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Jose Antonio Vargas Urges Us to Get Engaged

Communities • September 10, 2012 • By 18MR Staff

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas describes the cultural and political significance of the growing APIA population, and why it’s critical that we vote and use our voices. Vargas publicly came out as undocumented in The New York Times Magazine in June 2011 and founded Define American to elevate the…

Blast Off!

Communities • September 2, 2012 • By 18MR Staff

Hello Asian Pacific America! Welcome to 18 Million Rising (18MR), a brand-spanking-new initiative to amplify Asian Pacific Islander American political voices and grow our movement! There are approximately 18 million APIAs in the U.S., representing nearly 6% of the total population and growing faster than any other racial group (!)…