Talents needed:

• CAPI commissioners, 2010-2012

NEW:

• A Community of Contrasts - Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States - Demographic Profile

• Asian and Hispanic Children More Likely to Dine With Their Parents, March 2009

• Asian-Pacific Islanders Most Likely To Die From Serious, but Treatable, Hospital Complications - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Patient Safety Events, 2005

• At a Glance: AAPIs in the United States
• CAPI Newsletter 2009 Spring
• Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2008
• Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2009
• Map of AAPI Voters
• Minority Links: Facts on the Asian Population
• Minority Links: Facts on the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population
• PBS film: "Searching for Asian America" - Take a jouney to discover the richness and diversity of the Asian American experience
• Promoting Cultural Sensitivity - A Practical Guide for Tuberculosis Programs - This series of guides, aims to increase the knowledge and cultural sensitivity of tuberculosis program staff who provide services to foreign-born persons (from China, Vietnam, and Hmong from Laos).   Each guide includes information about a group’s history and culture, as well as program tips and useful resources.
• Targeted Small Business Resouce Guide
• The American Community -- Asians: 2004  released in February 2007
• The American Community -- Pacific Islanders: 2004  released in May 2007

A few resourceful websites:

• STATE OF IOWA official website: www.iowa.gov
• THE IOWA LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/
• Contact your state legislators 
• Serve on a state board or commission 
• Effective Lobbying
• IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, www.iowa.gov/dhr
• IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, www.state.ia.us/government/crc/
• IowaJobs: Iowa's largest job bank, there are more than 10,000 openings at any given time.
• Polk County Community Resouce Directory
• REBUILD IOWA OFFICE, www.rio.iowa.gov

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