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Cherry Blossom Giving Circle Launched in DC
The Cherry Blossom Giving Circle (CBGC), the first Asian American giving circle in Washington, DC, launched with an event on Tuesday, …
Posted on: July 29, 2013
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Convenes First Philanthropic Briefing Focused on AAPI Community
Cynthia Choi, Senior Director, Philanthropic Advocacy, AAPIP
On April 2, 2012 the Obama Administration through the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) will host the first National Philanthropic Briefing focused on the AAPI community. It is part of the Administration’s efforts to address economic and social challenges facing the AAPI community.
Posted on: July 29, 2013

Anna Deavere Smith, Award-winning Playwright-Actress, Joins AAPIP and ABFE for Special Performance and Conversation, April 29, 2012
In observance of the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles civil uprising following verdicts in the 1992 Rodney King case, award-winning actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will present a feature performance of scenes from Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, the 1994 Tony Nominee for Best Play.
Posted on: July 29, 2013
Ford, Kresge and Kellogg Foundations Join In $1M Planning Initiative for AAPI Communities
Last Monday, April 2, at a national briefing in Washington DC convened by The White House, three of the nation’s largest foundations – The Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation – together pledged $1 million to support an exploratory planning process focused on the development of national public-private partnerships to increase philanthropic investment in the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Posted on: July 29, 2013

Welcoming N. Nina Ahmad to the AAPIP Board of Directors
AAPIP is pleased to announce that N. Nina Ahmad was elected to the AAPIP Board of Directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, on April 29.
Posted on: July 29, 2013