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CAPI to Take Part in Little Free Library’s Read in Color Initiative
CAPI's South location on East Lake Street will be gaining a new colorful addition. Little Free Library, known as the "world's largest book- sharing movement" has selected CAPI to participate in the new Read in Color initiative. This initiative seeks to bring "diverse books to Little Free [...]
Coalition of 12 Minnesotan Organizations Engages 5,880 Asian & Immigrant Voters for General Elections
TWIN CITIES, MINNESOTA – From October 31 to November 3, Ignite Minnesota Asian Power (IMAP) coalition members reached out to 83,272 Asian and immigrant community members in Minnesota to mobilize our community to vote. Over the course of Get Out the Vote (GOTV), IMAP recruited 477 volunteer shifts and [...]
Coalition of 12 Minnesotan Organizations Gather to Mobilize Asian & Immigrant Voters to the Polls
TWIN CITIES, MINNESOTA – From October 31 to November 3, Ignite Minnesota Asian Power (IMAP) coalition members will be engaging with the local young, Asian, and immigrant population in Minnesota through phone bank canvassing, relational organizing, digital outreach, and community conversations. The goal is to advocate for our community, provide [...]
Old National Bank: Right place, right time
In the years to come, many of us will not look back at 2020 and say time was on our side. But for Old National and CAPI USA, 2020 has already proved to be the year that brought these two organizations together in a “meant to be” fashion. [...]
Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership Letter to Census
August 31, 2020 Secretary Wilbur Ross U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 Dr. Steven Dillingham Director U.S. Census Bureau 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 Dear Secretary Ross and Director Dillingham, We, the undersigned Minnesota 2020 Census stakeholders, are asking you to remain [...]
Asian American Organizations in MN Respond to MN GOP Chairwoman on “China Virus”
August 31, 2020 STATEMENT: Asian American Organizations in MN Respond to MN GOP Chairwoman on “China Virus” On Tuesday, August 25th, the Republican Party of Minnesota Chairwoman, Jennifer Carnahan, was asked by KARE 11 about the president’s use of the terms, "China Virus," "Wuhan Virus," or "Kung Flu." She [...]