!

We would like to wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season and a prosperous new year. We look forward to serving you in 2022!

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Much to Be Thankful For

• Turkey With a Side of Fried Rice

• October Remembrances: Chinese Massacre of 1871 & Filipino-American History Month

• Meet a County Leader: Jackie Guevarra

• Essential Kits & Toy Drive

• A Celebration of Community: Asian Pacific Resource Center

• Yoshitomo Nara-Lost and Found

• Model Minority Myth Lrics

• How to Report a Hate Crime

• AAPI Documentary Highlights

Newsletter Edition #3 - August 2021

We all have something to say. The fact that most of us in the AAPI community would rather not be seen nor heard is keeping us from moving forward. Read about why AAPIs should care about redistricting LA County, get inspired by AAPI Olympic athletes and esteemed AAPI women leaders: Chief Deputy Director of Medical Examiner-Coroner, Akiko Tagawa and former Monterey Park major, Lily Lee Chen.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Finding Your Voice

• Redistricting LA County

• Meet a County Leader: Akiko Tagawa

• Meet Our Liaisons and Updates

• LACAAEA Scholarship Program & Recipients: Chris Lew, Stephen Hahn and Alexandra Fung

• AAPI Youth @ Work Program

• AAPI Contributor Lily Lee Chen

• Celebrating AAPI Athletic Achievements

• Support Small Businesses Doing Some Good!: FishWives

Newsletter Edition #2 - May 2021

In this issue you will find it packed full of information that you may not know about. You’ll read how A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats, Op-Ed piece, “Breaking Down Racism and Sexism,” AAPI contributor civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, get to know our Committee Chairs, support small business Wolfie’s Hot Chicken, meet County leader Robin Toma of the Human Relations Commission, and read highlight about our past events.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

• Op-Ed: Breaking Down Racism and Sexism

• AAPI Contributions: Yuri Kochiyama

• Committee Chair Bios

• Support Small Business Doing Some Good!: Wolfe’s Chicken

• Meet a County Leader: Robin Toma

• Past Event Highlights: April Distinguished Speaker Summary with Dr. D’Artagnan Scorza and Hyepin Im

Our Inaugural Edition - March 2021

We are proud to introduce our inaugural newsletter, The Drum Circle. In this issue you will find our President's Welcome Message, read our Op-Ed piece, “We've had enough!,” get to know our new Executive Board (E-Board), meet County leader Michael Owh of ISD, support small business B-Man’s Teriyaki, read about AAPI contributor labor organizer Larry Itliong, and find out about our upcoming events.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Presidents’ Welcome Message

• Op-Ed: We’ve Had Enough!

• I Use to think that Asians in America were an invisible people.

• Meet Our New Executive Board

• Meet a County Leader: Michael Owh

• Supporting Local AAPI Businesses Doing Some Good!: B-Man’s Teriyaki & Burgers

• AAPI Contributions: Larry Dulay Itliong