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CAPA wishes everyone well during these troubling times.
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Greetings!
We are so excited to invite you to our upcoming year-end celebration, "Better Together". This year, the extravaganza will be held in the comfort of your homes. While social distancing keeps us away physically, we are sending you virtual hugs and asking you to hug your loved ones because we are, "Better Together".
All registered participants will receive a Zoom link three (3) days before the Better Together 2020 event.
Can't wait to see you!
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APIA Scholarship
PNAM donated face shields and visors to Maple Manor of Novi and to Four Seasons Nursing and Rehab Center. We also conducted virtual Seminar on Dementia and Brain Health to our Filipino Senior Citizens.
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The state of Michigan has announced a scholarship program for Michigan residents called Futures for Frontliners, a state scholarship program for Michiganders without college degrees who worked in essential industries during the state COVID-19 shutdown in spring 2020 (April 1 – June 30). This scholarship provides these frontline workers with tuition-free access to local community college to pursue an associate degree or a skills certificate, either full-time or part-time while you work.
For more information about the program and how to apply, please see the links below:
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Uplift Others
Through Creative Outlets
CAPA Marketing & Communications' chairman, Dan Moen, has been using media to uplift and amplify others, their experiences, and stories. Dan has three major projects he is currently working on. A podcast, a tv show, and a book! The recently launched podcast focuses on people having civil dialogue about heavy topics that impact us today. The tv show will focus on a wide diverse and inclusive cast, and focuses on a bi-racial Filipino and Black family during the mist of the pandemic. The book will be 30 stories from 30 different adoptees of color.
3rd Paradigm with Clarity & Nuance
The podcast has been recently launched on SoundCloud as wells as Spotify Podcasts and currently working on releasing it on all streaming platforms. Guests are invited to participate in a free panel style/round-table call from anywhere around the world and chat about heavy topics from racism, education, health including mental health, the pandemic, gender, orientations, and inner workings of the human mind. Guests have the option to participate anonymously with a fake name or themselves. Clarity & Nuance are the show's two main hosts and ask open ended questions for the panel to respond to. The show encourages those who disagree the most to participate.
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Michigan Welcomes Diversity Panel
Macomb county recently did a panel focusing on immigrants who have settled in Macomb county. Dan was one of the speakers and got to share his story about settling in Macomb county and growing up among a non-diverse community.
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Diversity TV SHOW
A quickly growing team is developing a potential television show that is the brain child of Dan Moen. The show will feature a wide range of characters and predominantly focus around people of color and other marginalized communities residing in Michigan. All the production team are primarily Michigan based. More information coming soon in regards to helping crowd fund the project, as well as casting calls and any updates.
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30 Days with 30 Adoptees of Color Book
Being an adoptee himself, Dan has a passion for bringing people together and amplifying stories like his. In 30 Days with 30 Adoptees of Color, Dan interviews various adoptees from all around the world and listens to their stories. The book is designed to be read for a chapter per day, 1 month (aprox. 30 days). Stay tuned for more information.
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More updates coming soon. Visit his work at www.dijurimedia.com |
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Distribution of Rice
Flor Penner in collaboration with Kiwanis Club of Cosmopolitan Detroit (KCCD) of which she is a member, has initiated a personal mission to establish a feeding program for the kids in a Sunday School in the remote areas of Mt. Canlaon, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Her motivation started almost 10 years ago when she made a trip to the Philippines and witnessed the need to create an outreach to feed the hungry children...
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Rizal Day
Filipino spirit is not dampened inspite of the continuing surge of the pandemic. With appropriate precautionary measures in place, Filamcco, the umbrella organization overseeing more than 40 member organizations is gearing up to celebrate its annual Rizal Day Celebration virtually. The event commemorates the Death Anniversary of the Filipino National hero for his struggles and sacrifices to deliver his countrymen from foreign oppression...
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Eastern Michigan Offering Mobile Flue Vaccination Clinics |
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Resources to Fight Racism |
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List of Contacts & Resources
Eastern Michigan University - Center of Health Disparities Innovations and Studies
Padma Kuppa, State Representative
517-373-1783
Chris Matus, Regional Director for State Senator Gary Peters
313-318-5770
Stephen Zannetti, Licensed Banker, Citizens Bank
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Department of Attorney General’s Hate Crimes Unit
HateCrimes@Michigan.gov
313-456-0200
Call this number if you are a victim of a hate crime or have credible information about a hate crime
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OK2SAY App
The app for students to download and confidently speak out when they are concerned about their safety or safety of others.
Downloadable on Apple and Android devices
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Sign the petition to Educating Our Children On Racism Throughout the School System |
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance
(MIOSHA resources)
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Work Plan template mentioned by Fayrouz Sadd |
Global Detroit Website - for translated material and entrepreneurial support for APA immigrants |
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SUNandMOON: A Story of Love So Big
It Creates an Eclipse
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One day the Sun catches a glimpse of the beautiful Moon,
and he falls in love. But the Moon is night, and the Sun is day. How can they ever meet?Here’s a clue…whenever you see an eclipse, know that the Sun is with his love, the Moon.Welcome to the first children’s picture book by internationally recognized artist...
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Bridget McCormack for Michigan Supreme Court
By: Nikhil Sabharwal
One of CAPA’s own board members, Nikhil Sabharwal, started a new internship this month working for the re-election campaign for Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to the Michigan supreme court. His job right now entails making calls to Michigan voters to inform them on how to vote in the non- partisan section of the ballot. A surprising amount of voters tend to gloss over their ballots after just voting straight ticket especially since judicial elections run on non- partisan platforms. It is vital to the election for local representatives that the average voter stay informed. He also helps to inform voters on important initiatives that Chief Justice McCormack is running under such as the Justice For All Taskforce and the Governor’s Task Force on Jail and Pretrial reform...
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Have Your Graduate Featured on CAPA’s Social Media!
Do you know a student who is graduating from high school or college? CAPA would like to honor them with a feature on our social media. Send a photo of your graduate with their name, school, program/degree, and their plans after graduation to newsletter@capa-mi.org.
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