Empowerment of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
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Press Release
August 20, 2009
Joel Wong, President, APAPA-BAC

The Theme of the Forum is: Our Future in California - Deficit, Budget Cut and Taxation. During these challenging times, all Californians need to pay attention to these critical issues. This Forum features many politicians who are in positions to be the next California Governor, including:

• Steve Westly (D) - Former California State Controller
• John Chiang (D) - California State Controller
• Meg Whitman (R) - eBay CEO and Gubernatorial Candidate
• Jerry Brown (D) - California Attorney General and Former Governor (Invited)
• Tom Campbell (R) - US Congressman and Gubernatorial Candidate
• Steve Poizner (R) - California Ins. Commissioner/ Gubernatorial Candidate
• Gavin Newsom (D) - San Francisco Mayor (Invited)

In addition to these prominent speakers, the forum will also feature Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico, Assemblymembers Paul Fong , Fiona Ma , Ted Lieu, Mary Hayashi, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and many others.
APAPA is non-profit and non-partisan. Our focus is on educating the public about public policy and fostering future leaders from our minority communities to serve at federal, state and local levels. APAPA is a dynamic organization with a diverse membership representing all communities throughout California and around the nation.
Please join us and invite your friends to join us for this Informative and Exciting Forum as we learn about the Future of California.
For more information, please contact:
Tim Tran (408-799-5290; tim.tran@apapa.org) or Mike Liu (510 364-7986; mike.liu@apapa.org)