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		<title>Join API Equality-LA at LA Pride Festival and Parade!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fight for inclusive immigration reform at LA Pride Festival!  LA Pride Festival and Parade are almost upon us! It&#8217;s your chance to help build the API LGBT movement while having an amazing time meeting other activists and making new friends! API Equality-LA is inviting you to join us at the LA Pride Festival to ensure<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/05/17/join-api-equality-la-at-la-pride-festival-and-parade/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/05/17/join-api-equality-la-at-la-pride-festival-and-parade/</link>
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		<title>LGBT equality is NOT addressed in the current immigration reform legislation. We must ACT now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still Second-Class A few weeks ago, the Senate introduced the base proposal for 2013’s long-awaited comprehensive immigration reform legislation.  The package does not include the United American Families Act or proposals that enable an LGBT U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to  petition their same-sex partner as an immediate relative. The LGBT community is reminded<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/04/22/lgbt-equality-is-not-addressed-in-the-current-immigration-reform-legislation-we-must-act-now/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/04/22/lgbt-equality-is-not-addressed-in-the-current-immigration-reform-legislation-we-must-act-now/</link>
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		<title>Joint Service Project with Kardia United Methodist Church</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SERVICE PROJECT WITH KARDIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH &#160; The Faith Committee will once again partner with an Asian American Christian church on a joint community service project to feed the homeless, providing us with a great opportunity for us to not only serve the needy but also deepen our relationship, share our stories, and open<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/04/18/joint-service-project-with-kardia-united-methodist-church/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/04/18/joint-service-project-with-kardia-united-methodist-church/</link>
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		<title>Asian and Pacific Islander Trans 101 Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Asian and Pacific Islander Trans 101 Workshop: Learning about the T in LGBT the API Way Saturday, April 20, 2013  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/490530634316036/  Come explore and learn about transgender issues from an Asian and Pacific Islander perspective.  Hosted by API Equality-LA We&#8217;ll provide a safe space for attendees to explore gender and gender identity and cover foundational<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/03/08/asian-and-pacific-islander-trans-101-workshop/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/03/08/asian-and-pacific-islander-trans-101-workshop/</link>
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		<title>JOB ANNOUNCEMENT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Posting Date: March 1, 2013 Title: Community Organizer Location: 1137 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017 Salary: $30,000 &#8211; $35,000 Reports to: Executive Director, Co-Chairs, Steering Committee Term: Full-time until June 30, 2013 (possibly extended if budget allows) ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION API Equality-LA is a grassroots coalition committed to working in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in Los<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/03/01/job-announcement/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/03/01/job-announcement/</link>
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		<title>Feast with API Equality-LA at Annual Lunar New Year Banquet!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Year of the Snake Annual Lunar New Year Banquet Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. Empress Pavilion 988 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 API Equality-LA rings in the Year of the Snake at our Annual Lunar New Year Banquet, to be held on Saturday, February 16, 2013.  Once again, members of API<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/16/feast-with-api-equality-la-at-annual-lunar-new-year-banquet/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/16/feast-with-api-equality-la-at-annual-lunar-new-year-banquet/</link>
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		<title>March with API Equality-LA in the 114th Annual Lunar New Year Parade!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to march with API Equality-LA in the 114th Annual Golden Dragon Parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year!  Join us as we welcome the Year of the Snake and provide an LGBT presence at Chinatown&#8217;s largest celebration!  As the only LGBT contingent in the Golden Dragon Parade, we will march together to show that<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/16/march-with-api-equality-la-in-the-114th-annual-lunar-new-year-parade/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/16/march-with-api-equality-la-in-the-114th-annual-lunar-new-year-parade/</link>
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		<title>Support Our Vietnamese LGBT Allies in the OC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instructions from the the organizers&#8230;. PARADE GATHERING PLACE: This is NOT a protest. This is a peaceful participation in a community event. Sun Feb 10 8:30am 9200 Bolsa Ave (Phuoc Loc Tho / Asian Garden Mall) www.vietlgbt.org Please look for balloons, yellow t-shirts for human rights, and signs. They will participate in the parade holding signs<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/08/support-our-vietnamese-lgbt-allies-in-the-oc/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/08/support-our-vietnamese-lgbt-allies-in-the-oc/</link>
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		<title>Vietnamese LGBT Contingent Rejected by Tet Parade Organizers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The LGBT community members who submitted an application to march in Little Saigon’s Annual Tet festivities were told that they may not participate in this year’s parade, unless they march segregated from the main parade. API Equality-LA denounces exclusionary practices by our leading cultural institutions, which can lead to increased prejudice and inequality. Parades and<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/04/vietnamese-lgbt-contingent-rejected-by-tet-parade-organizers/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/02/04/vietnamese-lgbt-contingent-rejected-by-tet-parade-organizers/</link>
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		<title>Partnership of Vietnamese LGBT Orgnizations Organizes a Booth at UVSA Tet Festival, Conducts Gay Vietnamese History Campaign, Press Conference, and Aims to March in Tet Parade 2013</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE COUNTY (CA) – Mung Xuan Quy Ty 2013! –The Partnership of Viet Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Organizations invites all to participate in their Fourth Annual Tet Events in support of Viet LGBTs. This year’s UVSA Tet Festival theme “Swift as a Snake.” The Partnership of Vietnamese LGBT Organizations invites all to support<a href="http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/01/31/partnership-of-viet-lgbt-organizations-organizes-a-booth-at-uvsa-tet-festival-conducts-gay-vietnamese-history-campaign-press-conference-and-aims-to-march-in-tet-parade-2013/">More...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://apiequalityla.org/blog/2013/01/31/partnership-of-viet-lgbt-organizations-organizes-a-booth-at-uvsa-tet-festival-conducts-gay-vietnamese-history-campaign-press-conference-and-aims-to-march-in-tet-parade-2013/</link>
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