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  • CAPAA Celebrates 45 Years of Service and Advocacy

    04/19/2019
    On Saturday, April 13th, 300 community members attended CAPAA‘s Sapphire Celebration, observing 45 years of service to Asian and Pacific Islander communities statewide. Honored at the event for their distinguished careers in serving the API communities were Diane Narasaki with CAPAA‘s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Reynaldo Pascua with CAPAA‘s Vanguard Award, both of whom were named Commissioners Emeriti. CAPAA looks forward to continuing its work in advocacy and service on priority issues, such as the 2020 Census Full Count efforts, improving community-police relationships, promoting… Read more

  • CAPAA Mourns the Passing of Mich Matsudaira, First Executive Director

    03/26/2019
    It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Mich Matsudaira, who died Sunday. Mich was one of the original trailblazers who helped establish the Governor’s Asian American Advisory Council in 1972, which became the Commission in 1974. He served as the Commission’s first Executive Director from 1972-1978. “Mich understood the power of collective action and advocacy, and helped institutionalize a seat at the Governor’s table for our diverse communities,” said CAPAA Executive Director Toshiko Hasegawa. “We honor his love for people and passion for service as we continue the work of CAPAA… Read more

  • March 2019 | Video Message from Executive Director, Toshiko Hasegawa

    03/13/2019
    Executive Director, Toshiko Hasegawa shares a brief update on the 2019 Legislative Session and an announcement for CAPAA’s two awards. For questions, please contact Project Coordinator Sam Le at sam.le@capaa.wa.gov Read our most recent newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b217653ba4e6/march-video-message-upcoming-board-meeting-events-and-opportunities Visit our website for more information! https://capaa.wa.gov Like and follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/wacapaa/ Music: bensound.com Thank you for all your support!

  • March 2019 | Announcing Reynaldo Pascua as a recipient of CAPAA’s Vanguard Award

    03/07/2019
    Announcing Reynaldo Pascua as Honoree of CAPAA’s Vanguard Award We are pleased to announce that our Honoree to receive CAPAA’s Vanguard Award at our Sapphire Anniversary Celebration is former Commissioner Reynaldo Pascua​. Reynaldo is the current President of the Filipino Community of Yakima Valley. He has been engaged with CAPAA it was first established in 1974 and has since remained a tireless champion for the broader Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders here in Washington State. As a proud Filipino American, Reynaldo led the great effort of bringing forth the true story of the first… Read more