Voters Education and Candidates Forum

The Voters Education & Candidates Forum takes the steadfast commitment, detailed planning, and hard work of numerous volunteers in APAPA's Forum Committee and Sub-Committees. All our volunteers are sincerely dedicated to the advancement, empowerment, and equal rights of all Americans, including Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans. The Chair of the Forum Committee is Amy Tong.

We hope this forum raises public awareness, increases participation in the democratic process, and encourages members of the community to involve themselves in public service. We would like to thank our many supporters and sponsors who share these goals. There are too many to sponsors to list everyone here, but they have included Pacifica Gas & Electric Company, Comcast, Vision New America Inc., Wal-Mart, AT&T, Allstate Insurance, Andrew K.C. Wong, and many more.

2012 Forum News

The 11th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum was held in Sacramento on Sunday September 30, 2012. Read an article about the Forum on SacBee.com. Over 90 photos from the event are posted in the APAPA Gallery. The program booklet is also available for download.

2011 Forum News

In 2011, APAPA-BAR sponsored APAPA's 10th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum. It was held in San Francisco on October 23, 2011.

• Forum flyer and sponsorship form (page-2)
• Program booklet (PDF)
• Photos from the 2011 Forum

2010 Forum News

APAPA held its 9th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum on September 26, 2010 at California State University, Sacramento.

• Forum flyer (PDF)
• Program booklet (PDF, 6.5M))
• Article about the 2010 Forum (PDF)
• Photos from the 2010 Forum

2009 Forum News

APAPA held its 8th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum on October 4, 2009.   

• Igniting the Flame (PDF 429K): An article about APAPA's 2009 Forum
• Photos of the 2009 Voters Education & Candidates Forum
• View the 2009 program booklet online (PDF, 7.46M)
• 2009 Event Flyer and Sponsorship form (PDF, 586K)
• Press Release for the 2009 Voters Education & Candidates Forum (PDF, 307K)
• Information about APAPA's Community Outreach Stimulus Grant Program (PDF, 16K)
• New form for APAPA's 2009 Voter Education Forum Registration and Drawing (PDF, 13K)

2008 Forum News

APAPA held its 7th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum on October 4, 2008. This is an APAPA "signature event."  

• Photographs from the 2008 event
• Program book  (PDF, 6.89M)
• Press Release Updated Monday September 29 (PDF, 101K)
• Community Participation Form
• Sponsorship Letter
• Sponsorship Form

2007 Forum News

APAPA held its 6th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum on October 28, 2007.  

Photos of the 2007 event

Documents for APAPA's 2007 Forum:

• Program book
• Flyer for the 2007 event coming in October (PDF, 329K).
• 2007 Program Partners (PDF, 179K)
• 2007 Sponsorship application form (PDF, 146K).
• Community Partnership signup form (PDF, 153K).
• Community Organization invitation letter (PDF, 117K).
• 2007 Press Release (PDF, 112K).

2006 Forum News

A Fulfilling Forum, a Show of Strength article by Clifton Yin (click link for the full article)

Press Release: APAPA’s 5th Annual Voters Education & Candidates Forum 2006 a Huge Success! 

SACRAMENTO, CA. A standing room only capacity crowd of 1,200, which included many elected officials and representatives from the federal, state, and local levels filled the Radisson Hotel banquet room on October 7, 2006, for the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association – Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF) Fifth Annual Voters Education and Candidates Forum 2006.  Pamela Wu, KCRA 3 News Anchor and reporter, served as the Mistress of Ceremonies. Read the rest of the release here (PDF, 12K)

2006 Program Book and other documents

Photos of the 2006 Voters Education and Candidates Forum

2005 Forum News

APAPA held its 4th Annual Voters Education & Candidate Forum on October 9, 2005.

Event booklet sections:

• Cover and Welcome messages, pages 1-4 (PDF, 1046K)
• Letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, page 5 (PDF, 175K)
• Letter from Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante, page 6 (PDF, 274K)
• Letter from Congress Member Doris Matsui, page 7 (PDF, 140K)
• Letter from State Senator Deborah Ortiz, page 8 (PDF, 237K)
• Letter from Assemblymember Dave Jones, page 9 (PDF, 210K)
• Letter from Sacramento County Supervisor Illa Collin, page 10 (PDF, 214K)
• Letter from the California Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus, page 11 (PDF, 193K)
• Event participant and organizer information, pages 12-18  (PDF, 715K)
• Internship recipients and sponsors, pages 19-28  (PDF, 769K)