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(l to r) Zahra Billoo, Amardeep Singh, Delphine Hirasuna, Danielle Reyes, Peggy Saika

AAPIP’s upcoming community reception, program and private viewing of The Art of Gaman Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 will serve as a framework to draw on the experiences of Japanese Americans interned during World War II and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in post–9/11 America.

Zahra Billo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Amardeep Singh of The Sikh Coalition will share their observations on the role of philanthropy and government in times of crisis. To learn more about Amardeep and Zahra, read their brief bios that follow. The program will include welcoming remarks by Danielle Reyes, Program Officer, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation and Chair of the AAPIP Board of Directors, and by Peggy Saika, President/Executive Director, AAPIP.  Delphine Hirasuna, the author and curator of the exhibit will also be conducting a book signing and lead the private gallery viewing.

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Please join the Board of Directors and Staff of AAPIP in welcoming Laila Mehta as the Associate Director of the Civic Engagement Fund for AMEMSA (Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian) Communities.

Learn more about Laila and her thoughts on the shared experiences of AMEMSA and Asian American communities in times of crisis, the focus of our program on June 23, in the video below:

Laila joined AAPIP in May, directly from Kathmandu, Nepal, where she was working for 2 years with grantmaking institutions, donors and international agencies on issues related to governance, post-conflict peace building, and gender integration.

Join Laila and other AAPIP folks on June 23 at The Renwick Gallery in Washington DC for our special program in observance of AAPIP’s 20 years of achievement in our communities and in philanthropy on June 23rd, 2010.

“What is the Role of Philanthropy & Government in Times of Crisis?”

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June 23, 2010 / 6:00 pm / Program & Reception
Renwick Gallery / Smithsonian American Art Museum
1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC

Please join Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) in observance of our 20th anniversary, for a community reception, program and special private viewing of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946, at The Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition will serve as a framework to draw on the experiences of Japanese Americans interned during World War II and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in post–9/11 America.  This program is free. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

Amardeep Singh of The Sikh Coalition and Zahra Billo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations will share their observations on the role of philanthropy and government in times of crisis. The program will also include welcoming remarks by Danielle Reyes, Program Officer, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation and Chair, AAPIP Board of Directors, and by Peggy Saika, President/Executive Director, AAPIP.

If you would like to attend, please respond at the link below by June 18:
https://app.e2ma.net/app2/survey/1405805/205019520/ed6d909c1c/

For additional information please contact Cynthia Choi, Director, Philanthropic Advocacy, at (415) 273-2760 ext 28, cynthia@aapip.org, or visit www.aapip.org .

Please join us for this special evening. If you would like to attend, please RSVP HERE by June 18.

For additional information please contact Cynthia Choi, Director, Philanthropic Advocacy, at (415) 273-2760 ext 28, cynthia@aapip.org.