Category: Newsletters

April 2014 Newsletter

APRIL 2014 NEWSLETTER We love our volunteers! At API Equality – Northern California, our work is powered by the heart and soul of community members who share our vision. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds offer their time, energy, and skill to our programs and activities. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and we are looking

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March 2014 Newsletter

MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER In Loving Memory of Alain Dang [1976-2014] Alain Dang was a community leader by example. He helped create API Equality – Northern California, served as a founding board of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), and worked as a staff member of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. It

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February 2014 Newsletter

Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you and your loved ones happiness, prosperity, and longevity in the Year of the Horse.  Here’s what’s in store: Summer Internship 2014 Every year, API Equality-Northern California embarks on an intensive summer internship program to develop the next generation of LGBTQ API social justice and cultural change leaders. Interns receive

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January 2014 Newsletter

Our 2014 Commitment At API Equality – Northern California, we believe it is possible for our work to be driven and funded by our community, and true sustainability is our 2014 New Year’s resolution. In 2013, over 400 of you—volunteers and supporters–contributed to our work by giving what you could, when you could, whether that

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December 2013 Newsletter

Whoo-hoo! We are proud to announce that on November 24th, 2013 the API Equality – Northern California team successfully ran 10K for $10K. For some of us, this was our first race ever. For others, this was our first time fundraising and asking our friends and family to support LGBTQ API advocacy. Congratulations to Patrick Verkaik who

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October Newsletter

One Story at a Time Vince Crisotomo, a participant of the Pink Elephant Project reflects on our September 21st storytelling and conversations training. “I’ve told my story hundreds of times and the only thing that changes is me. Connecting my story to faith pushed me out of my comfort level and made me explore what

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August 2013 Newsletter – NQAPIA, Summer Celebration, and Volunteer Opportunities

API Equality – Northern California Interns Reflect on NQAPIA Leadership Summit 2013 At this year’s National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance’s (NQAPIA) Leadership Summit in Honolulu, HI, we learned organizing skills and gained more perspective on Pacific Islander needs and issues. API Equality – Northern California was also able to share our own best practices

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