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Council on Asian- Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community, and a builder of bridges

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Page 1: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans

The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community, and a builder of bridges

Page 2: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

A unique voice within government

Page 3: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Why Embrace the Identity?

AAPI is a relatively new identity and still evolving – mostly political identity for political gain

42 Asian and Pacific Islanders ethnic groups in MN, with differing religions, languages and cultural practices

Unity of Purpose – we come together to work towards mutual gain

Page 4: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

AAPIA: Why Work Together? Civil Rights Movement

Japanese Internment – lessons learned Voting rights given – “Wow, now we can have a

say in our government.” Using the law to enforce & enable our rights

Increase in the Middle Class No longer farm labor or industrial workers Better paying jobs, urban to suburban

Page 5: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Educational Attainment Increase in the number of high school, college, and

graduate graduates College student movement to institute AAPIA studies

Recession of the 1970’s (Vincent Chin) AAPIA’s as foreigners

Effects of & Attention to Institutional Racism Realizing that racism effects all of us 1976 – Heritage Month Movement to commemorate

contributions of AAPIA to America’s history begins

Page 6: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Different Paths, Same Journey We are Americans Shared immigrant

experience – language and cultural barriers

Shared experiences with institutional racism that kept us apart from mainstream

Desire to retain home culture & traditions

America's Chinese community is keen to retain its distinct cultural identity - and even second generation immigrants try to remain true to their Chinese roots.

-Asian American Federation Census Information Center

Page 7: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Unity of Purpose: We Define the Journey

If we are to say that we are unequal in this society, then it is upon us to figure out and articulate what this inequality is, and to do something about it.

Page 8: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Defining the JourneyCommunities working to redress historical wrongs Political Empowerment (1975-1776) – almost two

hundred years behind Missing in History (Helen Zia) – going back in

history and write-in the stories of AAAPIA Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Taxed, but the tax dollars never came to the

community or for our priorities

Page 9: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

Directing Resources to Our Community

“A fundamental challenge is strengthening theAAPI voice so it cannot be ignored by thoseoutside the AAPI communities.”

PAUL ONG, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

New Challenges for Bay Area Philanthropy: Asian & Pacific Islander

Communities

Page 10: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans The mission of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is to be an advisor to policymakers, advocate for the community,

We are the Experts About Our Needs Asian Pacific Cultural Center Dragon Festival Paj Ntuab Voice – Hmong Literary Arts

Journal Asian American Press & Asian Pages Mu Performing Arts Asian Women United

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1985: Institutional Change Pan-Asian leaders came together and decided to work to create a voice within government for themselves

Legislature responded and created the Council – Minnesota Statute, Section 3.9226

Council Board Members: Adeel Lari, John Doan, Evelyn Lee & Dodge Flores

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By holding onto things that are importantto us, they become the everyday

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We are the face of our neighborhoods, our country

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Different Paths,

Same JourneyIt is hard to be born as a human being and hard to live the life of

one. It is even harder to hear of the

path and harder still to awake,

to rise, and to follow.

-Dhammapada