Asian-Pacific Islander Committee
Asian-Pacific Islander Committee
Vision Statement:
The Local 1000 Asian-Pacific Islander Committee will work to empower APIs in the labor movement by ensuring that API workers are recognized, valued, and respected. We will apply that power to share the social, economic, and political issues facing us by developing API members to lead in our Union, in our worksites and in our communities. We do so to leave a stronger, more inclusive union for future generations.
Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Filipino American Labor Leader Larry Itliong
Local 1000’s Asian-Pacific Islander Committee is sponsoring a new musical about the life and legacy of Larry Itliong, a revered labor leader whose work and commitment to justice informs our fight for working families even today. It’s a great show, and we’re offering a special 30% discount on tickets.
Larry The Musical is showing now through April 14 at the Brava Theater in San Francisco.
API 2023 Summit Report for SEIU Local 1000
Click here to download a copy of the API 2023 Summit Report for SEIU Local 1000.
Asian-Pacific Islander Committee Statement regarding the recent mass shootings
The Lunar New Year is a time for family, gatherings, and celebrations. We are deeply saddened by the news of two mass shootings in the United States that have ended the lives of fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Our hearts go out to the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay communities, to the families directly impacted by these tragic events, and to all those affected by gun violence. Everyone deserves to feel safe and live in peace. This is why we reiterate our support for reasonable gun control and background checks. We demand that lawmakers work together, just like they did during the first mass killings in the Asian community at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton when lawmakers came together to ban assault rifles. We demand lawmakers do this again and make it permanent. Enough is enough. We must have the courage to act.
Click here to download a resource guide from the AAPI Equity Alliance.
API Organizing Leadership Program
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API Organizing Leader Program 2021 Culmination
Report- a comprehensive report of the program, the
timeline, lessons learned and quotes as testimonials about the
program. This will be e-mailed to MKH to show her what the
program did.
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2021
API Cohort “I am” Poems - a collection of poems from
our API Organizing Leaders. These will be mailed out to
participants.
- Congrats API Leaders .gif, the graduation pics w/ MKH and Maria as speakers!
HCA Healthcare workers:
Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us!
Read about our API Cohort and Bobby Dutta here
Watch the Committee of Interns and Residents
A local union of SEIU representing over 17,000 physicians-in-training across the country, encourage vaccine uptake by residents speaking in API languages, including Mandarin, Tagalog, Korean, as well as Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Creole, and Hindi
Stop Asian Hate Toolkit for AAPI Partners and SEIU Members
Overview
On Tuesday, March 15th, a white man murdered eight people in three Atlanta area massage parlors. Six of them were Asian women. This is yet another tragic example of the escalating violence and hate that has been directed at the AAPI community, seeded by racist rhetoric from Donald Trump and his Republican allies. AAPI hate crimes are on the rise, with almost 4,000 incidents in the past calendar year alone continue reading…
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR
CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE OX!
On behalf of the SEIU Local 1000 Asian-Pacific Islander (API) Human Rights Committee, we wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year in the Year of the Ox.
As we celebrate this New Year during the pandemic, please stay safe and healthy by having a small, immediate family gathering with social distancing, and please wear masks.
We can enjoy our New Year in a way that keeps us all safe!
To our frontline heroes: We urge you to take the vaccine to protect your loved ones, yourselves, and your patients. Please visit
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www.seiu1000.org/covid-19-resources
for our Covid 19 Resources,
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www.seiu.org/covid-19-vaccination-fact-sheet
for vaccine information,
and - www.seiu1000.org/asian-pacific-islander-committee for more API committee information.
Let’s work together to fight this pandemic and keep all of us safe!
Thank you,
SEIU LOCAL 1000 API Committee
I want justice for anti-Asian violence — but not at the expense of Black people
The story made for click-y headlines: Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu swoop in to save the day with a Continue reading…
SEIU Local 1000 Asian-Pacific Islander Committee Responds to President Biden’s Executive Actions
On January 26, 2021, President Biden signed four executive actions, one of which specifically addresses housing, justice reforms, and actions to combat xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. We applaud these efforts, but we also realize this is just the beginning of our hard work to recovery. It is up to us to come together for what is right, and it is also up to us to hold our elected officials accountable in lifting up all working families, regardless of race, class, gender, or religion. We are in a moment where we can change history and not let it repeat itself, but it starts with me and you…US!
Christina Calugcugan
Asian-Pacific Islander Committee
Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration
Watch Parties
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SEIU International will be conducting 3 watch parties on May 11, 18 & 25. All 3 days are different episodes followed by a panel discussion of SEIU leaders along with community leaders discussing the importance of Asian American History and the significance of coming together in this moment.
Screening & Discussion Nights:
May 11, 8-10pm ET // 5-7pm PT (episodes 1-2)
May 18, 8-10pm ET // 5-7pm PT (episodes 3-4)
May 25, 8-10pm ET // 5-7pm PT (episode 5)
API Community Briefing
On March 31, 2020, SEIU 1000’s Asian Pacific Islander Committee leaders attended a community briefing via Zoom. The event was sponsored by the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) to hear how elected officials and community leaders are addressing the rise of hate crimes and anti-Asian sentiment due to the coronavirus outbreak and cover ground on many aspects of how COVID-19 is affecting Asian American communities at large.
Elected officials, including Senator Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Mark Takano, Congressman Ted Lieu, and other community & business leaders, joined the briefing.
- Check out the recording of the briefing here
- View some resources at NCAPA’s COVID-19 Response Toolkit
If you’re interested in connecting with Local 1000’s API Committee, email us at APICommittee@seiu1000.org
API Members Choose Leadership
More than 100 union leaders attended SEIU’s first Asian Pacific Islander (API) Leadership Summit in Anaheim in August. The Summit’s theme was “Together We Rise” and sought to unite and empower member leaders and staff to build power and to organize against the threats facing the labor movement and our communities.
Inspired by our Past, Fighting for a Better Future
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s a time when we celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States and recognize their many contributions to our communities and our nation.
For Joel Chan, Vice President and Chief Steward of DLC 744 and a leader of our Local 1000 Asian-Pacific Islander