The National Cancer Institute Office of Communications and Education, under the National Institutes of Health, hosted a successful seminar for Asian Pacific American media last month on the mission of its Office of Partnership and Dissemination Initiatives, headed by Director Madeline La Porta, and about cancer issues related to the Asian American communities. James Alexander is the Office’s Team Leader for Multicultural Media.

A group of judges from China’s Guangxi Zhuang Nationality Autonomous Region were on a study tour in the U.S. last month. Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler and Maryland Delegate Susan Lee met the group at Mei Wah Restaurant in Bethesda.

The national annual Filipino pilgrimage to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Birhen ng Antipolo) was held recently at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Photo shows Eddie Caparas (foreground, second from left), chairman of Birhen ng Antipolo, U.S.A. Inc., with leaders of Virgin Mary associations from New York and New Jersey. A big celebration will be held on the 15th annual pilgrimage on June 23 next year.

Neil Horikoshi (far right), President & Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), was the moderator at one of the panel discussions during the annual summit of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC).

Dottie Li (right) looks on as Vincent Doran (left) of TransPacific Communications and Liu Xiliang (center) CEO of Anhui Light Industries Company sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Anhui Breakfast Forum in Annapolis, Maryland. Governor Wang Sanyun of Anhui, Maryland's sister Province, brings a delegation to Maryland to promote business opportunities in Anhui.

Prince George’s County Filipino and other international teachers, led by Pilipino Educators’ Network (PEN), last month held a silent picket in front of the Department of Labor Office in D.C. MHC Co-Executive Directors Grace Valera and Jesse A. Gatchalian were also present at the picket to support them.

OCA-Chicago brought leaders from Asian American community organizations and government agency liaisons together for a leadership summit at the McDonald University on July 8. Tom Jayashi, Interim Executive Director from OCA National Center, facilitated the meeting. Issues addressed at the summit included priorities facing the Asian American communities, taking ownership of new initiatives, and assessing the community’s shared goals.