| 08/14/2012 | August General Coalition Meeting Join API Equality-LA at our August General Coalition Meeting, where we will be discussing the intersection of API, LGBT, and healthcare. The meeting will include two speakers who will discuss how the newly implemented Affordable Care Act affects our communities. Where: First Floor of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center 1145 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles,More… |
| 08/12/2012 | Outreach @ Nisei Week Grand Parade Join API Equality-LA as we talk to parade-goers at the 72nd Annual Nisei Week Grand Parade about the importance of supporting LGBT people in the API community! As this festival generally draws a younger, very progressive crowd, this is a perfect event for first-time and new volunteers! Where: We’ll be meeting at Kizuna 244More… |
| 08/05/2012 | API Equality-LA’s 7th Year Anniversary: Celebrating Togetherness! Join us for API Equality-LA’s 7th Anniversary: Celebrating Togetherness. Progress in our movement has been gained only because we have worked together, and our work really has been all about bringing people together – couples in love, families in harmony, communities in acceptance and understanding, movements in unity. None of us can achieve anything alone,More… |
| 07/29/2012 | “I Am”: Film Screening and Discussion Join API Equality-LA, Satrang, and the South Asian Network for a free screening of the documentary, “I Am” (click here for the trailer). This documentary chronicles the director’s (Sonali Gulati) journey who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As sheMore… |
| 07/28/2012 | API Equality-LA at the 626 Night Market! Join API Equality-LA at the 2nd 626 Night Market on Saturday, July 28, 2012! Known as Southern California’s first Asian night market, 626 Night Market is taking place in the heart of Pasadena at Centennial Square in front of City Hall and is expecting between 15,000-25,000 people to attend. Come enjoy the festivities, talk toMore… |
| 07/28/2012 | API Equality-LA Volunteer Orientation Have you been wanting to do more for the API LGBT community? Here’s your chance! Join API Equality-LA at noon on Saturday, July 28, 2012 for our VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION! This is your opportunity to: Get informed about API LGBTQ issues Learn how to make a difference in our community Meet and work with seasoned API activists Become part ofMore… |
| 07/26/2012 | Faith Committee Meeting The Faith Committee meeting is on Wednesday, July 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Led by Co-Chairs Alex H. Fukui and Ezra Evangelista, the Faith Committee works to engage API Christian and Buddhist congregations. The meeting is taking place at the APALC Non-Profit Center, located at 1137 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017. There is rooftop parking available (at the Asian PacificMore… |
| 06/17/2012 | Honoring Our Heroes: A Film Screening and Panel on Our API LGBT Pioneers In celebration of LGBT Heritage Month, join us to launch API Equality-LA’s Asian American Lesbian and Gay Pioneers Project. Our newest initiative is conducting filmed interviews with the earliest Asian American LGBT activists in Los Angeles. Although their stories are not well-known, Asian Americans participated actively in the nascent LGBT civil rights movement in Southern California.More… |
| 06/06/2012 | March with API Equality-LA at the LA Pride Parade! Who doesn’t love a good parade?! March with API Equality-LA along with other members of the Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council (APIPC) in the LA Pride Parade on Sunday, June 10, 2012! We will be meeting at 9 PM for a FREE hearty breakfast near the start of the parade before heading off to celebrateMore… |
| 05/18/2012 | API Equality-LA Reaches Out to Manny Pacquiao Los Angeles, CA —Manny Pacquiao is arguably the most famous Filipino person in the world today. API Equality-LA Steering Committee member Noel Alumit said, “Mr. Pacquiao has uplifted the spirit of Filipinos all over the world, including mine. That’s why I was concerned by his comments on gay marriage. Young people look up to him.”More… |
