| May
				1 | Event with Deepak
				Chopra: The Merging of Science and Humanity and the Future of
				Leadership 11am  1 pm
 Ronald Reagan Building
 Concourse Level
 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
 Sponsored by the White House
				Initiative on AAPIs, HHS, EPA, DOI, USDA, FAPAC, NCD, APAFFAC and the
				Smithsonian Institute on Asian Pacific American Studies Program
 Contact:
				Angela Comeau (301) 443-2492
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			 | May 1-3 | National Coalition
				for Asian Pacific American Community Development Inaugural Conference (National
				CAPACD) Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel
 999 Ninth Street NW
 Contact: Aleyamma Mathew, National Coordinator
 212-979-1108 x103
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			 | May 3 | EPA-Commerce
				Event 10 am to 1 pm
 Department of Commerce downtown
 14th Street
				and Constitution
 Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897
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			 | May 4 | EPA Cultural
				Event (Filipino performance troupe)
 11 am to 12:30 pm
 Department of Commerce
 Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897
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			 | May 5 | D.C. Asian Pacific
				American Heritage Council Annual Awards Banquet 6:30 pm
 China
				Garden Restaurant
 1100 Wilson Blvd.
 Rosslyn, VA Contact: Mary Au
				(301)983-1845 or Ruth Wong (703) 354-5036
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			 | May 6 | Hawaiian Night at
				Fort Myer Community Center Quezonian's of Metropolitan Washington
				DC
 Arlington, VA
 6:30 pm to Midnight
 Contact Marilyn Perez (703)
				730-1589.
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			 | May 8 | National Science
				Foundation event 11 am to 12 pm
 4201 Wilson Boulevard Alexandria,
				VA
 Room 110 (lobby level)
 Contact- Andrea McIntyre- 703.306.1020
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			 | May 9 | FCC Event 10 am to 11am
 Contact- Alex Chan- 202.418.0842
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			 | May 10 | Equal Employment
				Opportunity Commission Event 11:30 am to 1 pm
 1801 L St, NW
 Contact- Emma Thornton- 202.663.4179
 
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			 | May 10 - 12
 | Federal Asian
				Pacific American Council National Leadership Training conference Doubletree Hotel
 300 Army Navy Drive
 Arlington, VA
 Contact- Mike
				Maroof- 301.286.4358
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			 | May 12 | NIH Asian Pacific
				American Organization luncheon noon
 NIH Campus
 NIH Bldg. 31
 Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
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			 | May
				12- 13
 | Phillipine
				American Bar Association Inaugural Ball 6:30 pm reception, 7:30
				dinner
 Ritz Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City. 6:30 and cash bar
 Contact Rod
				Garcia at Rgarcialaw@aol.com or 301-292-6808.
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			 | May 13 | US Pan Asian
				American Chamber of Commerce 12th Annual Excellence 2000 Awards
				Dinner
 6 pm to 9 pm
 Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel
 999 Ninth
				Street, NW
 Contact (202) 296-5221
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			 | May 16 | Department of
				Justice event 10 am to 11 am
 DOJ
 Contact:
 
 Department of Education event
 10 am to 12 pm
 Contact Veena Bhatia-
				202.708.9279
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			 | May 17 | Department of
				Energy event Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234
 
 Veterans
				Affairs event
 12 pm to 1:15 pm
 810 Vermont Avenue
 Contact-
				Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924
 
 U.S. Postal Service Event
 11 am
				to 12 pm
 475 LEnfant
 Contact- Rupert Warner- 202.268.6731
 
 Reception for Irene Hirano, Director of the Japanese American National
				Museum
 6-8 pm
 Congressional Country Club
 Contact: Gerald Yamada
				at ghyamada@phjw.com
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			 | May 18 | Southwest Complex
				event (Department of Health and Human Services, USIA, Small Business
				Administration, Department of Education)
 10 am 12 pm
 Department of
				Health and Human Services
 Great Hall
 200 Independence Avenue, SW
 Contact: Carol Duggins at
 or Lisa Hasegawa at (301)443-2492
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			 | May 20 | DC APA Marrow
				Network/NIH Marrow Center donor drive 10 am to 2 pm
 NIH Marrow
				Center
 9000 Rockville Pike
 Building 10 Room 1C-711
 Bethesda, MD
 
 Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-Gapi), Philippine contemporary
				ethnic music and dance ensemble performance
 6:30 pm
 World Bank
				Auditorium.
 Contact Marcia at mcruz@imf.org
 
 Fifth Annual Asian
				Pacific American Spring Benefit United We Stand
 Omni
				Shoreham Hotel
 2500 Calvert Street, NW
 Contact: William Lee
				(202)986-4598
 or Thanh-Thuy Nguyen (202)872-8699
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			 | May 23 | Food and Drug
				Administration (FDA) Event 11 to 12 pm
 Contact- Eva Barrion-
				202.205.7918
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			 | May 24 | Department of
				Energy event (Germantown) Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234
 
 Veterans Affairs event 12-1:15PM
 810 Vermont Avenue
 Contact-
				Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924
 
 State Department Event
 10 am to
				2 pm
 Contact- Margarite- 202.712.5663
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			 | May 25 | Department of
				Health and Human Services Asian Pacific American Network event 10:30 am
				to 12 pm
 5600 Fishers Lane
 Rockville, MD
 Parklawn Building
 Conference Room D & E
 Contact- Gloria Sundaresan- 301.594.5427
 
 Social Security Administration event
 11:30-1:00 PM
 6401
				Security Boulevard
 Baltimore, MD
 Contact- Linda Claramo- 410.966.5192
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			 | May 25
				 27
 | Asian Pacific
				American Institute for Congressional Studies (APIACS) Gala and National
				Conference Capitol Hilton
 Washington DC
 Contact (202)547-9100
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			 | May 26 | National
				Institutes of Health cultural program 7 pm
 NIH Campus and Clinical
				Center
 Masur Auditorium
 Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
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			 | Through- out May
 | Smithsonian
				Institution Asian Pacific Heritage Month Events Website:
				http://educate.si.edu/events
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			 | June 1 | D.C. Mayors
				Town Hall Meeting with the API Community 5:30 pm Reception
 6:30 pm
				 8:30 pm
 Martin Luther King Library
 901 G Street, NW
 RSVP
				Call (202) 727-3120
 
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			 | Maryland | 
 
		   
			 | April 30 | Montgomery
				County Asian Pacific Heritage Month Celebration11am  2 pm Wheaton MallSilver Spring, MD
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			 | Virginia | 
 
		   
			 | TBA (May) | Fairfax
				County Council Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event | 
 
		   
			 | New York | 
 
		   
			 | May 7 | 21st Annual
				Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival 12 pm  6 pm
 Union Square
				Park North
 12th Street and Broadway
 www.capaonline.org
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			 | California | 
 
		   
			 | May TBA | Pacific
				Islander Festival Harbor Regional Park
 Harbor City
 Contact:
				Pacific Islander Community Council (714)968-1785
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			 | May 3 | Los
				Angeles APA Heritage Month Opening Ceremony Spirit of
				Discovery
 6 pm
 Los Angeles Union Station
 Main Ticket
				Concourse
 800 North Alameda Street
 Los Angeles, CA 90012
 
 For
				full Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar, Contact the
				Los Angeles Asian Pacific Heritage Committee at (213) 847-2724
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			 | May 18- 25
 | Los
				Angeles Asian Pacific American Film Festival (213) 680-4462 x68
 http://viscom.apanet.org/filmfest/index.html
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			 | May 20 - 21
 | Childrens Day Festival 10
				am to 4 pm
 Japanese American Cultural and Community Center Plaza
 244 S.
				San Pedro
 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
 Contact: (213)268-2725
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			 | New York | 
 
		   
			 | May 13 | Asian
				American Youth Speak Out 2000 Flushing YWCA Youth Center Essay Contest
				Awards Ceremony
 42-07 Parsons Blvd.
 Flushing, NY
 Contact: Jenn Choi
				(718) 353-4553 x23
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			 | Texas | 
 
		   
			 | May | Cultural
				Walking Tours of APA communities in Houston for public officials, media and
				general public Asian Pacific American Heritage Association of
				Houston
 Contact: (713) 784-1112
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			 | May 13 | 2nd
				Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Parade and Festival 10 am 
				6 pm
 Houston City Hall
 Contact: (713) 784-1112
 
 See website for
				additional events: www.apaha.org/calendar2000.html
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			 | Washington | 
 
		   
			 | May | TBA 10th
				Annual Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration Snohomish County,
				WA
 Naval Station Everett
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			 | Massachusetts | 
 
		   
			 | May 5 | Asian
				American Unity Dinner Gala Achievements of the 20th Century 
				Leadership in the New Millenium
 Boston Park Plaza Hotel
 64
				Arlington Street
 Boston, MA
 Contact: (617)630-9822
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			 | Minnesota | 
 
		   
			 | May 1 | Asian
				Pacific Heritage Month Kick Off Event 12 pm  1 pm
 State Capitol
				Rotunda
 Contact: State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
 (651)296-0538
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