CAPA is forwarding to you this urgent message from Dr. Sook Wilkinson, Chairperson of Governor's Advisory Council for Asian and Pacific American Affairs, and ask that you contact your legislators to vote for an APA commission to permanently serve the APA in Michigan. Please read the following message and call or write to your legislator.
May 28, 2008
I'd like to ask for you help and support in spreading the words about a bill that's being considered by the MI legislators. It's a bill to create a Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, introduced by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood last week. The bill was referred to New Economy and Quality of Life subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Clemente. As you know, we have Governor's Advisory Council on APA Affairs that I chair. The difference between a Commission and a Council is that a legislatively madated Commission will be a permanent entity whereas a council created by the Governor comes and goes with political wind. For example, the Council that Gov. Blanchard created was done away by Gov. Engler. Then, Gov. Granholm created it again in 2005. It'd make a huge difference when your representatives hear from you about this. The bill will be also introduced in the Senate by Senator Hansen Clarke who has a bi-racial background of Bangladeshi and African-American heritage. The timing of such an introduction is still considered at this time.
The bill is at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billintroduced/House/pdf/2008-HIB-6172.pdf
May 28, 2008
I'd like to ask for you help and support in spreading the words about a bill that's being considered by the MI legislators. It's a bill to create a Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, introduced by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood last week. The bill was referred to New Economy and Quality of Life subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Clemente. As you know, we have Governor's Advisory Council on APA Affairs that I chair. The difference between a Commission and a Council is that a legislatively madated Commission will be a permanent entity whereas a council created by the Governor comes and goes with political wind. For example, the Council that Gov. Blanchard created was done away by Gov. Engler. Then, Gov. Granholm created it again in 2005. It'd make a huge difference when your representatives hear from you about this. The bill will be also introduced in the Senate by Senator Hansen Clarke who has a bi-racial background of Bangladeshi and African-American heritage. The timing of such an introduction is still considered at this time.
The bill is at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billintroduced/House/pdf/2008-HIB-6172.pdf
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