Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs

Voter registration deadline alert! The deadline to register for November 2, 2021 General Election is Friday, October 8, 20201. MAIL REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-210(3))... Applications must be postmarked no later than October 8, 2021 and received by a board of elections no later than October 13, 2021 to be eligible to vote in the General Election. IN PERSON REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Sections 5-210, 5-211, 5-212) You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the General Election, your application must be received no later than October 8, 2021. If honorably discharged from the US Military or have become a naturalized US Citizen after October 8, 2021, you may register in person at the Board of Elections up until October 23, 2021. CHANGE OF ADDRESS (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-208(3)) Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 13, 2021 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the General Election.

Look up and register to vote: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ https://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html... https://www.nonprofitvote.org/states/new-york/

Tuesday, Sept. 28, is the day to celebrate our democracy! Look up and register to vote: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ https://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html... https://www.nonprofitvote.org/states/new-york/

Enjoy some wonderful highlights from APAPA's 20th Anniversary Celebration! #civicengagement #leadership #AAPIcommunity

APAPA celebrated it’s 20th anniversary and 7th National Leadership Summit over the weekend at Yin Ranch in Vacaville, CA. #apapanls7

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We are happy to share that Albany County Legislature Chairman Andre Joyce will be hosting a forum discussion with local Asian American panelists on Monday, May 17, 2021from 6:30PM to 7:30PM. This is the first of its kind with capital region Asian American Community and it is an interactive session through live chat, so we request you to take this opportunity to ask questions, recommend, suggest or bring concerns to county official’s attention. Topic: Asian American and Pacifi...c Islander Heritage Month Forum Discussion Time: Monday, May17, 2021 from 06:30pm. Location: https://fb.me/e/1guISGlNV See more

Happy Mother’s Day!Happy Mother’s Day!

Thank you Governor Andrew Cuomo for the proclamation!

Please join us tomorrow afternoon at the Academy Park next to the capitol building at 5:15 pm. All Asian community leaders and NAACP and Centro Civico leaders will be there.

APAPA Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr, and Vice President-Elect Kamala D. Harris

APAPA Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr, and Vice President-Elect Kamala D. Harris

Dear Community Member, It is ever important for all AAPI voters to turn out and make our voice heard. Voting Options for the 2020 General Election New York State Law provides three options to registered voters to vote in the 2020 general election. The three options are:... Vote during the early voting period. The early voting period has started on October 24th and will end on November 1st. To find where you can vote early, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ Vote on election day, November 3, 2020. Poll sites are open statewide from 6 am to 9 pm. To find your election day poll site, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ Vote by absentee ballot. Voters may request an absentee ballot using our online portal (link here), by email, phone, mail, in-person or fax. for more information on how to apply and return an absentee ballot. https://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee.html All early voting sites and poll sites are expected to implement safety protocols to address COVID-19. Please wear a mask, maintain social distance at the site, and use hand sanitizer. For more information on general guidance provided to County Boards of Elections regarding COVID-19, https://www.elections.ny.gov//E/Covid19generalguidance.pdf Sincerely! APAPA Albany Chapter

This great video on 2020 Census is produced by Ashok Adikoppula and 2020 APAPA interns. Please spend 5 min. to finish the census questions on line today at https://2020census.gov/en.html

Every ten years the United States conducts a Census, a count of all of the people living in this country. The 2020 Census is nearing the end of its count. Our Asian communities need to participate. Our completion of these forms ensures we get our fair share of federal funding for health care, education, transportation, social services and other programs. People can complete the Census regardless of whether they are citizens, green card or visa holders.The information you prov...ide is secure for 70 years. Any Census employee who releases information would be subject to a prison sentence of up to five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. For more information on completing the 2020 Census, please visit https://www.2020census.gov/ you will be able to choose your language.

Free September Open House with AAPI Sponsor Eyre Writing Center : We are pleased to introduce our APAPA internship sponsor Eyre Writing Institute. EWC was founded on the belief that strong writing skills serve as the bedrock of being a strong thinker. After graduating from Harvard University's History Department and spending a decade on Wall Street, Jane founded EWC in order to make a strong liberal arts education accessible to families across the country. Through small semin...ar-style classes and programs, the goal is to instill good writing early on in students' lives so that they can engage with the community at large. EWC also runs The EWC Journal (EWJ), which is a daily publication produced by the EWJ Team. Students produce hard news and soft feature pieces on a daily basis, while the team provides student feedback and copy-edits the work every day. You can view the online publication here: https://www.ewcjournal.com/. Please see the digital flyer below for a summary of EWC's offerings:

Albany NY Chapter interns made a significant contribution at APAPA’s the future of the leadership symposium. https://youtu.be/6j736MWcass