Join APIAVote and a number of our community’s most prominent elected officials,

Join APIAVote and a number of our community’s most prominent elected officials, including Congressman Mike Honda, Senator Sonia Chang Diaz, Mayor Lisa Wong and Councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo, for “Faces of Leadership” – part of APIAVote’s “Norman Y. Mineta Leadership Institute Speaker Series” (see attached flyer)
When: Friday, September 3rd, 2010; 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Bingham McCutchen LLP – One Federal St., Boston MA
Why: Benefiting & celebrating the launch of “APIAVote – Massachusetts” – A collaborative effort between APIAVote and a number of Massachusetts organizations to increase voter participation & civic engagement in the Asian American community.
Individual Tickets: $80.00 – Sponsorship opportunities available
For more information: Contact APIAVote’s Executive Director, Leverett Wing at Leverett@APIAVote.org (or this email address)
“Faces of Leadership’s” highlights will include:
A Panel Discussion involving Congressman Mike Honda & some of Massachusetts’ most historic elected officials.
* Congressman Mike Honda (flying in from California.) – senior ranking Asian American in Congress and the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
* Senator Sonia Chang Diaz
* Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong
* Newton City Councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo
* Former Lowell City Councilor Rithy Uong
A Ceremony honoring The Coalition for Asian American Voting Rights and its efforts spearheading the recent passage & signing of a bill requiring fully transliterated Chinese & Vietnamese ballots in Boston.

Participating organizations include:
* APIAVote
* Asian American Commission of MA
* Asian American Women’s Political Initiative
* Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association,
* Harvard APA Law Students Association
* Korean American Citizens League of NE
* Northeastern APA Law Students Association
* OCA – NE
* Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.

Above APIAVote Program Director Alvina Yeh listens intently as the New Faces of Leadership is underway.