We Do,Too: APIs and the Marriage Equality Debate

Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:00PM

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

111 N.Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tel: 213.830.1880 http://www.ncdemocracy.org/

In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, the Japanese American National Museum presents a panel of experts to discuss the historical, political, religious and legal implications of the debate on equal marriage rights for lesbians and gay men.

Presenters will include: - Award-winning author/activist Helen Zia, who in 2004 married her long-time partner in San Francisco - Reverend Mark M. Nakagawa, senior minister of Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo - Actor James Sie, who has been raising a son with his partner of 17 years, Doug Wood - Attorney Karin Wang of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center - With welcoming remarks from George Takei*, Chair Emeritus of the JANM Board of Trustees

Reception will follow immediately. This program is free and open to the public.

At 6pm, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) will hold a press conference to unveil a new public service announcement, "The Banyan Tree Project: Combating HIV and AIDS stigma in the API community."

This program is co-sponsored by: Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team . Asian Pacific American Legal Center API Equality-LA . APAs for Progress . API PFLAG . Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council . UCLA Asian American Studies Center . Gay Asian Pacific Support Network . Chinese Rainbow Association . Asian American Queer Women Activists . Satrang

For more information, please contact Shawn Ta at tamadori@yahoo.com.