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Compiled by Mary Tablante 1. Department of Labor Releases Report on Economic Status of AAPIs The U.S. Department of Labor released a report with disaggregated data about how Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders fared during the Great Recession. The report examines the unemployment and poverty rate for AAPI subgroups and compares them to other major racial and ethnic groups. While as …

By Jennie L. Ilustre        “FAPAC continues on its mission of offering fantastic training at low cost to federal employees and managers,” remarked Kin Wong, president of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, as he urged Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to attend two events in the coming months.            Wong made the announcements during the highly successful FAPAC 2014 …