CAUSE Newsletter:The October/November Issue

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Greetings!We are excited to be hosting a panel at the third annual Korean American Political Leadership Conference(KAPOL) and the Next Generation Leadership Forum to be held on November 23rd at the Oxford Palace Hotel inLos Angeles. The panel, "Community Empowerment, Politics and Lessons Learned from Past Elections,"moderated by Executive Director Carrie Gan and will feature Board Chair Charlie Woo and Raphael J.Sonenshein, Executive Director, the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs. This panel is a greatopportunity to get educated on CAUSE's unique experiences and observations on community empowerment throughthe political process. For more information on how you can attend the panel, scroll down below.

***Our Civic Engagement Leadership Fellowship (CELF) program is in full swing. This year, we have hand­selectedseven international students from USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy to participate in a year­long program thatwill not only engage them with the API community in southern California, but also challenge them to think criticallyabout the function of American government, both locally and globally. Read below to learn more about the CELFprogram and to get to know our Fellows.

*** We would like to introduce our new board member, Janice Huang. An ardent supporter and a long­time friend of ourorganization, Janice has always made herself available as both a volunteer and as a resource for a variety of ourevents and programs. Also, rounding up our group of fresh, new faces is our new Director of Programs, VictoriaLee. We are glad to have her as part of the staff and are ecstatic to be able to work with her to put on some amazingevents this coming year. Read below to get to know more about Janice and Victoria.

*** At the close of our newsletter, you will find some news about upcoming community events, as well as somecommunity news. Most notably, a brief recap of Executive Director Carrie Gan's talk at USC Sol Price School ofPublic Policy's Asian Pacific Islander Caucus' Fall Panel, Empower, Advance, Support: The API Community andthe Non­Profit Sector.

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We hope that you enjoy this month's newsletter. We invite you to learn about upcoming events and opportunities toget involved!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at CAUSE

CAUSE to Hold Panel at the 3rd Annual KAPOL Conference& Next Generation Leadership Forum

The Korean American Development Economic Center (KAEDC) will be holding its third annual KoreanAmerican Political Leadership Conference (KAPOL) and the Next Generation Leadership Forumbe held on November 23rd at the Oxford Palace Hotel in Los Angeles. CAUSE will be hosting a panel during the second part of the conference, entitled "CommunityEmpowerment, Politics and Lessons Learned from Past Elections." Board Chair Charlie Woo andRaphael J. Sonenshein, Executive Director, the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs share their experiences and observations on community empowerment through the political process.Specifically, they will discuss the recent Los Angeles City Council Election and how the redistricting processhas affected Koreatown. They will also be discussing how other ethnic communities have gained politicalinfluence and what Asian Americans can learn from those experiences. The panel will be moderated byExecutive Director Carrie Gan. For those interested in attending the CAUSE panel with complimentary admission, please emailSophia Islas at sophia@causeusa.org by no later than Wednesday, November 20th.

About the conference: The day­long power conference will work to provide vital resources to the leaders of today and tomorrow. Thefirst portion of the event will be dedicated to educating the minds of the young professionals and studentsthrough the "Political Leadership Academy." The second part of the day will focus on teaching andempowering the Korean American community through a series of round table discussion led by variousesteemed elected officials.

For more information, please click here!

Meet Our Civic Engagement Leadership Fellows! We would like you to join us in welcoming our second class of Civic Engagement Leadership Fellows! Thisyear, we have hand­selected a dynamic group of seven international student fellows to participate in our year­long program. Each fellow hails from China and is working toward a master's degree in either publicadministration or public policy at the University of Southern California (USC). While similar in their currentacademic pursuits, each fellow has a unique educational background and a host of experiences that set themapart from one another. Click through each of the intern's names and photos to learn more about them!

2013­2014 Fellows

Linyun Du Yuyangzi Hu

Yingying Zhu

Yuxuan Ji Suran Ouyang Xuxu Song

Jieru Zhang

Yingying Zhu

For more about information about the CELF program, please click here!

CELF Fellow Spotlight According to the U.S. Census, the City of Rosemead's Asian residents contribute to its total population. However, with such a high number of Asian Americans, there is an unusual lackof in­language assistance in Rosemead's public offices. Twice a week, CELF Fellow Yingying Zhu meets this need by serving as the only Mandarin speakerat Rosemead's City Hall. She puts this highly valuable skill to action by assisting recent Chineseimmigrants in understanding certain city policies and services, effectively building a bridge betweenthe city and its citizens. Through the CELF program, CAUSE aims to serve the community by providing in­language serviceto new immigrants on public policy that affects their daily lives.

Want to support more programs like CELF? CAUSE accepts tax­deductible donations for its many programs year­round! You can make aone­time or recurring donation online using www.JustGive.org.

CELF 2012­2013 Group Research Project:Public Financed Health Care Programs Last year, CELF Fellows Lan Chen, Hailing Wang, Wenyi Zhang, and Xiuzhi Wang produced a group

research project focusing on health care in the United States,entitled Public Financed Healthcare Programs.

We invite you to read their study by clicking here.

Brief Abstract:Serving as a guideline of the United States' current health caresystem, this project intends to present a basic overview of thehistory of United States and its medical systems. It also makescomparisons between America's health care system and countriesthat have well organized medical systems in place to inspire healthcare reform for better and more comprehensive health care.

Empower, Advance, Support: The API Community and the Non­Profit Sector

(L­R) Moderated by Wendy Wang of Pacific Clinics, the panel included Nathanel Lowe of AsianAmericans Advancing Justice­ LA; Executive Director Carrie Gan; and Dora Quach of Center for thePacific Asian Family (CPAF). Each organization represented at the panel has worked extensively toprovide support, advocacy, and services to the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community throughout

southern California.

"When you're looking for a future career, don't forget to ask yourself: 'What are your greatest passions? Whatdrives you?' Because no matter what you decide to do, you always come back to what you're passionate

about." Executive Director Carrie Gan shared that and many other words of wisdom at the Sol Price School ofPolicy's Asian Pacific Islander Caucus fall panel entitled, "Empower, Advance, Support: The APICommunity and the Non­Profit Sector" on Tuesday, November 5th at USC's Leavey Library Auditorium. According to Gan, non­profit organizations have a responsibility to the community at large. CAUSE not onlyencourages the political empowerment of the API community, but also fosters lines of communication andrelationships between the larger community and those working in corporate, local governmental agencies, andother non­profit organizations. "The goal is to build coalition among other groups and to not strictly work within the API community. We needto step away from insularity and diversify," said Gan. "Once we step outside of our ethnic and culturalboundaries and work with individuals that think differently from us, we can think more creatively abouttackling the issues prevalent in our communities." >> Continue reading here.

Meet CAUSE's Newest Board Member and Staff

Janice Huang Board Member

Janice is currently the Account Director at IW Group.She has been deeply involved with the AsianAmerican community. She has been a volunteer formany CAUSE programs, most notably serving as atranslator at our Grand Plaza Voter Informationevents in 2012. At those events, she helped usregister and re­register over 100 senior citizens tovote for the General Election.

Victoria Lee

Director of Programs

Victoria graduated from the University of California,Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and iscurrently working toward obtaining her C.P.A.licensure. She is a multi­talented and multi­facetedindividual with a passion for empoweringdisadvantaged groups and communities, especiallyinvolving children and youth.

The League of Women Voters of California's

Guide to California GovernmentThe League of Women Voters of California Education Fundpleased to announce the release of the Guide to CaliforniaGovernment. The Guide to California Government is a thorough,nonpartisan, easy­to­read book for navigating the oftencomplicated process for voting and engaging with our stategovernment essential for every citizen or futurecitizen of California.

Updated in its 15th edition, the Guide to CaliforniaGovernment (G2CG) is designed to engage and inform readers byemphasizing the public's role in California government. This easy to use book explains: + voting and elections logistics+ the initiative system+ levels of government+ state finances+ the education system+ how to contact your government This unique edition has handy infographics explaining complicatedstructures of government, icons in the margins to link and highlighttopics along with related websites so readers can find and accesstheir government easily.

ORDER NOW ON AMAZON Order the G2CG in bulk for 40% off for 25 or more books. Contact LWV to order: 916­442­7215.

Community Event: Kollaboration Star

CAUSE is proud to be a community partner of the 2nd Annual Kollaboration Star, the premier Asian Pacific IslanderTalent Showcase! It will be held on Saturday, November 16th at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California Kollaboration's mission is to promote positive and accurate perceptions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in media andentertainment. We have provided a platform for young API artists to showcase their talent and pursue their dreamsthrough our many shows across North America for the last 13 years. This year's Kollaboration Star includes 6 finalists who are winners from various Kollaboration 2013 showcases. Theywere voted on by the public out of 13 city winners to compete for a $20,000 grand prize and title of Kollaboration Star.

This year's show will also have special guest performers including: Drunken Tiger, Yoon Mirae (or Tasha), KRNFX,Mike Song, David Choi, & Paul PK Kim. Ticket prices are as follows (and do not reflect any online fees):

$20 ­ Balcony Level$40 ­ Loge Level$60 ­ Orchestra Level

Please visit the Kollaboration's website for more information.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYThe Asian Pacific American Leadership Project (APALP) isan organization dedicated to leadership training and theempowerment of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) in publicservice. APALP is looking for energetic, hardworking anddedicated individuals interested in making a difference andcontributing to the community. Click here for more details!

Call for Papers: Harvard Kennedy School ofGovernment's Asian American Policy Review

Call for PapersDeadline: November 29, 2013 The Asian American Policy Review (AAPR) at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School ofGovernment is now accepting submissions for its 24th edition, to be published in the spring of 2014. Foundedin 1989, AAPR is the first non­partisan academic journal in the country dedicated to analyzing public policyissues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. AAPR seek papers exploring 1) the social, economic and political factors impacting the AAPI community and2) the role of AAPI individuals and communities in analyzing, shaping, and implementing public policy. Westrongly encourage submissions from writers of all backgrounds, including scholars, policy makers, civilservants, advocates, and organizers. Selection Criteria The AAPR will select papers for publication based on the following criteria:

Relevance of topic to AAPI issues and timeliness to current debatesOriginality of ideas and depth of researchSophistication and style of argumentContribution to scholarship and debates on AAPI issues

Submissions Guidelines:

All submissions must be previously unpublished and based on original workAll submissions must be formatted according to The Chicago Manual of Style (please seeattachment for citation examples)Authors are required to cooperate with editing and fact­checking and to comply with AAPR's mandated

deadlines. Authors who fail to meet these requirements may not be publishedAll submissions must include a cover letter with (1) author's name, (2) mailing address, (3) emailaddress, (4) phone number, and (5) a brief biography of no more than 300 wordsResearch articles should be 4,000 to 7,000 words in length and include a 100 word abstractCommentaries should be 1,500 to 3,000 words in lengthMedia, Film and Book reviews should be 1,500 to 3,000 words in length All figures, tables, and charts must be clear, easy to understand, and submitted as separate files

Email submissions to: rebecca_yang@hks14.harvard.edu.

Community News: Linsanity Now Playing in Pasadena

LINSANITY, a documentary about the NBA­star Jeremy Lin is now going onto its 4th week in Monterey Park at theAMC Atlantic Times Square and is now being added to the Laemmle 7 in Pasadena! About the film:In February 2012, the New York Knicks, mired in a disappointing season and out of desperation, looked to the end oftheir bench and found Jeremy Lin, an undrafted free agent from Harvard. On the verge of seeing his lifelong NBAdream vanish, Lin ­ at, or near what was believed to be his last chance as an NBA professional, underwent a now­legendary run, obliterating stereotypes along the way, and in the process birthed a global phenomenon known as

"Linsanity." Basketball ­­ and the world ­ was never the same.

Please get out to the theater this weekend to see this special film and catch the Linsanity craze all over again!Purchase your tickets today: AMC Times Square | Laemmle 7

CAUSE Staff

Carrie Gan, Executive Director, carrie@causeusa.orgSophia Islas, Director of Communications, sophia@causeusa.org

Victoria Lee, Director of Programs, victoria@causeusa.orgAlex Phung, Director of Marketing, alex@causeusa.org

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