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GoucATION PRoJECT Ii''Wlii?noli~rno thatyouthunited by a common purpose can make a difference. We aim to establish a forum for free dialogue and for positive change in our communities. Our initiatives are diverse and include avenues to abolish stereotypes, to educate ourselves and others about Asian Pacific America, to celebrate our heritage, and to improve race relations."
CAPAY's mission statement TABLE OF CONTEN
CAPAY's Mission Statement ...... inside front cover
Background on CAPAY ...... 2
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Education Project 1997 ...... 3
A Short History of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month ...... 4
Participating Schools and Organizations ...... 5
Programs of CAPAY ...... 12
CAPAY Organizers ...... 14
APAHMEP '97 Supporting Organizations ...... 15
CAPAY Individual Donors ...... 16 ckground on CAPAY
Recognizing the complex challenges faced by that motivated 40 local schools to celebrate Asian Pacific American (APA) youth and the im Pacific American Heritage Month in May. This t role of youth as change agents, the Massa year, the 1997 Asian Pacific American Heritage Office for Refugees and Immigrants with Month Education Project (APAHMEP'97) began APA community organizations sponsored a with the March 20th Leadership Symposium and · conference for APA youth in December culminated with school and community events in that reached over 600 youth from 53 high May during Asian Pacific American Heritage - more than triple the number originally Month. toe~cte1d! Over 50 community leaders, educators, Besides the tremendous support we receive workers, social service professionals, and from many funders, community groups, and pr4Jtessionals volunteered as workshop pre individuals, it is the commitment and hard work at the conference which was planned and of all the student leaders, their advisors, and their tgaru2:ed by a core of APA youth leaders. The school communities that make APAHMEP'97 a mtE~re1n.ce offered an inspiring example of what great success! APA young people are again taking youth can do with institutional and commu charge of educating themselves, their peers, and support. The energy and momentum from that adults in their schools about its significance. While )ntE~re1n.ce created the Coalition for Asian Pacific CAPAY is proud to be the catalyst for this process, m.e:ncam Youth (CAPAY). we congratulate the 40 schools that are recognizing As the only statewide network of its type in Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! country, CAPAY focuses on the leadership de ~lOtJm1ent of Asian Pacific American youth. As a
errtbe~rslllP organization, CAPAY provides peer II Our students have been trying very hard to find the and networking, mentoring through its right materials for our bulletin boards. Your APA network, and community service opportu- resource packet is exactly what we needed. Thank you through its internships and AmeriCorps pro so, so much!" CAPAY's initiatives are year-round and Faculty Advisor from youth conferences to cultural sharing Muriel Snowden International School, Boston college preparation to public speaking or1cs.hloos. CAPAY publishes the quarterly news- 11 Please remember why we are here today. All this work AS.I.AM and the monthly Informer that out is for all of us, Asian and non-Asian, to learn about to its membership, and many high schools APA and to improve our race relations." youth organizations. Karen Chen, APAHM assembly In 1996, CAPAY launched a successful project John D. O'Bryant H.S., Boston APA Heritage Month Education Project 19
May is recognized annually as Asian Pacific Heritage, skits, and discussions on issues such American Heritage Month (APAHM), and many immigration, anti-Asian violence, and A government agencies and Asian Pacific American stereotypes. Schools have also invited speakers (APA) communities nationwide hold events to talkAPAhistory and literature, and hosted celebrateAPAheritage. In 1996,CAPAYjoined this performances and exhibits. These celebrations national effort by launching the first statewide APA varied in duration, and creative as they Heritage Month Education Project which mobilized educational. students from 40 schools in Massachusetts to hold APA events in May. The vision of this year's APA Supporting and Disseminating Students' Efforts Heritage Month Education Project (APAHMEP'97) Since the March 20 Leadership ~vm~:>osiut is to increase public recognition of APA Heritage CAPAY has assisted schools and organizations Month by 1.) building upon last year's success by helping them to outreach to the APA cmnn1wu1 working with schools which participated in 1996, network with other schools, provide APA 2.) encouraging new schools and youth programs materials, and identify speakers and to participate this year, and 3.) supporting a core resources. Supporting (40) APAHMEP schools group of schools to develop an ongoing youth programs is a major undertaking for commitment for this project. In addition to staff and adult volunteers, The goals of the APAHMEP'97 are to foster youth and alumni were instrumental in serving among young people a better understanding of a resource to the project. However, APA history and experiences; to support APA will not be another year of great success students as program planners and agents of change the support of school-based adults, and in their schools; to build stronger ties between determination of so many students to "make CAPAY and student clubs, and school personnel happen" at their schools. CAPAY believes by jointly supporting the students involved in the collective effort is very significant and should project; and to build among APA student disseminated as widely as possible. organizers a sense of being part of a larger APA The purpose of this Booklet is to capture network. people's tremendous effort to recognize Heritage Month. It is our hope that The Activities During the Month of May help disseminate some of the exemplary Schools across Massachusetts have planned taking place at the school/ program level. activities through APAHMEP'97. Students have the short, almost generic, descriptions, there organized essay and poster contests, documentary many inspiring personal stories which video showings, bulletin board displays on APA much hopes to capture someday. Brief History of APA Heritage Month
During his tenure, President Carter recognized government and philosophy - Asian and Pacific "Asian Americans have played a significant Americans have made outstanding contributions in the creation of a dynamic and pluralistic to the cultural and technological development of u.~ ... u .. ,... , with their enormous contributions to our their adopted Nation. Their hard work, creativity nee, arts, government, and commerce." and intelligence have inspired their fellow citizens, · te the enormous achievements of Asian added new dimensions to our national life and m€!nc:ans, President Carter also noted that: strengthened the social fabric of our land.
we have not always fully appreciated the talents On May 7, 1990 another milestone was reached and the contributions which Asian Americans have . when Asian Pacific American leaders around the brought to the United States. Until recently, our country gathered at the White House to witness immigration and naturalization laws discriminated the signing of a proclamation by President George against them. They were also subjected to Bush that declared May to be Asian Pacific discrimination in education, housing, and American Heritage Month. In his remarks during employment. And during World War II our the signing ceremony, President Bush Japanese American citizens were treated with acknowledged the demographic changes in suspicion and fear. America, with increasing numbers of immigrants from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. He With that understanding, in 1979, President said, " ... Asian and Pacific Americans are our designated the first week in May as Asian fastest-growing minority population. They are American Heritage Week. changing America and they are changing America President Reagan reaffirmed the nation's for the better." to celebrate the history and Asian Americans are the fastest growing of Asian Pacific Americans, by population in the United States. The declaration in 1981: of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month allows us and others to recognize the contributions of In a variety of fields that span the spectrum of Asian Americans and celebrate the rich cultural human endeavor-including art, dance, legacy of Asian Americans. agriculture, the sciences, medicine, commence,
Excerpted from Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar of Events, May 1992, From Generation to Generation, Asian American Resource Workshop Participating Schools and Organizatio
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Belmont High School Contact: Nga Nuynh Contact: Mr. Donald White Phone: (508) 264-4700 ext. 430 Phone: (617) 489-7707 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School is Belmont High School is planning several !'lrt,,rln planning several activities, including setting up a during the month of May, which will incl display on APA history, developing a mural, and workshops on APA issues, an assembly hosting a speaker. They will also host a special diversity, and skits on APA issues. They will event that will include a buffet meal, music, and a create bulletin board displays and posters speaker. history.
Amherst Regional Junior High School Belmont Hill School Contact: Rin Moeun Contact: Mr. Matt Briones Phone: (413) 256-8038 Phone: (617) 484-4410 Amherst Regional Junior High School will plan a Belmont Hill will publish articles on APA large assembly which may include a fashion show, in their school newspaper, create a display traditional and modem dance, and art. The art will history and stereotypes, and display books express APAhistory and themes. Also, they hope themes in the library. to have guest speakers who participated in historic APAevents. Boston College High School Contact: Mr. John McLoughlin/Mr. Bill Kemeza Braintree High School Phone: (617) 436-3900 Contact: Ms. Noreen Sullivan A book of Asian cultures created by Asian Phone: (617) 848-4000 at Boston College High School will be used Braintree High School will conduct daily recognize APA Heritage Month. They announcements during May on famous Asian distribute the book throughout the school to Americans and put up posters throughout the and educate the rest of the school on Asian school. They also plan to ser\re Asian food in the They will also put up posters around the cafeteria every Tuesday in May. An APA display will be put up in the library and a fashion show is Boston Latin Academy planned. Contact: Mr. Clifford Wong Phone: ( 617) 635-9961 Boston Latin Academy hopes to expand awart~ne of Asian cultures throughout the school by lays on Asian and APA history. Canton High School Contact: Mr. Nam Le Phone: (617) 821-1056 . Ms. Catherine Chu Canton High School will distribute bulletins to (617) 635-8895 or 738-0343 students and faculty on contributions APA's have ton Latin School plans to hold a dress-up day made to the United States. They will also will feature traditional Asian clothes. They disseminate the proclamation by President Clinton a school assembly that will feature a game that acknowledges APA Heritage Month. on APA people and history. Finally, they will a display that will include 2,400 origami Charlestown High School Contact: Ms. Jewel Chin Phone: (617) 635-9914 rooJL . VV'-"'.U...... High School plans to hold an essay APA history and issues. For example, an English on APA issues in the beginning of May. class may read a work by an Asian American writer hope to spread awareness by presenting a and Asian American biographies. of APA trivia through the school's PA Students will also organize a workshop Doherty Memorial High School stereotypes and anti-Asian violence with Contact: Ms. Thanh Tran(fhao Tran from Asian American Resource Workshop. Phone: (508) 831-3596 Doherty High School is planning a school assembly a ...... , ... ,...... ~=•~ Rindge and Latin High School on May 16 about Asian cultures that will include Ms. Pia Infante/Ms. Caroline Hunter dances, guest speakers, a film on the Vietnam War, ( 617) 349-6647/349-6706 and music. They also plan to create three bulletin :lml::>ri(lge High School will create skits on APA boards on famous Asian Americans, multilingual collect personal stories from APA greetings, and Asian cultures, and publish articles uaen1rs and present them on bulletin boards, in the school newspaper on APA issues. Finally, cultural costumes, and hold an assembly they will host an Asian food luncheon on May 14. an APA speaker. Dover-Sherborn High School display for students to learn more about Asi~ Contact: Ms. Rebecca Vizulis cultures. A newspaper article will focus on the Phone: (508) 785-1730 difficulties and issues facing Asian youth. Dover-Sherborn High School plans to create a a banquet is planned for APA students for them bulletin board and publish a newspaper article on meet and connect with each other. APAhistory. This is their first year of participating inAPAHMEP. Friendly House Contact: Ms. Tran Le Dynamy's JohnS. Laws Institute Phone: (508) 831-7456/(508) 755-4362 Contact: Ms. Laura Rickards Friendly House plans to write an editorial Phone: (508) 755-2571 community and school papers on APA issues. Dynamy will spend the month of May creating and will also create displays (which may planning an interactive presentation to get students posters, pictures, and books) that will be to understandAPAexperiences and cultures. This the local library, City Hall, and presentation will be a trilogy of Asian experiences restaurants. Finally, they will host one or that will include storytelling, music, and costumes forums on APA issues. to promote in-depth culture sharing. It will be presented on June 4. Girls, Incorporated Contact: Ms. Patricia Driscoll Family Health & Social Service Phone: (617) 592-9744 Contact: Thuy Vo Girls, Inc. will host an Asian cultural day Phone: (508) 860-7943 the week of May 12 that will include food, Family Health & Social Services is planning a shows, cultural and traditional dances, skits cultural celebration for the community. The APA history. Furthermore, Girls, Inc. was able celebration will include music, food, traditional get the City of Lynn to proclaim May as clothing, literature, and health awareness Heritage Month. presentations. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Framingham High School Contact: Ms. Bella Wong Contact: Ms. Jennifer Grieci Phone: (508) 443-9961 Phone: (508) 620-4963 ext. 302 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is 1-' ...... u.a; Framingham High School is planing three activities several activities for APA Heritage Month. for APA Heritage Month. Bulletin boards will activities include hosting a multi-cultural ting informational posters, conducting a bake anti-Asian violence and harassment, student skits, hosting a costume day, and developing a cultural dance performances, martial arts on multi-culturalism for the newspaper. demonstration, as well as calligraphy and crafts they plan to host a speaker on hate crimes, workshops. packets of essays by APA writers, and a show with dancers and music groups. Newton South High School Contact: Ms. Maria McChesney High School Phone: (617)552-7530 Katy Kwong Newton South High School plan to hold a culture (617) 397-7240 day that will include invited guest speakers to talk High is planning several events that about issues concerning APAs. They also plan to cultural presentations, picture displays, host a series of workshops on topics such as Asian videos, speakers, and skits. They hope to arts, literature, and music, and nontraditional a contest for an APA Heritage Month theme careers of APAs. They will disseminate a list of host an Asian Jeopardy quiz show to spread Internet web sites on APA topics and create a var·eness about APA history. display case on APA personalities. Country Day School Norwood High School Ms. Allison Lord Contact: Dr. Alice Axelrod (617) 863-0347 Phone: (617) 769-2333 Country Day will celebrate APAHM by Norwood High School plans to create a student assembly with a special speaker informational bulletin boards and posters on talk about APA issues. famous Asian Americans and contributions of APAs. Other events may include guest speakers North High School onAPAhistory, an Asian cultural fair, an Asian food Ms. Inez Dover luncheon, presentations of Asian movies and (617) 552-7478 videos, and forums on Asian arts. North High School will hold an Asian Day on May 2 to inform students about John D. O'Bryant High School :tterer1t Asian cultures and APA issues. Planned Contact: Mr. John Guaragna orchestrated by students, this full day program Phone: (617) 635-9932 include APA posters created by students, a John D. O'Bryant High School students will create discussion on biracial issues, a speaker on bulletin boards with an APA history timeline and famous persons, display books and artifacts about night. They also plan to have guest speakers Asia in the library, and hold poster and essay about APA issues. contests. The highlight of this year is having a student assembly at which Christina Chan, a Snowden International High School theater artist/producer/ director, and a graduate Contact: Dr. Yu-Lan Lin of John D. O'Bryant (the former Boston Technical Phone: (617) 635-9989 High), will give a special performance of her latest Snowden International High School will one-woman play, "Behind Closed Doors." educational and cultural activities for the 1 '3C"'" T"'""' of May. Activities include showing videos, Randolph High School speakers, teaching about Asian painting Contact: Ms. Anita Sung calligraphy, embroidery art, music, food, Phone: (617) 961-6220 chess and games; as well as creating a display Randolph High School plans to organize a cultural bulletin board, and handing out flyers. fair for May 23 that will have booths and displays on different Asian cultures. South Boston High School Contact: Mr. Phan Tuan/Mrs. Domai Revere High School Phone: (617) 445-2182 Contact: Mr. Sarath Sath South Boston High School plans to present Phone: (617) 284-0480 performances and host an APA party. They Revere High School plans to spread awareness hope to plan field trips and an overnight ca1np'u aboutAPAissues through various activities. These trip. activities include presenting a background of traditional clothing, screening video programs of St. Mary's Junior/Senior High School different Asian cultures, displaying Asian art Contact: Ms. Joy Morris exhibits, and hosting an awards ceremony to Phone: (617) 599-0415 recognize outstanding Asian youth. St. Mary's School plans to make displays for all the school's bulletin boards. They will "'"'"'n,-.,.!:1, Sharon High School Asian students to participate and make flags Contact: Mr. Mark Rosenberg various Asian countries. Phone: (617) 784-1554 Sharon High School plans to make PA announcements onAPAhistory and host an Asian yerAcademy Weston High School tact: Ms. Jaime Ramirez Contact: Mrs. Malaney/Ms. Rachel Lee (617) 986-4650 Phone: (617) 899-0620/(617) 899-3812 Academy plans to have a guest speaker at Weston High School plans to hold a school ass•en1bly on May 5, and create game boards assembly to spread awareness of APAs. Students photos of famous Asian Pacific Americans. will put on multi-cultural performances of music and dance, and provide educational information Leuta.IJn.e~;e American Civic Association onAPAs. Ms.MaiTram (617) 288-7344 Winchester High School Vietnamese American Civic Association will Contact: Ms. Kaye Nash and distribute a Vietnamese newspaper on Phone: (617) 721-7020 issues. The newspaper will encourage Winchester High School is planning to create a letrlann.es•e youth to express their thoughts about display that will highlight the accomplishments of they relate to Vietnamese identity. Asian Americans in history. High School Woburn High School Ms. Joellen O'Neill Contact: Mr. Robert Winson (508) 358-3706 Phone: (617) 937-8210 High School is planning to invite speakers Woburn High School plans to write and publish Social Studies classes, display APA exhibits in articles on APA history and issues in the school's library, write an article for the school newspaper. They also plan to get young people ~w~;palper, host an Asian Cultures Club dinner, from middle and elementary schools involved in convene a forum with different Asian the month's activities. tck.grcmrtds represented. Woodward School for Girls o;;; .u .•o;;;., .u;; y High School Contact: Mr. James Flanagan Ms. Lisa Faden Phone: (617) 773-5610 ( 617) 446-6290 Woodward School for Girls is planning several High School plans to hold a school activities to recognize diversity and educate on and an APA game in social studies APA issues. These activities include setting up a They also plan to create displays and host shelf of APA books and magazines in the library, Asian food night. serving Asian foods, posting trivia questions, creating displays for bulletin boards, taking a field Due to schedule conflicts and other factors, the trip, and inviting speakers to talk about APA issues. schools were not able to attend CAPAY's Symposium in March, but were able to galvanize COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES own resources to celebrate APAHM. CAPAY their commitment and effort. Lesley College Contact: Ms. Cindy Soo Hoo Milton Academy Phone: (617) 492-6346 Contact: Ms. Vivian Wu Wong Lesley's ARANA Association will be organizing Phone: (617) 698-7800 x 247 an APA info table on campus featuring APA Milton Academy is one of the very few high materials and on-line resources. that offers courses on Asian American Studies its students. As a result, students learn Tufts University history, experiences, and issues year round Contact: Ms. Mai Du meet APA guest speakers of diverse ba<:kSJ~roun Phone: (617)397-9842 In May, one of the guest speaker will be Gish The Asian Students Club will invite a speaker to a notable APA writer. talk aboutAPAcommunities and student activism, and follow-up with an informal discussion. Needham High School Contact: Mr. Rob Bellaza Harvard University Phone: (617) 455-0809 Contact: Mr. Ravi Dixit Needham will invite Christina Chan to perform Phone: ( 617 )845-6540 of her plays, "Unbinding Our Lives." The Harvard Radcliffe South Asian Association will organize the first annual conference for high school South Asian students in the Greater Boston area. With the title of "Shades of Brown" and the goal of building a greater sense of community among young South Asians, the conference will have workshops on issues affecting the South Asian American community, panels of distinguished speakers, a cultural show and a dance. The conference shares the spirit of APAHM despite that it is scheduled for April 25. rams of CAPAY CAPAY is a statewide youth-led network that void that many schools and mainstream youth on the leadership development of APA programs are not able to. Through CAPAY, APA CAPAY youth believe that youth united can youth actively promote multicultural a difference. Since its inception in 1994, we understanding by participating in events and developed ongoing programs that were based projects such as A World of Difference, Anytown, the four tenets of celebrating APA heritage, and Project Hip-Hop. CAPAY youth also produce a difference in communities, improving and disseminate the As.!. Am newsletter to 80 high relations, and contributing to society. schools and community-based youth programs. The newsletter serves as a valuable, ongoing Leadership Development networking mechanism. This project focuses on how youth can run their organization. Former CAPAY Steering Youth Internships DmllniittE~e members and interns are now serving During the 1995-96 school year, 8 interns the boards of the United Youth Newspaper and assisted in coordinating CAPAY activities, planning Pacific American Agenda Coalition. Youth and speaking at conferences, and handling critical Board, a national organization, selected CAPAY day-to-day organizational functions. These youth a special project site to study how CAPAY's interns expanded the CAPAY leadership core from )utn-Q'Overrted network can be replicated by other 15 to 23 youth. Two of the interns are now elected CAPAY youth also participate in members of the Steering Cormnittee, and two are ~rmnuruty struggles and hold discussion groups serving as AmeriCorps Members. topics such as cultural identity, racism, AIDS I awareness, and affirmative action policies. Statewide CAPAY Conference For many CAPAY youth, the CAPAY Support and Networking conference has been an inspirational force behind CAPAY has enabled APA youth of diverse their current activism. The conference required LckgrcmrLds to provide significant peer support months of careful planning and follow-up. The other. By focusing on the social and cultural youth-run Steering Committee and Program ~velO]:,mc~nt of APA youth, CAPAY fills a crucial Subcommittees decided the format and theme for the conference, solicited speakers, recruited participants, raised funds, and organized logistics. The 1997 Leadership Symposium took place on environment, and other human needs. March 20 and had an attendance of 350. The Members are placed in different APA communi Symposium is part of the second annual Asian based organizations. Pacific American Heritage Month Education Project. Informal Clearinghouse with APA Youth .n.. c::: ~v,.. ," Many APA youth want to learn about Summer Leadership Projects issues and helping to make change, but often In Summer 1996, CAPAY Youth had projects do not have the means nor the information. that included a weekly discussion group on APA disseminates information monthly on issues, a young voters education campaign that community events and conferences, encouraged APA youth to participate in the learning opportunities, jobs, and internships electoral process, a three-year strategic planning issuing the CAPAY Informer, and serves session at the CAPAY retreat, a school climate resource network for adults serving APA survey analysis, and a Website Development Project. For Summer 1997, CAPAY will begin a Alumni Network youth-led video project, "APA Youth Speak Out", Anew component of CAPAY, the Alumni with the support of Youth Venture to capture is established by older CAPAY youth who are authentic voices and images of local APA youth. college and who wishes to mentor and pass on CAPAY will also collaborate with ABCD and the organizing skills to current CAPAY youth. City School to provide (8) summer internships. Alumni Network also provides leadership to members who continue their activism in Community YouthLearn AmeriCorps Program The CAPAY Community YouthLearn AmeriCorps Program engages (10) high school AmeriCorps Members in community service projects that support the academic success of other APA young people. AmeriCorps is a national network of community service programs that engages individuals in service to meet the community's needs in education, public safety, the PAY Organizers CAPAY's success is related to the quality and CoMMUNITY YouTHLEARN of all the individuals associated with the FtAJLu.L.cation, especially the young people who AMERICORPS* the programs and the adult allies and staff Yai Fung (Gary) Chan, John D. O'Bryant High '97 support the youth-led initiatives. Jian Bo Chen, John D. O'Bryant High '97 Xuan Huynh, Boston Latin Academy '98 Thomas Ku, John D. O'Bryant High '98 Cindy Mui, John D. O'Bryant High '97 co-'L-.1 ...... I- Shiuan Butler, Belmont High '97 Katy Phan, John D. O'Bryant High '98 Yuan, Wayland High '97 Mao Sam, Lynn Classical High '98 Diana Fang, John D. O'Bryant High '97 Sarim Son, Lynn Classical High '98 Llsine~'s Manager: Feng Yu, Boston Latin '97 Zhen Karen Chen, John D. O'Bryant High '97 Fong, Brookline High '97 Fong, Braintree High '97 Lam, John D. O'Bryant High '97 Lau, Newton North High '97 ADVISORY CouNCIL Li, Brookline High '97 Connie Chan Diem Nguyen Lok Tam, John D. O'Bryant High '97 HiepChu Laura O'Neal Ghory, Revere High '98 Ravi Dixit Rachel Sing Liau, Belmont High '98 MaiDu Patrick Tran 1ollnl President's Office, University of Massachusetts Chancellor's Office, University of Massachusetts Boston Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston The Boston Foundation The Hyams Foundation Haymarket People's Fund The Lenny Fund The Reebok Foundation Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants· Office of Massachusetts State Senate President Thomas Birmingham Additional support for APAHMEP '97 comes from: American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay Anti-Defamation League, A World of Difference Institute Asian American Resource Workshop Asian American United of Philadelphia Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence The City School City Year Boston Center for Immigration and Refugee Community Leadership Empowerment (CIRCLE), University of Massachusetts Boston Graduate College of Education, University of Massachusetts Boston IMPACT Quincy Massachusetts Asian American Educators' Association Massachusetts National and Community Service Commission New World Theater, University of Massachusetts Amherst Quincy School Community Council Reaching Out to Chelsea Adolescents, Inc. (ROCA) Viet-AID PAY Individual Donors CAPAY enjoys the generous support of many individuals who believe in the power and tial of APA young people. We would like to recognize the following people for their $75+ ymous from Haymarket People's Fund Ngoc Bich and Quyen Mai Chieng G. Ramsay and Joan Huser Liem $50+ Anonymous David and Jewel Chin Ruth Y. Hsiao AmyMoy Ruth Suyenaga Dixit Ta Tung Information Enterprise, Inc. Matsubayashi Quang D. Tran, MD Phan $25+ Linda and Thomas Lebach and May Chin FayHomLee T. Hall Laura O'Neal Tokuko Nordstrom Rachel Sing Phillip and Joy Wong CAPAY cannot exist without the support of many individuals and organizations. If you are .ter1estE~d in making a donation to support CAPAY, please contact the CAPAY, c/o Institute for Asian meJt'lca.n Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125- or call (617) 287-5658. Your support will be greatly appreciated. COALITION FOR AsiAN PACIFIC AMERICAN YOUTH c/o Institute for Asian American Studies University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston • Massachusetts • 02125-3393 (617) 287-5658 • (617) 287-5622 FAX e-mail: CAPAY®UMBSKY.CC .. UMB.EDU Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth c o n t e n t s Letter from Co-Chairs Five-Year Vision Plan/ Guiding Principles History/ Mission Statement Structure Programs Other Projects Future Work Funders and Donors 2002-2003 Budget CAPAY People 2 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth To General Members, Alumni, Adult Advisors, and CAPAY Supporters: So another amazing and eventful at CAPAY has ended! According to CAPAY tradition we must now look back to evaluate and appreciate how much we have done and grown as an organization and as individuals. This year, CAPAY took a huge step in becoming an even more mature youth organization by setting a Five-Year Vision plan for itself. At the annual August Strategic Planning Retreat in 2002, the whole CAPAY community came to gether and agreed on four visions that will serve as directions for the organization in the next five years. Those four visions are outlined on the next page of this report. These four visions and our guiding principles, which include education, empowerment, youth voice, and social change, will undoubtedly help the current and future CAPAY youth to make CAPAY into an even better youth organization. There were many "frrsts" for the Steering Committee (SC) and YouthLearn (YL) teams this year. An important "first" was the implementation ofthe Empowering Us program, which focuses mainly on getting youth involved in CAPAY on a more regular basis and building their awareness of issues that are outside of the Asian Pacific American community. The new program was embraced by the youth so in the next year, it will be continued with even more structure and as the youth requested, more focus on grassroots organizing and activism. This was also the first year that the CAPAY youth were involved in political organizing and made our presence known in many campaigns in Boston. We helped the Chinatown community fight against the development of Liberty Place and although the results of the referendum failed to stop the developers, we learned a great deal about organizing and what a difference a group of youth can make. We also participated in the campaign against the passing ofballot question number 2 in which we taught ourselves and others about how important bilingual education is to the immigrant community. Another major event was CAPAY's Tenth Annual Leadership Symposium, which was held in March 2003. The theme of this year was Collision of Vision: Gather Our Ideas; Practice Our Knowledge and more than 300 APA youth got the chance to practice their knowledge by organizing and participating in the symposium. This also marked a major "frrst" because it was the first time in CAPAY history in which all the workshops were run entirely by youth. It was a great way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of our organization! There are still many projects out there waiting for the CAPAY youth to tackle and we have no doubt that they will be able to do so with the support of our alumni, adult advisors and long time supporters. Lots of thanks to those who have laughed with us, cried with us, fed us, and most importantly supported CAPAY and all of us through out the entire year. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! Sincerely yours, l~ ~· ~ ·. · ~· ... ·...... ·. · . . ·.·.'.· .. · : ·· ~~ ~ . ~ .-: · :·· .. · ·· Lai Nguyen, Co-Chair Kevin Thai, Co-Chair Coalition for Asian Pacific Atnerican Youth Five-Year Vision Plan and Guiding Principles Five-Year Vision Plan At the August Strategic Planning Retreat in August 2002, the CAPAY community came together, both youth and adults, with the help of a consultant from Social Policy Research Associates to develop a five year vision plan. The rigorous one and 1/2 day process raised many issues, dreams, and discussions among the 40 people who were present, and this is what was developed: VISION 1: (Re )Define youth run/youth-led in CAPAY VISION 2: Increase CAPAY's influence and impact on the community VISION 3: Strengthen CAPAY's abilities to make youth and adults feel powerful to make change (blow up the mountain!!) VISION 4: Stay connected to CAPAY and stay invested after graduation From this vision plan, the Steering Committee for 2002-2003 came up with their year-long goals. This vision plan will be revisited each year to make sure we are on track. Guiding Principles These are principles that guide and underlie CAPAYs work. They were agreed upon at the August retreat and will be revisited each year to make sure they are a part of everyone's understanding of CAPAY. Education Community connection Empowerment Safe space Youth voice Social change 4 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth History In 1992, at a Boston public high school, a white American male student harassed a Chinese American female student. When a small group of Asian Pacific American (APA) students at the school demanded action to respond to the harassment, nothing happened, and they walked out in protest. Rather than hearing their concerns about racism and exclusion, the superintendent threatened to suspend the APA students, and no other school officials offered support. The APA youth reacted with anger and disbelief and, with help from the community, decided to organize a gathering ofAPAyouth from around the state to protest the school's response to their concerns and address needs of APAyouth in schools. Over seven hundred APA students showed up at Boston Park Plaza where the conference was held on -December 13, 1993. It was a tremendous success and showed that there \Vere APA youth who cared and wanted to make a difference. Twenty-five young people came away from that conference ready to organize for long term, and with guidance of a few adults community leaders, they did. In May 1994, CAPAY was born. The youth in the first core group developed an organization name, a mission statement, a membership base, and gover nance structure for the first ever APA youth network. Coalition for Asian Pacific A1nerican Youth Mission Statement coa/itio/) .. '- ~. -C ~ ~='- -· 0 ::,ru 7~ . !hb ····. ~'?l.lewv o')'? ' ;~~~:~:r:~:l~~t:::::c~ ~:=~: establish and maintain a forutn for free dialogue and for positive change in our communities. Our initiatives are diverse and include avenues to abolish stereotypes, to educate ourselves and others about Asian Pacific America, to celebrate our heritage, and improve race relations. Our hope is for all to be able to contribute to society. 6 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Structure Steering Committee Community YouthLeam Program Coordinator The governing body of CAPAY, 1nade up of high school Coordinates and manages all aspects of the CYL pro students from all over Greater Boston, which decides for gram. Works with community-based organizations and directs the organization, presides over and adopts new which serve as internship sites and with youth in the programs, and organizes the Symposium. The commit program. Teaches the Asian American Studies Work tee is broken into four subcom1nittees and has 2 Co-chairs, shop series. a Secretary, and a Business Manager. Outreach Coordinator Community YouthLearn Members Serves as liaison between CAPAY and high schools, Youth who are trained to develop critical leadership skills letting them know of CAPAY is resources. Helps do for others to become activists in their school and com outreach to schools to attend CAPAY programs, such munities, engage in APA high school youth in con1fl1u as the Symposium. nity-based activities, and plan projects that empower oth ers on a larger scale and the1nselves. Alumni Network Former CAPAY Steering Committee and CYL mem Full .. time Staff: bers who mentor younger members, conduct workshops Coordinator (e.g. college workshop), and support continued activ- Advises the Steering Committee, mentors and trains ism at college, work, and in the community to orc>m4ote .. ,'";;~ youth, supports and develops some of the programs and awareness and positive change. activities, networks and reaches out to other organiza tions, and measures progress via evaluations. Writes grant Adult Advisory Council proposals, manages CAPAY's accounts and budget along Supporters of CAPAY program, who offer their experi side the Business Manager, networks with funders, and ence to help the youth in planning and organizing the coordinates other fundraising efforts. Symposium and other programs. Volunteers and Interns Part .. time Staff Indispensable youth and adults who help with office Administrative Assistant operations, organizing of events such as the Sympo Manages paperwork for account use. Supports the Coor sium and retreats, and provide behind-the-scenes sup dinator in administrative areas. Mentors youth and pro port. In the summer, there are usually positions for in vides program support where needed. terns who are interested in learning and working with CAPAY. G Coalition for Asian Pacific Atnerican Youth p r 0 g r a m s Community YouthLeam Program This year, ten youth went through the CYL program. In the first part of the program, they learned about Asian American history and current issues through the Asian American Studies Workshop series. Topics that were covered were immigration patterns and policies, hate critnes against Asian Americans, identity issues, war and its effect on APAis, deportation of Catnbodian Americans, appropriation ofAsian culture by the tnainstream, systems of oppres sion, APAis in the tnedia, and activism and organizing in APA history. The ten youth were placed in various cmntnunity-based organizations for five-month internships. The organizations involved were as follows: Malden Access TV, Campaign to Protect Chinatown, Chinese Progressive Association, Asian Atnerican Resource Workshop, Viet-AID in Dorchester, Family Health Services in Worcester, Youth Art in Action, and CAPAY itself. Youth did things frmn helping design brochures and flyers to providing office support to working on campaigns that the organizations were organizing. The main final project that CYL youth worked on was a video showing APA youth as activists. The video is currently being worked on, drawing on experiences of the CYL youth themselves as well as other CAPAY footage that was taken throughout the year. General Meetings As in other years, these general meetings were organized by Steering Cormnittee members, Cmntnunity YouthLeam tnetnbers, and adult staff. We covered a range of topics frmn current events which were of hnportance to the APA conlillunities in the Boston area to other issues which we have had in past years. Our meetings averaged 40-50 youth in attendance. An exciting change was having the May celebration of APA Heritage month at Viet-AID's Cmntnu~ nity Center in Dorchester. We hope to be able to tnove our general tneetings around to other communities for the cormng year. These were the topics that were covered each year: Septetnber: h1tro to Asian American Studies February: GLBT issues with A Slice of Rice October: Bilh1gual Education March: none because of Symposium November: Asians in the Media April: Asian American Adoptees December: Deportation of Can1bodian Atnericans May: celebration ofAPA History month January: Gender and Sexistn for APA's June: review of year's general meetings and elections 8 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Empowering Us CAPAY started a new program this year called Etnpowering Us which was focused on two 1nain goals: 1) getting youth involved with CAPAY on a more consistent basis and 2) building the political awareness of youth on issues beyond just APA issues. Every Tuesday, between five and twenty youth would meet to participate in a workshop or sharing a session led by a CAPAY staff or adult volunteer. The goal was to alternate between deeper discussions on political issues and personal accounts on peer support network. The first year was well received by the youth and so Empowering Us will be continued next year with tnore structure and more of a focus on organizing and activism. The following is a list of the topics covered when there were political education workshops: October: organizer from Boston Youth Vote Coalition to April: presentation by ASPIRE on Dream Act, discus- talk about voting and ballot question issues sions about the war November: BYOP workshop on organizing May: showed APA films every week (Eating Welfare, December: workshop on root causes by adult advisors Yellow Apparel, Kelly Loves Tony, and Shopping for January: discussion about classism Fangs) February: workshop by BYOP on organizing June: globalization Gather Our Collision of Ideas; Visions Practice Our Knowledge 1Oth Annual Leadership Symposium! This year was the TENTH Annual Leadership Symposium! It was an exciting day with everything being youth run. The planning committee started in October to make sure all was ready for March 20th. All workshops were led by youth (the first time this had ever been done in CAPAY history) and everything from the performance by the Asian Arts Initiative youth from Philadelphia to action planning to the open mic at the end of the day showed the energy and power that APAyouth have. The theme of the Symposium was Collision ofVisions: Gather Our Ideas; Practice Our Knowledge. There were over 300 participants fron135 schools, and everyone had positive things to say about the day. G Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Retreats As always, CAPAY's retreats were fun titnes tor bonding and getting to know each other as well as get lots of ilnportant work done. The August strategic planning retreat at Packard Manse in Stoughton, MA brought together youth, alumni, and adults for an intense session of visioning. All forty that were involved, learned tnore about themselves and CAPAY as the process came to a close with a five-year vision plan. The January mid-year retreat was a chance tor us to check on our goals and see CAPAY's movement into doing more organizing work in addition to the strong education work we always do. Led by adult volunteers, CAPAY youth and staff were able to talk about youth activism and what that meant in the context of CAPAY. The year end retreat in Vennont was a fun way to the end the year, after we had done a final evaluation, recounting the successes and challenges of the year, as well as reflections on personal growth and development. Organizing One of the tnost exciting developments of CAPAY's work this year was in moving toward tnore youth or ganizing. We couldn't have done it without the help of Boston-Mea Youth Organizing Project and their trainings on organizing as well as the support from their staff and youth to help us understand how to bring or ganizing to CAPAY. In addition to BYOP's support, CAPAY also worked with the The City School to bring the School for Unity and Liberation from Oakland to do a training on systems of oppression. With this deeper under standing, we were better equipped to undertake direct action work. CAPAY also became involved with several campaigns that were happening in the Boston area. We helped Chinatown organizations fight Liberty Place, a luxury housing complex that was being proposed to be built in the heart of Chinatown. With CAPAY's help, a cmntnunity referendum was held which showed overwhelming opposition to the development, playing an important part in renegotiation which happened with the developers. CAPAY played a role in fighting ballot question number 2 in the November election which eliminated bilingual education, participating in rallies, presenting workshops, and talking to people in public spaces. Although the ballot question passed, CAPAY youth became more educated about the issues and fought hard to n1ake sure others were educated as well. When there were anti-war rallies and speak outs in the Boston area, CAPAY youth attended and learned n1ore about the issues. Another campaign CAPAY supported was the fight for smnmer jobs for youth in Boston after a large chunk of funds was cut out of the city budget to support jobs for youth. 10 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Other Projects Youth-Run, Youth-Led At the August strategic planning retreat, youth and adults began to grapple with CAPAY's foundation philosophy of being youth-run and youth-led. "What does this tnean'?" we wanted to understand. Through on going discus sions and meetings, we explored the tensions and balance required between youth running the organization and adults providing support and training where needed. In smne ways, CAPAY is more of a youth-adult partnership (example: adult staff write grant proposals for funding while youth work on other fundraising activities), while in other ways it is truly youth-directed (example: the Annual Leadership Symposium is almost completely organized by youth). We will constantly struggle with this issue in the cmning year. Fundraising This was the second year we did a phone-a-thon to almnni and adult supporters of CAPAY to ask for donations. In addition, we started an annual appeal! Through both these efforts, we were able to raise about $3,200. We hope to do two appeals for the corning year to tap into tnore potential donors. Along with those efforts, we held other fundraising events: a car wash in the smruner, a youth dance in the winter, workshops tor honoraria, and an almnni gathering. Frmn these efforts, we brought in about $8,000. Our alumni who are in college were also able to raise money through their student clubs to donate to CAPAY For example, the Asian Ca~cus at Boston College donated all the proceeds from an event they held, a total of $2,000. '~·· ·~. :.-. •,.· ::.:. .·) Evaluat1on ..·: .· '-t &#' Since being part of the national network, Youth Leadership for Developtnent Initiative (YLDI), from 1999-2001, CAPAY has put much importance on evaluating and docmnenting our work. We were lucky enough to work with Social Policy Research Associates from Oakland in developing a five-year vision plan and also a youth survey which could tneasure the itnpact of CAPAY's work on youth who were involved. They have been important resources to us for two years. In another new development, a research team has been developed to look at CAPAY's role in etnpowering Asian Pacific Atnerican (APA) youth to tnake social change. There is very little published research that looks at APA youth etnpowennent and leadership development, which is one of the main reasons CAPAY and the teatn decided to pursue this area of research. Made up of a professor at UMass Boston, graduate students, and CAPAY staff, the research team met during 2002-2003 to devise a research plan, focus the research goals, and figure out where to ~~ G Coalition for Asian Pacific Atnerican Youth Aluntni Network As CAPAY enters its lOth year (2004!), we have been building our almnni base to revive the network and also create ways for alumni to continue to be supported and give back to CAPAY. There were some important steps taken this year which contributed to progress in build ing the network: about 15 alumni (from different periods of CAPAY's history) participated in creating the 5-year vision plan at the August retreat, the frrst-ever alumni reunion was organized for the evening of the Annual Leadership Symposium as a way to bring people back and also fundraise for CAPAY, and one alumni has started up a website for the Alumni Network and will hopefully be launched in the coming year. Alumni are an integral part of the CAPAY community because of the CAPAY alumni celebrating and reuniting at skills, experiences, and memories they hold. We have been able to the first alumni reception ever! reconnect with individuals frmn as far back as the founding group who are starting to form a strong foundation from which much more can come. Newsletter, Website, Listserve, Library With the hard work of the Cmnmw1ications subcommittee and other youth and adult volunteers, CAPAY was able to publish two'newsletters this year. As.I.Am. was originally fow1ded by CAPAY youth to provide a space for APA youth to share writings and talk about issues they cared about. Reflecting this tnission, articles this year were about current issues such as the Cambodian deportation and bilingual education. Creative works were also an important part of this year'sAs.I.Am. The website and listserve were maintained and became an important communication tool for CAPAY. Many people have found about CAPAY through the website, and in fact, we gained tnembers that way. With the listserve, infor mation, events, and announcements were disseminated to keep the 300-plus listserve members up-to-date on APA issues both locally and across the country. The APA Resource Library was up and running, with constant changes being made to make it a tnore accessible resource. A Cmmnunity YouthLeam metnber designed a brochure which will become part of CAPAY is promotional materials. Youth and teachers alike accessed the resources, from books to videos, and people made donations to the library to keep it growing. 12 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Future Work Summer Organizing Program As CAPAY moves toward more direct action and organizing, more youth need to be trained in organizing skills. Many youth have expressed their frustration at learning n1ore about social justice issues but not really having the skills to do anything about changing what they see as wrong in the world. Therefore, the Summer Organizing Program was started and will take place in the sunnner of2003. The ten-week program will focus on skills building and hands-on organizing of projects fron1 a children's book reading to a rally. The goal is to have the youth who participate understand how change can become a part of our culture and develop their critical thinking and analytical skills which can be applied to organizing. Support for Bilingual Education Students With the ending-of bilingual education in the November 2002 election (the English-only initiative passed in the state of Massachusetts), CAPAY has seen the importance of its role in supporting APA students in the school systems who are losing their bilingual education programs. A role CAPAY could play is in peer mentorship both at an acadetnic level as well as a social level. CAPAY will be working with South Boston and Charlestown high schools to work with their bilingual Asian stu- dents in providing academic support and also edu- , -. eating them on issues that CAPAY works on (raising~~. · , , 'i awareness on syste1ns of oppression, tor example). ""; ~t "*¥- Lynn Outreach Lynn is a town that has a large nmnber of people of color, especially Cambodian Americans but lacks ser mee:tmgon vices and supports in the cmnmunity and in the sexism issues in the APA community. schools. CAPAY has had relationships with Lynn schools in the past and is hoping to revive those relationships with more direct outreach and joint work for the coming year. We will be working with the Asian American Studies Program at UMass Boston and schools and organizations in Lynn to build stronger connections from Boston to Lynn. Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth Budget CAPAY 2002 .. 2003 Expense Summary (July 1, 2002 .. June 30, 2003) CAPAY Coordinator $32,700 Community YouthLearn Coordinator $800 + in-kind service Administrative Assistant $800 + in-kind service Outreach Coordinator $1,100 Community YouthLearn stipends $10,000 Consultants $3,300 Travel and Lodging $1,700 Conferences and Events $6,300 Supplies $5,500 Printing $2,400 Postage $1,500 Phone $2,200 Subtotal $68,300 Overhead (to UMass Boston) $13,000 TOTAL $81,300 14 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth CAPAY 2002 .. 2003 Income Summary (July 1, 2002 .. June 30, 2003) Foundation Grants Asian American Unity Fund $3,000 The Boston Foundation, The Vision Fund $2,000 Boston Women's Fund $4,800 FleetBoston Financial Asian Resource Group $3,000 Foley, Hoag, Eliot Foundation $3,000 Greeley Foundation for Peace and Justice $2,500 Haymarket People's Fund $7,000 Merck Family Fund $20,000 Nutter, McClennen, and Fish (anonymous donor) $5,000 Peace Development Fund $8,500 Resist Fund $1,500 Safe Neighborhoods Youth Fund $4,000 Salute to Educators $400 Other Fundraising Activities Individual Donors $3,000 In-Kind Support $5,000 Fundraising Events $8,000 Membership Dues $600 TOTAL $81,300 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth F u n d e r s and D o n o r s Thanks to these junders and donors for helping us make 2002-2003 another great year for CAPAY! Funders Asian American Unity Fund The Boston Foundation's Vision Fund Boston Women's Fund The City of Boston's Safe Neighborhood Youth Fund FleetBoston Financial's Asian Resource Group Foley, Hoag, and Eliot Foundation Greeley Foundation for Peace and Justice Harmarket People's Fund Merck Family Fund Nutter, McClennen, and Fish (anonymous donor) Peace Development Fund The Resist Fund Salute to Educators' Stepping Into the Future Donors $250 and over Asian Caucus at Boston College $99 and under Carolyn Leung Bill Hall 01arles Aversa Cindy and Eileen Leung Chul and Jung Kim Craig Bowe Olau Ly and Dztmg Nguyen Lauren Kwan Christina Chang-Riley David Myers Regina Lee and Reinaldo Rivera Jewel Chin Erin Paparo Kevin So Jocelyn Chu Jaime Ramirez Debbie Tom-McCray Paula Fang Margaret Sennefi Linda Wing Nellie Hsu Chantra Sreng Esther Hurh Alice Stowell $100-$249 James Jer-Don Bouy Te Karen Ebbitt Minai Kam Patrick Tran Anna Fang Stacy Kono Steve Ward Maya Honda MiltonKop Anita Wing JoannaKao Trevin Lau Betty Yau Alice Stern QuenLaw Regina Yee Sovereign Bank Eun-Joung Lee 16 Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth CAPAY People Steering Committee Community YouthLeam Program Members Co-Chair Lai Nguyen, Boston Latin School '03 Alexandria Chiu·, Academy of the Pacific Rim '05 Co-Chair Kevin Thai, Academy of the Pacific Rim '03 Weiyan Feng, Wakefield HS '04 Business Manager Nan Li, Newton North HS '03 Son-Ca Lam, Boston Latin School, '05 Secretary Carol Wong, North Quincy HS '03 Selena Lee, Braintree HS '04 Si Chen, Malden HS '03 Patrick Li, Boston College HS '04 Eric Chin, Brookline HS '04 DavidMa, Newton North HS '05 Jason Eng, Boston College HS '04 Shan Shan Nie, Cohasset HS '04 Alex Lee, Boston College HS '03 Sarah Nguyen, Boston Latin School '05 Lam Nguyen, Boston Latin Academy '04 Andrew Song, Auburn HS '03 My Trinh Le, Boston Latin School '03 Kim Tong, Boston Latin School '03 Hang Tran, Boston Latin School '04 Maithy Tran, Pope John XXIII '03 Adult Advisory Council SooHong Staff EstherHurh Sophia Kim, CAPAY Coordinator Peter Kiang Mike Som, Administrative Assistant Cathi Kozen Giles Li, Community YouthLeam Program Coordinator Katy Kwong Dzung Nguyen, Outreach Coordinator Vivian Lee WoongSoon Lee Indispensable Youth and Adult Volunteers Carolyn Leung K.C. Dimalanta Dien Le Trinh Nguyen Esther Hurh Nyryan No lido Gee Quach Peter Kiang Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Rajini Srikanth Cathi Kozen Miwa Tanabe Karen Suyemoto Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Summer 2002 Interns Miwa Tanabe Sophea Chau Shirley Tang Janet Ho Patrick Tran Judy Khy Virak Uy Christie Xie Steve Ward Jessie Yip Catherine ·wong G Alumni Network True Lai DuongPhan Shiuan Butler Trevin Lau Jaime Ramirez Ivan Chan HangLe Dimple Rana Lily Chan NamLe Victor Siu Gene Chang Eileen Leung Andrew Tong Celicia Chaung Giles Li AmyTran Stephen Chaung Martin Li HaLeTran Dennis Chira Dianne Liu Natalie Truong Karen Chen MarkLiu VyVu JasonCho Michael Ma Lei Wang Alinna Chung Phomkeo Maharath Amanda Wong Ravi Dixit Jennifer Nguyen Amy Wong Vira Douangrnany Juliana Nguyen Anjela Wong MaiDu Mariana Nguyen Sandy Wong Diana Fang MyLyNguyen Jessie Yip Jeffrey Fong Pauline Nguyen FengYu RayaHom Tao Nguyen Jerome Yuan JudyKhy Vivian Nguyen Channary Yun Lauren Kwan Vuong Nguyen Supporters and Friend.~ Facilities Department, UMB Asian American Resource Workshop Family Health Services and Oanh and Eun-Joung Lee Nguyen Asian American Studies Program, Institute tor Asian American Studies UMB K wik Kopy in Quincy Ba Le in Dorchester Malden Access TV and Susan Boston-Area Youth Organizing Project Lawrence Central Reprographics, UMB Office of Research and Sponsored Campaign to Protect Chinatown and Projects, UMB Sherry Hao Shireen Rustom Chinese Progressive Association and Social Policy Research Associates and Jeffrey Fong Sukey Soukamneuth The City School UMass Foundation and Mindy Cote College of Community and Public Viet-AID and James Bui Service, UMB and Evelyn Wong Youth Art in Action and Marge Rack Membership and Donations If are interested to be part of CAPAY or if you would like to make a donation, please fill out the form below and return it to the CAPAY office which is located on the second floor of the Wheatley building. r------, Membership Application (Please print) Name:------Admess: ______ City/State/Zip:------ Email: ------Phone: ------..;....._--- School: ------Year of Graduation: ------Please check one: _____ $10 youth: middle school-1st year of college ____ $10 youth: under 21, out of school ---- $20 Adult: 2nd year of college-over 21 $_ Donation amount Please make checks payable to CAPAY. Send to address on the back cover L------~ Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth c/o Asian American Studies Program University of Massachusetts BostowW-02-097 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Ma 02125-3393 voice: 617-287-5658 fax: 617-287-5622 e-mail: CAPAY @umb.edu Website: http://fly.to/CAPAY thanks to Lawrence Yu for helping put together this Annual Report!