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Fate of White House’s Black, Hispanic, and AAPI Education and Community Outreach Initiatives In Doubt Under Trump

In a major feature story published today, NBC News reports that three major White House Initiatives — each designed to coordinate outreach to and enhance educational opportunities for communi…

Absent any action by President Trump, all three Initiatives will cease to exist at the end of next week, in accordance with an Executive Order signed by President Obama to grant each the authority to continue operations through Trump’s transition period. Trump could easily sign an Executive Order — something the president appears to enjoy doing — that would renew each of the Initiatives and the related Presidential Advisory Commissions. However, Trump has appeared to vacate all interest in or responsibility for the three Initiatives — despite their missions of addressing educational outcomes in the Black, Hispanic, and Asian American & Pacific Islander communities — leaving the fate of these programs in serious doubt.

...Yet again, the White House signals that serving America’s people of colour is not among this administration’s priorities. Instead — through either incompetence or deliberate malice — President Trump is at the cusp of allowing three Initiatives that have withstood the transition of power between four presidents including two from each of America’s major political parties to languish into irrelevance; and, possibly fade away into non-existence altogether. President Trump is the sitting American president, but he signals no interest in being a president to America’s people of colour.

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I keep telling other people it’s important to tell your story, your truth, because that is empowering for yourself and others.

But I still haven’t told mine. Am I afraid? Yes. Of what? Not being able to articulate it the way I want to. Not being important/significant enough. Not being “artsy” enough in the storytelling. 

But until I start, I will not improve. So I will start. I want to. I must.

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#MUSICMONDAY: DUMBFOUNDEAD's VIRAL VIDEO + WHITE HOUSE AAPI PLAYLIST - Traktivist

TRAKTIVIST.COM is the premiere global platform to discover, promote, and historically archive music made by Asian Americans.

Last Music Mondays of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and HOT DAMN, what way to end it!

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably seen the viral music video for "‪#‎SAFE‬," a heater from Dumbfoundead off of his upcoming album set to release in the summer. In line with campaigns ‪#‎StarringJohnCho‬ & ‪#‎StarringConstanceWu‬, this video skyrocketed the conversation surrounding the white washing of Hollywood, which I believe is one of the best parts. Don't believe us, check out the 2,200+ comments just within his Facebook post alone! https://www.facebook.com/dumbfoundead/

Additionally, TRAKTIVIST is extremely proud to have collaborated with fellow curators in putting this playlist together: a-Tunes.net, Mishthi Music,Rudeboy Hawaii, & mydiveo. Shout out to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center for asking us to be part of this month's ‪#‎APAHM‬celebration through music!

Check out the video and playlist now at  http://www.traktivist.com/musicmonday-53016/

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(via Dept. of Education Announces Major AAPI Disaggregation Federal Grant Initiative) In an understated YouTube video (after the jump) released by the White House Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), US Secretary of Education John King Jr announced that the federal government is putting $1 million dollars towards the fight to disaggregate AAPI data.

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Share Your Story with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

See the WHIAAPI post below:

With Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month right around the corner, we’ve partnered with StoryCorps to document and share your stories.

From native Hawaiians to recent immigrants to third-generation Americans, from artists to entrepreneurs to public service leaders, AAPIs are a fundamental part of the diverse mosaic of America.

We encourage you to share your story and those of others within the AAPI community. Highlight issues you care about, share what your identity means to you, or interview others – friends, family members, community leaders, for instance – that are making a difference for the AAPI community.

You can share a story about any topic you wish, and the recording can be as short or as long as you’d like. Themes could include:

Being the first in your family to go to college

Your immigration story

Defying the model minority myth

Preserving culture and identity

Overcoming odds

Share with StoryCorps!

You can use the free StoryCorps app to record your story or interview, and then post your recording link on social media with the #MyAAPIStory sign. Select stories may be highlighted throughout May in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.

For recording instructions, check out our White House blog post.

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White House Initiative on AAPIs Launches Public Awareness Campaign Against Bullying

The White House Initiative on AAPIs has launched a public awareness campaign against bullying, called Act To Change. The campaign aims to increase awareness of bullying – including in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community – and empower communities with information and tools to help prevent and end bullying.

The new campaign website, ActToChange.org, includes video and music empowerment playlists and an organizing toolkit, and encourages visitors to “Take the Pledge” to join the #ActToChange movement and stand up against bullying. As one out of three AAPIs does not speak English fluently, resources are available on the site in Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Please join us in the #ActToChange movement! If you have a moment today, please check out ActToChange.org, Take the Pledge, and share on social media and with your networks. 

CLICK HERE to download a campaign amplification packet to help guide the way.

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Did you know? The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) recently launched Data.gov/AAPI, a database for all government data on the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. - AANHPIs.