2016-10-17T09:34:08-05:00 2015-12-31 272486850 SUAN GLYNN & COMPANY PC 2225 E GRAND BLANC RD GRAND BLANC MI 484398113 990EZ 2015-01-01 264514751 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER VOTE MIC ASIA PO BOX 44613 DETROIT MI 48244 SOH SUZUKI TREASURER 2016-10-14 WILMAR SUAN P01068185 8106952620 2016-10-14 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X X WWW.APIAVOTEMI.ORG X X 194234 X 178849 86 15299 12684 2615 181550 32214 67611 84058 37159 221042 -39492 194719 155227 X 211410 157811 211410 157811 16691 2584 194719 155227 X THE ORGANIZATION IS NON PARTISAN COMMITED TO JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COALITION BUILDING. ELECTION - EACH YEAR APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN WORKS TO INCREASE THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, FROM MUNICIPAL TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN MOBILIZES VOTERS A THE GRASSROOTS THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER EDUCATION, GET OUT THE VOTE ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING CANVASSING, PHONE BANKING, SENDING MAILERS, HOSTING CANDIDATE FORUMS), ELECTION PROTECTION AND VOTER SURVEYING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORK WITH LOCAL CLERKS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON ELECTION DAY, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE VOTER ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF VOTERS ARE PROTECTED. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 203 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACTS WHICH REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF IN-LANGUAGE MATERIALS FOR LEP VOTERS IN FEDERALLY MANDATED PRECINCTS. 3491 3491 RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE: APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE MICHIGAN COLLABORATIVE OF THE RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE. THIS COLLABORATIVE IS MADE UP OF FOUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMING TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT GOALS OF THE COLLABORATIVE ARE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF SCHOOLS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS (SAA) CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT, MICHIGAN BY (1) INCREASING DISAGGREGATED DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS THROUGH CREATION OF MECHANISMS (E.G., SCHOOL AND STATE-LEVEL POLICIES) TO INCREASE REPORTING OF CULTURAL INSENSITIVITY AND BULLYING, AND (2) DECREASING INCIDENCES OF CULTURAL INSENSITIVITY AND BULLING THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND THE CREATION OF TOOLKITS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. 43973 43973 YOUTH LEADERSHIP CORE -APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN BELIEVES THAT YOUTH ARE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CIVIC PROCESS AND ARE VITAL FOR FOSTERING GREATER CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ADVOCACY, AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE GREAT MICHIGAN APIA COMMUNITY. THIS NINE MONTH PROGRAM ALLOWS YOUTH TO GAIN BETTER INSIGHT INTO ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH TO TAKE ACTION TO BE A PART OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. MEMBERS OF THE YLC GAIN VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, AND LEARN ABOUT KEY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE APIA COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIALLY-CONSCIOUS AND INTELLIGENT APIA VOTERS WHO CAN NOT ONLY MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AT THE POLLS, BUT ALSO EDUCATION OTHERS AND POTENTIALLY BE INSPIRED TO BEGINNING THEIR OWN POLITICAL CAREERS. 29005 29005 COALITION BUILDING/MIDWEST WORK GROUP (MWG): APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN IS A MEMBER OF THE MIDWEST WORK GROUP, CONVENED BY ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - CHICAGO. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN SERVES AS THE LOCAL LEAD IN MICHIGAN, CONVENING AND ORGANIZING APIA COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND RELEVANT APIA ISSUES, SUCH AS IMMIGRATION AND LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN OUR ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROJECT: THE GOAL OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE - MICHIGAN'S (APIAVOTE - MICHIGAN) ASIAN AMERICAN NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION/CITIZENSHIP, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION TO INFORM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT PROMINENT NEEDS IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE PRELIMINARY NAP FINDINGS PAINT A PICTURE OF MANY SIMILARITIES AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT AS WELL AS THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA TO UNCOVER THE GAPS IN SERVICES FOR OUR APIA COMMUNITY. THIS RESEARCH WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO RECOMMEND POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAM SERVICES TO BETTER SERVE THE APIA COMMUNITY 23926 23926 100395 RAJESH RADHAKRISHNAN CHAIR 5.00 0 WILLIE DECHAVEZ VICE CHAIR 5.00 0 SOH SUZUKI TREASURER 5.00 0 SATACEY STEVENS SECRETARY 5.00 0 SEEMA SINGH BOARD OF DIR 5.00 0 KARTAV PATEL BOARD OF DIR 5.00 0 STEPHANIE CHANG BOARD OF DIR 5.00 0 AMINA IQBAL BOARD OF DIR 5.00 0 IVY WEI BOARD OF DIR 5.00 0 THERESA TRAN EXECUTIVE DI 5.00 0 false false false false false false false false false ANDREW KIM GREEN BRIER BLVD APT 229A ANN ARBOR MI 48105 9179161700 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 150805 124601 124975 233558 178849 812788 150805 124601 124975 233558 178849 812788 812788 27 38 45 110 6705 8868 5576 1701 22850 835748 0.97250 0.96950 X false false 15299 12684 false 15299 12684 12684 2615 true false false false ANDREW KIM GREEN BRIER BLVD APT 229A ANN ARBOR MI 48105 false false FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 TROY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 6 WEST WATTLES RD TROY, MI 48098 10,000 0 0 SOUTH ASIAN AWARENESS NETWORK 6,000 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES 200 1,114 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 80 EVENT 50 EVENT CO SPONSORSHIP 1,450 INTERN STIPEND 16,100 MEALS 6,529 PRINTING 2,125 RENT 275 SUPPLIES 982 TRAINING EXPENSE 500 TRAVEL 7,484 REGISTRATION 35 BANK FEES 235 TOTAL 37,159 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 PAYROLL TAX 16,691 2,584 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE ORGANIZATION IS NON PARTISAN COMMITED TO JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COALITION BUILDING. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 ELECTION - EACH YEAR APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN WORKS TO INCREASE THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, FROM MUNICIPAL TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN MOBILIZES VOTERS A THE GRASSROOTS THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER EDUCATION, GET OUT THE VOTE ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING CANVASSING, PHONE BANKING, SENDING MAILERS, HOSTING CANDIDATE FORUMS), ELECTION PROTECTION AND VOTER SURVEYING. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORK WITH LOCAL CLERKS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON ELECTION DAY, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT INCREASE VOTER ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF VOTERS ARE PROTECTED. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 203 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACTS WHICH REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF IN-LANGUAGE MATERIALS FOR LEP VOTERS IN FEDERALLY MANDATED PRECINCTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE: APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE MICHIGAN COLLABORATIVE OF THE RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE. THIS COLLABORATIVE IS MADE UP OF FOUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMING TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT GOALS OF THE COLLABORATIVE ARE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF SCHOOLS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS (SAA) CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT, MICHIGAN BY (1) INCREASING DISAGGREGATED DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS THROUGH CREATION OF MECHANISMS (E.G., SCHOOL AND STATE-LEVEL POLICIES) TO INCREASE REPORTING OF CULTURAL INSENSITIVITY AND BULLYING, AND (2) DECREASING INCIDENCES OF CULTURAL INSENSITIVITY AND BULLING THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND THE CREATION OF TOOLKITS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 YOUTH LEADERSHIP CORE -APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN BELIEVES THAT YOUTH ARE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CIVIC PROCESS AND ARE VITAL FOR FOSTERING GREATER CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ADVOCACY, AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE GREAT MICHIGAN APIA COMMUNITY. THIS NINE MONTH PROGRAM ALLOWS YOUTH TO GAIN BETTER INSIGHT INTO ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH TO TAKE ACTION TO BE A PART OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. MEMBERS OF THE YLC GAIN VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, AND LEARN ABOUT KEY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE APIA COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIALLY-CONSCIOUS AND INTELLIGENT APIA VOTERS WHO CAN NOT ONLY MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AT THE POLLS, BUT ALSO EDUCATION OTHERS AND POTENTIALLY BE INSPIRED TO BEGINNING THEIR OWN POLITICAL CAREERS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 COALITION BUILDING/MIDWEST WORK GROUP (MWG): APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN IS A MEMBER OF THE MIDWEST WORK GROUP, CONVENED BY ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - CHICAGO. APIAVOTE-MICHIGAN SERVES AS THE LOCAL LEAD IN MICHIGAN, CONVENING AND ORGANIZING APIA COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND RELEVANT APIA ISSUES, SUCH AS IMMIGRATION AND LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN OUR ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROJECT: THE GOAL OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE - MICHIGAN'S (APIAVOTE - MICHIGAN) ASIAN AMERICAN NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION/CITIZENSHIP, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION TO INFORM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT PROMINENT NEEDS IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE PRELIMINARY NAP FINDINGS PAINT A PICTURE OF MANY SIMILARITIES AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT AS WELL AS THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA TO UNCOVER THE GAPS IN SERVICES FOR OUR APIA COMMUNITY. THIS RESEARCH WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO RECOMMEND POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAM SERVICES TO BETTER SERVE THE APIA COMMUNITY