2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Asian-Pacific, Arab and Native American

Organizations
JANUARY:

FEBRUARY:

February7-9, 2011
Organization: National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Event Title: Annual Legislative Summit
Location: Holiday Inn Capitol – Washington, DC
Website: https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/LandingPageEntry.jsp?Activ
ityID=5786

February 8, 2011
Organization: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Event Title: Justice in Action Awards
Location: PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers; New York, New York
Website: http://aaldef.org/justice-in-action-awards.html

February 19, 2011

Organization: Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Event Title: 1st Session of Pacific Southwest Division’s ‘Bridging Communities Program’
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: http://www.jaclpsw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id
=52&Itemid=27
Notes: This is a youth-leadership program that takes place over the course of four
months. The application deadline is January 17th and the tentative program
dates are: March 5, April 9, April 30- May 1 (retreat) and May 21.

February 20, 2011

Organization: Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Event Title: 1st Session of SF Bay Area Bridging Communities Program
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://bcsfba.wordpress.com/
Notes: This is a youth-leadership program that takes place over the course of five
months. The application deadline is January 21st and the tentative program
dates are: March 12, April 2, April 30 and June 4.
 MARCH:
March 25-26, 2011
Organization: Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc.
Event Title: 8th Annual Conference
Location: Holiday Inn; Huston, TX
Website: http://www.aapina.org/

March 26, 2011

Organization: Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Event Title: 1st Session of Seattle Chapter’s ‘Bridging Communities Program’
Location: Seattle, WA
Website: http://www.jacl.org/documents/BCSeattleApp.pdf
Notes: This is a youth-leadership program that takes place over the course of four
months. The application deadline is February 25th and the tentative program
dates are: April 23, May 21 and June 30-July 3 (retreat).

APRIL:

April 9, 2011
Organization: Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
Event Title: 40th Anniversary
Location: Detroit Reinaissance Center; Detroit, Michigan
Website: http://www.accesscommunity.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9402

April 9, 2011
Organization: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO
Event Title: Worker’s Rights Hearing
Location: Los Angeles, California
Website: http://www.apalanet.org/

April 29, 2011

Organization: Asian Law Caucus
Event Title: 39th Anniversary Dinner
Location: Marriott Marquis; San Francisco, California
Website: http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/alc/alc-special-events/

MAY:

May (TBD), 2011

Organization: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO
Event Title: Worker’s Rights Hearing
Location: Seattle, Washington
Website: http://www.apalanet.org/

May 4, 2011
Organization: Arab American Institute
Event Title: Kahlil Gibran Awards
Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel; Washington, District of Columbia
Website: http://www.aaiusa.org/index_ee.php/pages/kahlil-gibran-awards/
May 9-13, 2011
Organization: Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)
Event Title: Annual National Leadership Training Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency Bellevue; Bellevue, Washington
Website: https://www.fapac.org/event/current_events.aspx

May 18-21, 2011

Organization: Association for Asian American Studies
Event Title: AAAS Conference
Location: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel; New Orleans, LA
Website: http://www.aaastudies.org/index.php

May 21, 2011

Organization: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO
Event Title: Worker’s Rights Hearing
Location: Washington, DC
Website: http://www.apalanet.org/

May 23-24, 2011

Organization: College Board
Event Title: Native American Advocacy Institute: Strengthening Connections for Access and Equity
in Education
Location: University of Oklahoma; Norman, OK
Website: http://www.collegeboard.com/nasai/

JUNE:

June (TBD), 2011

Organization: Asian American Government Executives Network
Event Title: AAGEN Leadership Conference and Awards Banquet
Location: TBD
Website: www.aagen.org

June 13-16, 2011

Organization: National Congress of American Indians
Event Title: Midyear Conference
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Website: http://www.ncai.org/Conferences-Events.7.0.html

June 20-22, 2011

Organization: National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Development
Event Title: National Convention
Location: Washington, DC
Website: http://nationalcapacd.org

JULY:

July 20-24, 2011

Organization: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO
Event Title: Biennial Convention
Location: Oakland, California
Website: http://www.apalanet.org/

AUGUST:
August 11-13, 2011
Organization: National Association of Asian American Professionals
Event Title: Annual Convention and Diversity Career Fair
Location: Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center; Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.naaapconvention.org/2010/Home.aspx

SEPTEMBER:

OCTOBER:

October (TBD), 2011

Organization: Asian American Justice Center
Event Title: Annual American Courage Awards
Location: TBD
Website: www.advancingequality.org

October 6, 2011
Organization: Asian American Justice Center
Event Title: 20th Anniversary Celebration
Location: Park Hyatt Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Website: http://www.advancingequality.org/20th-Anniversary/

October 27-28, 2011

Organization: Asian American Justice Center
Event Title: Advancing Justice Conference 2011
Location: Marriott Marquis; San Francisco, California
Website: http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/alc/alc-special-events/

October 30- November 4, 2011

Organization: National Congress of American Indians
Event Title: 68th Annual Conference
Location: Portland, OR
Website: http://www.ncai.org/Conferences-Events.7.0.html

NOVEMBER:
November 10-12, 2011
Organization: American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Event Title: Annual Conference
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Website: http://www.aises.org/

DECEMBER:

December 10, 2011

Organization: Dialogue on Diversity
Event Title: Many Hands, Many Tongues: One Festival
Location: Washington, DC
Website: www.dialogueondiversity.org