Here is a comprehensive report of CAPAA Commissioners’ activities between the months of March and June 2017:
Commissioner Dickinson
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Walk for Rice for ACRS Food Bank | 6/24/2017 | Continue to support Asian Counseling and Referral Services and the food bank which supplies culturally appropriate foods to needy communities. |
| Supreme Court Minority and Justice Commission Meeting | 6/30/2017 | Follow up on jury diversity implementation in minority communities, issues with juvenile justice reform, education of judges in regard to diversity issues. |
| Domestic Violence Symposium | 9/7/2017 | Language issues to communicate and report Domestic Violence, access to courts, advocates, etc.
Need language advocates and cultural competency when learning why minorities may or may not report these crimes, seek help, obtain services. |
Commissioner Dinh
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Meeting with Seattle City Council | 6/20/2017 | Chinatown-International District businesses and social services have concerns on how the Mandatory Housing Affordability will impact them and their businesses. |
| SMART on Juvenile Justice Taskforce Meeting | 6/22/2017 | Regular Taskforce Meeting. |
| Community Planning Meeting for Tommy Le | 7/6/2017 | Continue support of planning meetings with community members. |
| Meeting with Tommy Le’s family and Sheriff department | 7/7/2017 | Learn about community issues and identify strategies to address concerns |
| MHA community meeting | 7/18/2017 | Community expressed concerns about MHA |
| Walked with Vietnamese community float at Seafair Parade | 7/29/2017 | Participation/Support |
| BATS Educator Conference | 7/22/2017 | Participation/Support |
Commissioner Finau
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| APCC’s 7th Annual Samoa Cultural Day | 7/8/2017 | Networking and collaborating with cultural, community local leaders to support one another on future events.
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| Pierce College STEM Program for PI Students | 7/12/2017 | Increase STEM among Pacific Islander students. |
| Meeting with Dr. Shulamit Decktor & Dr. Holly Barker | 7/25/2017 | UW Burke Museum – Tongan Burke Project. Strategizing ideas to involve Tongan high school and college students to conduct research on Tongan artifacts for the Burke and community at large. |
| OSPI Meeting with Joshua Lynch | 7/12/2017 | Review concerns about research/report conducted by Education Northwest on Parent Perspective on Discipline in WA State. Content did not reflect voices of API parents and students. |
| ESSA ZOOM Webinar | 8/15/2017 | Revisions on ESSA Consolidated Plan, new accountability information i.e., Old draft vs New draft. |
Commissioner Gaur
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Planning Meeting to Promote Mental Health and Well Being | 8/2/2017 | There is a follow-up meeting later this month or early next month.
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| Indian Independence Day, IAWW | 8/6/2017 | Participation/Support |
| 20th Anniversary of IAWW
Seniors’ Program |
8/26/2017 | IAWW seniors program is wonderful format to follow that has been addressing, isolation and stress among many things in senior citizens. IAWW has done for the last 20 years. |
| Assisting individual from Indian community through legal processes. | 8/14/2017-9/7/2017 | Consulted with community members and quickly connected individual to API Chaya and IAWW community programs.
August 14, 2017: Reached out to individual after contact from Indian Consulate form San Francisco. |
| Assisted family through legal case of financial exploitation of an elderly man. | 7/11/2017-9/6/2017 | The need to pay attention to certain vital legal affairs of individuals so that they cannot be exploited. a) Estate planning following your death: A clear advice to all to make sure that will is properly executed. Take assistance from an estate planning or elder law attorney in drafting and executing the will b) Understanding the use and execution of living wills. In July 2017 several people contacted me to help them with an elderly man’s death (including his family members).Summary of Situation: One ailing elderly gentleman of Indian died under mysterious circumstances. A woman that was referred by the hospital as a social worker somehow had him write everything on her name within three weeks of introduction. This came out after his death. His family who were in constant contact with him believe this is a fake will. |
| Community conversation, IAWW | 8/10/2017, 7/23/2017 | These are weekly meetings – from legal clinics to mental health to community issues |
Commissioner Guerrero
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| 3 days of Aloha | 7/29/2017 | Many community members wanted to know more about CAPAA and if CAPAA would do more outreach to API in SW WA.
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| DACA Press Conference in SW WA | 9/5/2017 | The League of United Latin American Citizens coordinated a press conference to support undocumented and DACA individuals. Rep. Monica Stonier and a representative from Senator Patty Murray’s office addressed the press and individuals present of solidarity and unity as we advocate and support this community. I was invited to join in efforts to connect all DACA and undocumented individuals from AAPI and other regions and countries. |
Commissioner Gurung
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Samoa Cultural Day | 7/8/2017 | They will continue |
| Nepal Seattle Society | 7/9/2017 | They do every two years. |
| APIC, Police Accountability update, Anti Muslim Rally, Travel ban | 7/17/2017 | They can't tolerant this kind of activities. |
| Learn about funding opportunities | 7/21/2017 | It was about how to excess public fund to build the community building |
Commissioner Nguyen
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Washington Immigrant Network | 8/28/2017 | Monthly meeting to form an immigrant network for State employees. The network will support existing immigrants working for the State as well as recruit immigrants to work in State government. |
| Meet with Patty Murray’s staff | 8/2/2017 | Meeting to learn and inform Senator Murray’s staff on issues affecting the Asian Pacific American community in Pierce and Thurston County. |
| Tommy Le Shooting Meeting | 7/19/2017 | Attended closed and public presentations by the King County Sheriff’s Office on the Tommy Le shooting. The sheriff recommended that State Patrol investigate all police shootings. There is a need to follow-up after the investigation completes. |
| Placemaking Workshop | 7/22/2017 | There should be more capital projects for minority communities outside of King and Pierce County. |
Commissioner Rojo
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Meeting with Filipino American Student Association at the UW | 8/21/2017 | The University of Washington has considered Filipino students no longer under-represented. This has reduced their access to services and resources under the OMA&D which they were once depended on, and now are struggling in obtaining their education goals, as well as maintain their retention rates. FASA sa UW has created impact community programs, such as Project FAMILY, but do not receive funding or support from the University of Washington. Also, student transportation to support the organization’s activities has been limited, if not available. Priority of University funding and resources are focused on other student organizations who have connections within the University leadership of these fund sources, therefore leaving other organization’s with without equal opportunity to apply for funding. |
| Community Meeting – Filipino American Business Development | 8/2/2017 | Learn about community issues and identify strategies to address concerns |
Commissioner Sisavatdy
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Lao American Community Summer Festival | 8/19/2017 | The need for a Lao American Community Center
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Commissioner Sinclair
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| APCC Luau | 8/12/2017 | The APCC Luau is an annual event to celebrate Polynesian cultures |
| American Heart Association Million Hearts meeting | 8/10/2017 | Washington stakeholders meeting to discuss heart disease disparities and identify strategies to reduce mortality from heart disease |
| Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute | 8/2/2017 | Presentation about health equity to participants of the UW Northwest Public Health Institute |
| Focus groups with Pacific Islanders for hypertension management | 8/11/2017 | I conducted a focus group with Pacific Islanders at ACRS to discuss challenges to hypertension management and recommendations for a program to improve the management of hypertension. |
| Meeting with American Heart Association Regional Director of Multicultural Initiatives | 8/29/2017 | I will partner with the American Heart Association to reach and educate Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders about cardiovascular disease and hypertension |
Commissioner Tufono
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Commissioner Wada
| Activity | Date | Issues & Recommendations |
| Korean Community Development Council | 6/29/2017 | Lack of information flow to the Korean community. Needs awareness of various programs provided by local and state government. |
| Radio session | 7/27/2017 | Educate communities about laws, programs, and policies that affect the well-being of APIs |
| Meet with Patty Murray staff | 8/2/2017 | Educate communities about laws, programs, and policies that affect the well-being of APIs |
| Radio talk show | 8/29/2017 | Educated K-12 “back to school” information for parents to consider. No follow up is needed. |
| Senior university | 9/7/2017 | Educate communities about laws, programs, and policies that affect the well-being of APIs |
