3/4:(IN)VISIBLY AMERICAN:THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL IN QUEER IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS

PRESS ADVISORY: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ben de Guzman, NQAPIA

Phone: 202-422-4909

E-mail: ben_deguzman@nqapia.org

Web: http://www.nqapia.org

The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)

Barangay-NY

Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY)

Q-WAVE – Queer API Women and Trans. Achieving Visibility & Empowerment

South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)

Present:

(IN)VISIBLY AMERICAN:

THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL IN QUEER IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS

• WHAT:  We invite you to be part of a unique discussion on queer immigrants’ rights. A panel of experts will provide current updates on the debates around comprehensive immigration reform and their impact at the local and national levels. Members of our community whose lives have been affected by immigration inequality will also share their stories with us. Free!

• WHO:     Speakers Include:

• Rev. Noel Bordador

• Un Jung Lim

• Hon. Daniel Dromm, Chair of NYC Council’s Immigration Committee

• Ben de Guzman, NQAPIA

• Miriam Yeung, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

WHEN:   Thursday, March 4, 2010

Reception and Networking: 6:30 PM (light refreshments)

Program: 7:00 – 9:00 PM

• WHERE:  Asian American Writers Workshop

• 16 West 32nd Street,

• Suite 10A

• (Between 5th Ave. and Broadway)

• New York, NY 10001

• Phone: 212-494-0061

HOW: Co-sponsored by (list still in formation- contact us for more information):

Anti-Violence Project
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Asian American Writer’s Workshop
Audre Lorde Project
Center for Community Change
Immigration Equality
Make the Road New York
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
OCA-NY
Queer Asian Spirit
Queers for Economic Justice
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC