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By Elisa Orona, Fernanda Karp, Yan Yin K. Choy & Laura Ortiz Guillén APALI CLP COURSE SPRING 2013

Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition. Latina Coalition Silicon Valley (LCSV) & Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition: Uniting Forces for Community Empowerment. By Elisa Orona, Fernanda Karp, Yan Yin K. Choy & Laura Ortiz Guillén APALI CLP COURSE SPRING 2013.

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By Elisa Orona, Fernanda Karp, Yan Yin K. Choy & Laura Ortiz Guillén APALI CLP COURSE SPRING 2013

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  1. Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition Latina Coalition Silicon Valley (LCSV) & Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition: Uniting Forces for Community Empowerment By Elisa Orona, Fernanda Karp, Yan Yin K. Choy & Laura Ortiz Guillén APALI CLP COURSE SPRING 2013

  2. Project Description • Coalition Work = challenges + benefits • “Coalition activism results in improved infrastructure projects, improved economic development and historic preservation” (Saito, 2009). • Goals: • Get to know each other’s organizations! missions, visions, founders, leaders • Leverage each other’s strengths! Identify commonalities and differences. • Explore partnerships! common cause, event, advocacy style

  3. Learning Objectives • Acquire a personal perspective on the organizations from active leadership through interview process 1. Why did the organization start when it did? 2. What are memorable experiences that empowered the organization to organize? 3. Why is it important now? 4. Where do you envision the organization going forward? 5. How do you envision ethnic organizations working together? • Bridge build between organizations, share best practices • Walk away with two Major Outcomes

  4. Why Do Coalitions Work? Silicon Valley Latino Report Card 2011

  5. Why Do Coalitions Work? • Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN) has over 200 members. • 40/200 members are ethnically-led organizations (SVCN, 2007) • 8/40 ethnically-led nonprofit organizations participated in their SVCN Ethnic Leadership Program. (SVCN Annual Report, 2011-2012).

  6. Why do Coalition Work? (cont.) The Urban Institute, 2009

  7. Mission Statements: LCSV & APIJC • Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley educates, prepares and connects Latinas in the areas of civic engagement and leadership development as an expression of our shared values of service, commitment, and appreciation for the Latinas who have paved the way for our successes • Asian Pacific Islander Justice Coalition advocates for social justice, and seeks to unite and empower the Asian Pacific Islander Community

  8. LCVS’s Roots & Background • 1998: Teresa Alvarado convenes small group of womyn to discuss the Latina political pipeline in Santa Clara County • 1999: event celebration for longest-serving Latina elected official, Supervisor Blanca Alvarado • 2000: “Latina Voices” Conference • 2000-2002: partnership with HOPE Leadership Institute & creation of a speakers series • 2003: LCVS became an Inc, non-profit • 2005: LCVS received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit status!

  9. LCSV Interview with Teresa Alvarado • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdXb7PfbilU

  10. API Justice Coalition’s Roots & Backgrounds • 1973: No paid staff • 1974: 1st case to fight employment discrimination at Bay Area Hospital • 1982: Serves as western regional coordinating center pressing for legal conviction after Vincent Chin murder • 1989: spearheads coalition building to pass hate crimes ordinance • 2006: AACI + ALA + APBA + JACLSJ = united API voice

  11. API Justice Coalition Interview with Rabiah Khalid • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWLdHJMfyIM

  12. LCSV Visit Takeaways • Focus on program development, education, connection, and advocacy. • LCSV is hosting many educational & advocacy opportunities: • ELLA (Engaged Latina Leadership Activist) Program for young Latinas in Santa Clara County • Branding & networking • Financial Literacy, Latina Action Day, Latina Contras Cancer LCSV looks forward to partnership, collaboration, and staying in communication with the API Justice Coalition

  13. API Justice CoalitionVisit Takeaways • API Justice Coalition is in a period of organizational development • Structure of the organization differs from LCSV • Need for communication on advocacy and mobilization efforts • Partnership would be beneficial to both organizations Major Outcome: LCSV to explore membership to API Justice Coalition

  14. References • 1. Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits http://www.svcn.org/svcn/what_we_do/ • 2. The Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/about/

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