by Julie Tcha
14. April 2012 19:05
On April 12, 2012, APAPA-BAC hosted a successful town hall meeting in Oakland featuring the candidates of California Assembly District 18.
All three candidates running for State Assembly District 18 -- Mr. Rob Bonta, Mr. Abel Gullen, and Mr. Joel Young --were present to advocate their candidacy.
After dinner, the candidates debated. The debate focused on the state budget, education, taxation, public employee's pension and each candidate's expertise as well as their qualifications to represent the district.
The meeting was also sponsored by the National Federation of Filipino American Association, the Chinese American Political Association and the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay. Many leaders of the Filipino community attended the event.
About 85 community members from District 8 attended the meeting at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior where the event was held. Community members left the meeting with a better understanding of each candidate and where each stands on important issues in the district.
Tags: APAPA, APAPA-BAC, candidate, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, District, Assembly, debate, vote, public
Bay Area Region
by Julie Tcha
2. April 2012 18:23
Officers and Board Members of APAPA attended the Greater Sacramento Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce's (GSVACC) 1st First Annual Installation Banquet and Gala. On Saturday, March 31, 2012, C.C. Yin, Ofa Mann, Tom Bhe, Edgar Calderon, Paul Chow, Honey Lum and Julie Tcha celebrated GSVACC's very successful year at Hilton Sacramento Arden West.
GSVACC (gsvacc.org) has accomplished admirable feats this past year—Little Saigon, tutoring programs, helping businesses and more. APAPA is proud to support such a community-driven, hard-working organization.
Over 200 people attended the event. Slideshows showed the several different projects, events and programs GSVACC has done during the past year. Not only were attendees blown away by the slideshows, but attendees were also entertained with traditional Vietnamese music.
The night ended with great music, friends and a bigger commitment to supporting our community and local businesses.
Tags: affairs, APAPA, asian, vietnamese, gala, support, community, little saigon, yin, commerce, chamber, dinner
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