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October Events

October 19: AANHPI Mobilization for Harris-Walz in Nevada – RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/2024nvvictory/event/706047/

Saturday Evening Rally with President Obama in Las Vegas – RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/2024nvvictory/event/725637/

Can’t make the weekend of the 19th and want to go a different weekend? Click here to sign up for a bus trip!

Click here to join the Harris-Walz Virtual Phone Bank into battleground states. There are multiple shifts to join everyday.

October 26: – AAPI Day of Action for Derek Tran for Congress (CA 45) and Dave Min for Congress (CA 47) in partnership with the DCCC – AAPI Day of Action for Jessica Caloza for Assembly (Virtual & In-Person) – RSVP at tinyurl.com/TeamCaloza24

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October 3 Newsletter

October Events
October 12: AAPI Day of Action for Darshana Patel in partnership with the CA AAPI Legislative Caucus, South Asians for Harris, SD AAPI Dems, & more:  10am, TBD Escondido
October 13: Mobilization for Derek Tran in partnership with Taiwanese Americans for Progress, South Asians for Harris, & more:  11am, sign up here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo4XiEYunZZ8AOVSwpmAs-zOU8v_pmvQudsEuOGJ9eF_eZzQ/viewform

October 19: AANHPI Mobilization for Harris-Walz in Nevada: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3KPgR_10967v4jQc227oxjHGt5uVmzg10CMZrAXkXmGFpjg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
October 26: – AAPI Day of Action for Derek Tran for Congress (CA 45) and Dave Min for Congress (CA 47) in partnership with the DCCC – AAPI Day of Action for Jessica Caloza for Assembly (Virtual & In-Person)
Find CADEM Endorsed Candidates!
A list of candidates and Propositions endorsed by the party, as well as a search tool where voters can look up the endorsed candidates for where they live, is available at https://cadem.org/endorsements/
Five members of our board are running for office and have been endorsed by the party:
Jessica Caloza for Assembly
Rachel Hernandez for Riverbank Mayor
Tammy Kim for Irvine Mayor
Emily Ann Ramos for Mountain View City Council
Alfred Twu for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Volunteer for the CADEM Voter Protection Team!
CADEM is looking for hotline operators and volunteer attorneys to make sure everyone’s right to vote is protected! Sign up at https://fs3.formsite.com/CADEM2011/CADEMVOTERPROTECTION/index

Voter Protection Team Hotline Operators
If any California voters have questions or encounter issues related to elections and voting, our CADEM Voter Protection Hotline Operators will take calls from voters who call 1-877-321-8683(VOTE) until the polls close on Election Day!
CADEM Voter Protection team will need to ramp up this effort from Thursday, October 17, 2024, to the Election, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, until the polls close, by recruiting and training volunteer operators who will be ready for the job!

Voter Protection Team Volunteer Attorneys
Our mission is to recruit hundreds of trained volunteer attorneys who will be dispatched around the state to handle questions and field potential voter disenfranchisement issues.
Renew Your Membership for 2024
There’s still time to renew your Caucus membership. This can be done online at https://onlinecampaigntools.com/WebForms/ViewForm?key=v3OgtUdQThjhzNZ%2FYfwUPw%3D%3D#%5Bpage=1%5D
If you would like to request fee waiver for economic hardship, please contact us at cademparty.apicaucus@gmail.com.
December E-Board will be Virtural
The December executive board conference has been changed to online. Registration is open now through Dec 3 at https://cadem.org/executive-board/

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Happy New Year – Time to Renew Your Membership!

With the start of a new year, it’s time to renew your Caucus membership. This can be done online at https://onlinecampaigntools.com/WebForms/ViewForm?key=v3OgtUdQThjhzNZ%2FYfwUPw%3D%3D#%5Bpage=1%5D
If you would like to request fee waiver for economic hardship, please contact us at cademparty.apicaucus@gmail.com.
Join our board for an online open house! Use this link to join on 1/28/2024: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88124710639?pwd=RjZRUUpLUjdzVk9hNlordEorVDYwZz09 Meeting ID: 881 2471 0639 Passcode: 057199
Speakers can sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/QXMdV6C4cTJCh9916
Run or Apply to be a Delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
California Democrats will send 496 delegates and 35 Alternates to the Democratic National Convention in 2024. All pledged delegates are allocated to the presidential candidates according to the results of the March 5, 2024 Primary. At-Large and PLEO Delegates are chosen by the Presidential Campaigns, keeping in mind our affirmative action goals, and confirmed by the Statewide Delegation at the May 18, 2024 meeting.
Learn more at https://cadem.org/democratic-national-convention/
Tentative CA Dem Calendar for 2024
January 16, 2024 – National Convention District-Level Delegate Application Open
Jan 18, 2024 – Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member Application Open
February 12, 2024 – National Convention At-Large & PLEO Delegate Application Open
March 21, 2024 – National Convention District-Level Delegate Application Close 
April 17, 2024 – Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member Application Close
April 18, 2024 – Notice DNC Member Election
April 21, 2024 – National Convention District-Level Delegate Caucus Elections 
April 24, 2024 – National Convention At-Large & PLEO Delegate Application Close
May 4, 2024 – Virtual 2025 Post Primary Endorsing Caucuses
May 17-19, 2024 – E Board (Southern CA Location TBD)
May 18, 2024 – Election of California Democratic National Committee Members 
May 18, 2024 – Statewide Delegation Meeting (At-Large and PLEO Delegates Selected) – Location TBD
Early August – E Board Date TBD (Virtual on Whova)
Mon, August 19, 2024 – Thu, Aug 22, 2024 – 2024 Democratic National Convention Chicago IL.
August 23, 2024 – DNC Committee Members Four-year term begins
December 5-8, 2024 – E Board (Northern CA Location TBD)
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Notice of Upcoming Vote on Caucus Bylaws Amendments

The California Democratic Party Rules Committee has asked us to make the following amendments to our bylaws to meet the current Party policy on standard Caucus bylaws. This will be voted on at our meeting on either August 18 or August 19 during the Visalia E-Board conference.

Remove Article IV.C.5 Standard Biennial Dues: $40.00

Remove Article VI.F.4 A “Vacancy” shall refer to a Board officer who resigns from their position, or misses three meetings in a calendar year without having first contacted the Caucus Chair in advance of a meeting to request an absence, and is unresponsive to communications pertaining to Board business, as determined by the Caucus Chair. 

Remove Article VI.I “A “Vacancy” shall refer to the circumstance where the Caucus Chair resigns from the position.”

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July 2023 Newsletter

Meet Our New Caucus Board Members
Get to know our newest board members! 
Gurpreet Kaur, Legislative Director Gurpreet Kaur has more than seven years of experience in the California State Government including in and around the Legislature. She has worked as Legislative, Policy and Regulatory Analyst and is proficient in legislative research and analysis as well as the Rulemaking process.
Gurpreet is well-versed in initiating legislative proposals and resolutions as well as working with authors/legislators and stakeholders in ensuring that interests are advocated and protected.
Marilyn Cachola Lucey, Treasurer Marilyn is Deputy District Director for an Assemblymember and has been active in community organizing and legislative advocacy with organizations such as ACLU and ACCE, using her training as an OFA Fellow. She strives to ground her professional and community work explicitly in anti-racism, anti-ableism, and cultural humility.
As a current board member for her region’s PFLAG affiliate, she leads their legislative advocacy efforts to protect and extend LGBTQ+ rights. In 2020, she worked for the Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign in California, and co-directed the East Bay Victory 2020 for Biden-Harris virtual field operations. She volunteers with Bay Area Action Coalition to train and support field teams, and execute field strategy for Democratic state and federal candidates. She is an appointed commissioner to Contra Costa’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls First 5 Children and Families Commission. She is serving her second term as Assembly District 16’s elected delegate to the California Democratic Party executive board. 
She lives in the San Francisco East Bay with her neurodiverse family. Her lived experience as an immigrant continues to motivate her to advocate for the protection of human rights and to organize communities to elect leaders who champion justice for the global majority.
Malia (“Lia”) Aiavao, Northern Secretary Lia Aiavao firmly believes in the power of representation and has spent her political career working to uplift the voices of historically overlooked communities. She knows that by amplifying voices, perspectives, and experiences, meaningful change can be achieved.  As a biracial woman of Samoan descent, Lia has seen firsthand how Polynesian and Pacific Islander communities have been left behind and forgotten. She knows that engagement in the political process, community organizing, and support for Polynesian and Pacific Islander candidates are vital steps toward ensuring that specific needs are met — and she’s committed to bringing people together to make that happen.
In 2018, Lia served as Field Director for Catherine Stefani’s successful campaign for San Francisco Supervisor, managing all aspects of the voter contact, volunteer management and outreach programs. She then went on to work as a Northwest Finance Associate with Kamala Harris for the People where she coordinated with top-raising National Finance Committee members and helped organize high-dollar and grassroots fundraising events. Lia is now an award-winning Deputy Media Director with an Oakland-based political consulting firm working with progressive candidates who are fighting for marginalized people and our future leaders of tomorrow.
Dr. Andrew Murphy, Southern Secretary Dr. Andrew Murphy (he/they) is an experienced leader in education, government, and policy. His previous roles include serving as a public school teacher, community organizer, union leader, nonprofit Executive Director, and Policy Deputy for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, where he was the primary author of the “Everyone Counts” resolution, a civil rights achievement that instituted data disaggregation policies for all students and employees of color in the nation’s second-largest school district.
Andrew is an elected California Democratic Party Assembly District Delegate and currently serves as President of the Asian Democrats of LA County and as a Board member of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley and the Korean American Democratic Committee. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Louisville, a Master of Education from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, a Master of Korean Studies from Seoul National University as a Korean Government Scholar, and a Doctorate in Education from Loyola Marymount University.
For the rest of the board, bios for our entire board are available at https://aapicaucus.com/about-us/executive-board/
California Democratic Party Executive Board Meeting in Visalia Friday, August 18 to Sunday, August 20
The AAPI Caucus will be meeting in person as part of the conference. We’re planning a special event for you to meet and hear from AAPI leaders in the Central Valley.
Online registration for the Summer Executive Board Meeting closes on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at 5:00 pm. The party encourages everyone to register online for easier credential pickup on-site. Non-EBoard Members or non-standing Committee Members wishing to be credentialed to attend the Executive Board General Sessions can request an EBoard Observer Pass.
Caucus meetings, Standing Committee meetings, training, and organizing actions during the Executive Board meeting are open to all Democrats.
Registration, Tentative Agenda, and more: https://cadem.org/executive-board/
The California Democratic Party is updating the party platform Give input now!
Suggestions and comments on the party platform can be provided in three ways:

Online Testimony Form
2024 Testimony Submission Form on the Platform Committee Website The deadline for submitting testimony online is Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Online Testimony Hearings
Sunday, August 6, 2023, @ 11:00 AM Planks Accepting Testimony: Education, Children, Culture and the Arts, Women Register Here: https://cadem-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lfuqsqzkiGdHew6nUNNNZadfH2t5Jzdzw#/registration

Wednesday, August 9, 2023, @ 6:30 PM Planks Accepting Testimony: Energy and Environment, Sustainable Communities, Rural Register Here: https://cadem-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvf-uspjktGdFcmif-RZ17ivSr3dyuAnRz#/registration

In Person at the Executive Board Platform Committee Meeting
Date: Friday, August 18, 2023 at the E-Board Meeting in Visalia Planks Accepting Testimony: Veterans and Military Families, Seniors, Health Care, Immigration, Preamble
Notice of Upcoming Vote on Caucus Bylaws Amendments
The California Democratic Party Rules Committee has asked us to make the following amendments to our bylaws to meet the current Party policy on standard Caucus bylaws. This will be voted on at our meeting on either August 18 or August 19 during the Visalia E-Board conference. Details of the changes will be sent in a future newsletter before the meeting.
Upcoming AAPI Events
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) Summer Soiree Friday, August 18, 2023, 6-10pm, San Gabriel, CA https://www.causeusa.org/2023-summer-soiree
Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County’s Inaugural Awards Gala Sunday, August 20th, 2023, 4-6pm, San Gabriel Grapevine Arbor (324 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776) http://bit.ly/ADLACAwards
AAPI Leadership Summit by Asm. Evan Low and the AAPI Legislative Caucus September 7 and 8, 2023, Sacramento, CA https://aapileadershipsummit.org/home
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Grieving the loss of Affirmative Action – a space to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling and the rollback of progress

Today the Supreme Court struck down race conscious (Affirmative Action) policies in college admissions.

Our Caucus has led on Affirmative Action in the past and led programs and outreach efforts, including in 2020 to support Prop 16 (which if it had passed, would have repealed the Prop 209 ban on affirmative action).

To provide a space for our community to gather to grieve this loss and discuss the implications and rollback of progress, along with the California Young Democrats API Caucus, we will be hosting a virtual program tomorrow night, Friday June 30th from 5:30-6:30pm.

We will be inviting community members and speakers to discuss this topic as well as organizing work to combat this significant curtailment of progress.

Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/aapicaucus630

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Continues to Uplift Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

On January 17, the Biden-Harris Administration released its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities. The new strategy, which comprises action plans prepared by 32 federal agencies—including all 15 executive departments in the President’s Cabinet—builds on the Administration’s broader equity agenda and details much needed investments in AA and NHPI communities and priorities, including data disaggregation, language access, and combatting anti-Asian hate.

Learn more at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/17/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-continues-to-uplift-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-communities/

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ADEM Delegate Elections

Mail Ballots due January 31

In-Person Voting this Weekend

Ballots for the ADEM have been mailed out. If you have requested one, please complete it and return it ASAP, ballots must be received by January 31 to be counted. For those who don’t have a mail ballot, you can vote in person at any of the ADEM voting locations this weekend, go to www.ademelections.com to find the nearest one.

Save the Date – 2023 Convention

The California Democratic Party Convention will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 26-28, 2023