Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Redistricting:

CAPAFR is a statewide coalition working to strengthen the voice of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in California during the 2011 redistricting process.

The Asian Law Caucus, a member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, is working with the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Redistricting (CAPAFR) to bring community members together.  Beginning in the summer of 2010, CAPAFR will conduct a series of AAPI community meetings to talk to community members about how the lines should be drawn to protect the AAPI communities.  CAPAFR plans to submit proposed maps to the redistricting commission based on the community input.

For more information about redistricting or the series of meetings, please contact the Asian Law Caucus at CAPAFR2011@gmail.com or visit: www.CAPAFR.org to learn more about the state wide coalition.

Voting Rights & Voter Empowerment Project:

through legal advocacy, community collaboration, & education, the project seeks to expand and protect the voting rights of the Asian American & Pacific Islander communities to ensure the full participation of all eligible voters in the electoral process. Since 2000, the ALC has jointly conducted multi-lingual exit polling and poll monitoring in San Francisco Bay Area to document and advocate against numerous barriers that effectively disenfranchise limited English proficient communities.

On November 2, 2010, ALC along with several other Asian American groups will be monitoring the elections and conducting non-partisan voter surveys at polling sites in Asian American neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area.  We need your help.  We need volunteers who are committed to protecting the voting rights of the Asian American community.