2009 NQAPIA Conference

Sorry, this post is almost two weeks overdue. As some of you may know, based on my rave about NQAPIA weeks during the months leading up to it, you'd know I wouldn't miss it for the world. Now, I'm going to try to recollect what happened.

The Southeast Asian Queer Caucus was the first convening of queer identified Southeast Asians in recent history. The caucus was led by SeaQuel, a subgroup of Prysm based in Providence. A significant number of attendees were also from SOY (Shades of Yellow) based in Minneasota. There, SeaQuel released their findings from their Queer Southeast Asian Census, which had 150 respondents from around the nation. This led to a discussion which formed the foundation for a possible future Southeast Asian Queer Network.

Other prominent figures I ran into at the Conference were Shirley Tan - advocate for UAFA, Grace - Boss of Khmer in Action, Good Asian Drivers and the Founder of LoveGAM.com. Though, I wished more political figures would have attended the conference (Evan Low).

Other than that, Seattle was beautiful and the nightlife was better than I expected. After the Conference I made it to the Wing Luke Asian American Museum. They had on display "Across the Spectrum: Stories from Queer Asian Pacific America." To my surprise, a fellow schoolmate and friend of mine was on display. Chinatown could use a little help. Food was mediocre, though they had a very cute "Cha Chaan Tangs," but not so good milk tea.

Oh well that's all, peace!

Asian Men Redefined 2010

Another juicy calendar of eye candy, if that's what you're into. I met the photographer about a month ago and he asked me to help him advertise. Profits are going towards charity, so don't feel bad about buying one.
Asian Men Redefined

Shirley Tan Testifies for the Uniting American Families Act

I just came across this video while surfing APA for Progress. In this video, Shirley Tan is testifying for Uniting American Families Act. The act would allow permanent residences to sponsor their "permanent partners" for permanent residency. In effect, this will also apply to LGBTQ couples that are currently barred from rights that come with marriage.



Click here for the APA for Progess Article.