MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3rd, 2010
Contact: Hala Masri (APALC)
Yanghee Park (323) 937-3718 (KOR)
Struggling Asians and Pacific Islanders Tell Their Stories: Seniors and Families Coping with Severe Budget Cuts Speak Out and Demand Solutions
What: A press conference calling for budget solutions and marking the release of Fractured Justice, a storybook highlighting the individual impact of devastating budget cuts on diverse Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities
When: February 9th 2010, 10:30am
Where: Daylight Adult Health Center
2367 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
Enter from the corner of Olympic Blvd and Elden Ave. Parking lot accessible from Elden Ave.
Why: In his January 8th budget proposal, Governor Schwarzenegger attempts to address California’s $19.9 billion deficit by dismantling services that are essential to the health and survival of API families coping with the economic downturn. The governor fails to offer revenue-raising solutions that would protect the state’s most vulnerable residents and instead proposes to eliminate children’s health services and basic aid to vulnerable seniors.
Who: Asian and Pacific Islander community members and advocates
-Mr. Cho, Participant of the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
-Mrs. Kim, Mother of Healthy Families Program Participants
-Mrs. Lomu, Applicant of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program
-Asian Pacific American Legal Center
-Asian and Pacific Islander Older Adults Task Force
-Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
-Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
-Korean Resource Center
-Tongan Community Service Center
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