2009-2011 Term-in-Review:
Accomplishment Highlights
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Communications
- Created the first Caucus website: www.apicaucus.com
- Created the Caucus Facebook page
- Created the regular Caucus online newsletter
- Featured in state and local media
Outreach
- Hosted receptions in San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco
- Established the CDP API Caucus “Trailblazer Award”
- Registered new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies
- Assisted in natural disaster relief in Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific
Membership
- Streamlined membership sign-up opportunities, including online sign-ups on Caucus website
- Increased Caucus membership by 152% since 2009
Elections & Campaigns
- Mobilized for key API Democratic campaigns
- Co-hosted API for Jerry Brown reception at 2010 CDP Convention
- Co-hosted press conference/rally for API for Jerry Brown
- Supported API for Boxer
- Advocated for API workers’ rights
- Encouraged local API candidates to seek County Party endorsement
- Encouraged API Democrats to run for County Central Committees and DSCC
Trainings & Workshops
- Co-hosted the API Democratic Summit with API Legislative Caucus
- Assisted in sponsoring the Assembly Candidate Training with Assembly Democratic Caucus
Administration
- Instituted monthly Caucus Board conference calls to increase communication and accountability among board members
- Revised Caucus bylaws for consistency, rid redundancy, and fix grammatical errors
- Increased treasury revenue
2009-2011 California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Leadership Team
Statewide: Mike Fong, State Chair ● Panney Wei, State Secretary ● Dr. Jennifer Ong, State Treasurer ● Colbert Tse, Communications Chair
Northern California: Jenn Pae, Chair ● Hon. Harpreet Sandhu, Vice Chair ● Shilen Patel, Secretary ● Stephanie Ong, Outreach Chair
Southern California: Clark Lee, Chair ● Linh Ho, Vice Chair ● Ricky Choi, Outreach Chair
