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Nikkei Community Internship's 10th Anniversary!

Activism Workshop (NCI Activism Workshop )


Published: July 27, 2011 Modified: April 11, 2025

NCI 2008 interns participate in an advocacy training and activism workshop led by Diane Ujiye, Asian Pacific Islanders California Action Network (APIsCAN) Executive Director, and California State Assemblyman, Warren Furutani.  Interns learned about education, advocacy, and lobbying and demonstrated their activism abilities in a mock campaign.

APIsCAN is a "catalyst for public policy and community development that promotes health, social, and economic equity for the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander communities through organizing, collaboration, leadership development and education."

For more info, visit: http://apiscan.org/
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NCI Activism Workshop

NCI 2008 interns participate in an advocacy training and activism workshop led by Diane Ujiye, Asian Pacific Islanders California Action Network (APIsCAN) Executive Director.  Interns learned about education, advocacy, and lobbying and demonstrated their activism abilities in a mock campaign.

Photo courtesy of NCI program


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