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FALL 2012 Newsletter

General Election Edition

Greetings!
HappyElectionSeason,everyone! Wehopeyou'reexcitedasweareabouttheGeneralElectiononNovember6th.We'vebeen workingnonstoponvoteroutreachprojects,includingAPALC's'YourVoterMatters!2012' campaign,whichwascreatedtoencouragetheAPIcommunitytogetoutthevote.Wealsohelda voterinformationeventattheGrandPlazaSeniorCenteronOctober17thandassistedover100 individualswithvoterregistration,absenteeballotinformation,andmore.Pleasereadmoreabout oureffortsbelow. Inthemidstofallourhardwork,wearehappytoannouncethatwehaveacceptedfournew internsfromUSC'sPriceSchoolofPublicPolicy.LanChen,HailingWang,WenyiZheng,and XiuzhiWangareinternationalstudentsfromChinawhoareseekingdegreesinthefieldsof PublicAdministrationandPublicPolicy.Theywillbewithusfortheentireyear,soifyouseethem around,say'Hi!' Asalways,wehopethatyouenjoythismonth'snewsletter.Weinviteyoutolearnaboutupcoming events,recapsofpasthappenings,andopportunitiestogetinvolvedwehavealwayshave roomformorevolunteers! Sincerely, YourFriendsatCAUSE

'Your Vote Matters! 2012' Campaign with APALC

We'vebeenworkingwiththeAsianPacificAmericanLegalCenter(APALC)forits"YourVote Matters!2012"civicengagementcampaignsinceSeptember.Thisprogramwaslaunchedto empowerandmobilizecommunitymemberstoexercisetheirvoiceattheballotboxatthe November6thGeneralElection.CAUSEisoneofthemanynonprofitscollaboratingwithAPALC togetmembersoftheAPIcommunityouttovote.Scrolldowntoseewhatwe'vebeendoingto helpwiththecampaign. OureffortsaredependentnotonlyonCAUSEStaff,butonvolunteersaswell!We'redelightedto saythatwithinthepastmonthwe'vebeengainingagreatgroupofvolunteerstohelpuswiththis project,andwewouldliketotakethetimetothankthemforalloftheirefforts!

What we've been up to...

Phonebanking: Werecruitedover20volunteerstohelpuswithphonebankingeffortsthathavebeenheldatthe APALCandCAUSEoffices.Asoftoday,APALCandotherpartneringorganizationshave contactedover30,000APIvotersthroughoutLosAngelesandOrangeCounty.

Electionforum:

OnOctober1st,wehostedBillSchneider,formerseniorCNNpoliticalanalyst,foranelection forumregardingtheGeneralElection.Duringhistalk,hesharedhisperspectivesonthe presidentialdebates,propositions,andmore.Ifyoumissedit,youcanwatchthevideorecap here!Also,youcanviewphotosfromtheeventhere!

SeniorOutreach: OnOctober17th,weheldoursecondvoterinformationanddimsumreceptionattheGrandPlaza SeniorCenter. ThisfreeeducationalsessionwasgearedtowardChinesespeakingadultsandtheelderlywho wereseekingeasilyaccessibleinformationaboutvoterregistrationandvoterreregistration,in additiontoabsenteeballotinformation,ballotpropositionsandotherinformationregardingthe November2ndGeneralElection. ThevoterinformationsessionwasconductedinbothEnglishandChinese(Cantoneseand Mandarin)andbeganwithanoverviewonthevotingprocessandballotmeasures,followedbya questionandanswersessionanddimsumreception.CAUSEheldasimilarvoterinformation eventonMay18ththatcoveredtheJune5thPrimaryElection. Viewphotosfromtheeventhere!

Lastminutevoterresources: DigitalEasyVoterGuides SmartVoter LeagueofWomenVoters LAVote

CAUSE Welcomes its Newest Interns from USC

Fromlefttoright:LanChen,HailingWang,WenyiZheng,andXiuzhiWang
WerecentlyacceptedfourinternationalstudentsfromUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC) SolePriceSchoolofPublicPolicy'sGraduateProgramintoitsnewlydevelopedExecutive InternshipProgram.ThefourstudentshailfromdifferentpartsofChinaandareinterestedin studyingdifferentareasinpublicpolicy.Theyarelistedbelowbyname,hometown,previous educationalinstitution,andgraduatefocus: LanChen:QingzhenintheGuizhouProvinceShanghaiUniversityMasterof PublicAdministration Hailing"Helen"Wang:YantaiintheShandongProvinceUniversityofHong Kong,MasterofPublicAdministration Wenyi"Mary"Zheng:ShanghaiUniversityofInternationalBusinessand Economics(Beijing)MasterofPublicAdministration Xiuzhi"Lizza"Wang:WuhuintheAnhuiProvinceTsinghuaUniversity (Beijing)MasterofPublicPolicy Thesegraduatestudentsareinterestedinaffectingchangeandreformbyexperimentingwith variousfieldswithinthenonprofitsector:Chenisinterestedineducation,withafocuson improvingthequalityoflifeofyouthsthroughtheavenueoftheartsHailingWangisalso interestedinthefieldofeducation,inadditiontohealthcareandimmigrationZhengwantsto learnmoreabouttheAmericanpoliticalprocessandAmericancultureduringherstayinthe UnitedStatesandXiuzhiWangwantstogainexperienceintheareasofeducationandregional economicdevelopment. ThefourareworkingontheirfirstevervoteroutreachprojectintheUnitedStates.Theirfirst projectentailsassistingtheCAUSEstaffwiththeAsianPacificAmericanLegalCenter's(APALC) "YourVoteMatters!2012"campaign.TheyarehelpingtoprovideinlanguageassistancetoAPI votersthroughphonebanking,pollmonitoring,andthetranslationofvotereducationmaterials. ThisExecutiveInternshipisaprogramthatnotonlyaimstoteachstudentsvitalleadershipand professionaldevelopmentskills,butalsoaimstoacclimatestudentstoAmericanculture,focusing onsuchareaslikepoliticalandofficeculture.Studentstypicallymeetfor10hourseachweekand workwithCAUSEstafftocompleteprojectsandtasks.Theywillalsobecollaboratingona researchprojectthatexploresapublicpolicyrelatedissueoftheirchoice. Checkoutthepresscoverage: LAWorldJournalandChinaPress

Event Recap:

CAUSEOCEANEntrepreneurshipSeries FeaturingBrianSun WeheldourCAUSE OCEANEntrepreneurshipeventonTuesday, September18attheEmpressHarbor SeafoodRestaurant.Clickthelinksbelowforan overviewoftheevent! Photos VideoOverview VideoPresentation

CAUSE Staff Carrie Gan, Executive Director, carrie@causeusa.org Sophia Islas, Director of Communications, sophia@causeusa.org Grace Hsieh, Civic Engagement Coordinator, grace@causeusa.org

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