would like to invite you to the 1st Annual Membership BBQ

1. would like to invite you to the 1st Annual Membership BBQ Appetizing Food. Good Company. Ideas That Empower You to Move SPEAKERS Special Guest - Congresswoman Judy Chu, PhD Chairwoman, Congressional APA Caucus and the First Chinese American Woman elected to Congress Congressman Mike Honda,Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee Congressman Pete Stark, (to be confirmed) Join us in exploring how we as API’s can make a difference in our communities at any level When:Sunday, September 9, 2012, 1:30 - 4:30 pm. Program begins at 2:45pm. Where:Friends of Children with Special Needs 2300 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA, 94536 Cost:$30 BBQ $10 Student rate Children under 18 free admission APA Democratic Caucus membership available at the door or pay now by check or credit card by completing and mailing in the attached form. Sponsor$100 (includes 1 ticket) $200 (includes 2 tickets) Levels:$500 (includes 5 tickets) $1000 (includes 10 tickets) Parking:Parking lot behind FCSN or along Peralta Blvd. RSVP:Please contact Karen Fong at karen.fong@sbcglobal.net or Questions: Phong La atphongla@gmail.com For updates, visit our website: www.apacaucus.org

2. RSVP by Sept. 2 Please fill out all of the information. Name ____________________________________________________________Phone ____________________________________________________________ E-mail _____________________________________________________________ Occupation _________________________________________________________Employer __________________________________________________________ Home Address ______________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________________________________ Check One: _____$30 Reception _____$10 Student Sponsorship Levels – Recognition at the event _____ $100 Bronze (includes 1 ticket) _____ $200 Silver (2 tickets) _____ $500 Gold (5 tickets) _____ $1000 Platinum (10 tickets) Please make checks payable toAPA Democratic CaucusMail Check and Application to: PO Box 223, San Leandro, CA 94577-0022 To pay by credit card: Name on card__________________________________________________ _____ Visa _____ MC _____ Amex _____ Discover Credit card #___________________________________________________ Exp. date (mm/yy) ____ / _______ CSC (# on back of card) __________________ For internal use only Amount Paid ____________ Check # _________ Date Paid _________________ Special Notes ______________________________________________________

3. Congresswoman Judy Chu Biography Dr. Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 32nd District in July 2009. She immediately got to work representing the interests of her constituents, voting on several environmental bills and working through the night on her first day in office, during a marathon debate on important healthcare reform legislation as part of her first assignment on the House Education and Labor Committee, where she served on the Subcommittees on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and Healthy Families and Communities. In the 112th Congress, Rep. Chu serves on the House Judiciary Committee, where she is a member of the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet subcommittees. She is also a member of the House Small Business Committee, where she is leading the Contracting and Workforce Subcommittee as the Ranking Democrat and serves on the Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access and Agriculture, Energy and Trade Subcommittees. In 2011, she was elected as the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). In addition to her vote in favor of passage of the historic health care reform bill, Rep. Chu has championed a number of causes in Congress. She has used her extensive experience as a legislator and educator to help improve our nation’s education system, helping pass a landmark college affordability bill to boost federal college grants and keep student loan interest rates low. Last year, she also introduced a bill that would maintain adequate federal funding for much needed school lunch programs. She has also unveiled a new framework for awarding School Improvement Grants called Strengthening Our Schools (SOS), which provides a more holistic and research-based alternative to the more punitive and overly restrictive guidelines currently used. She has continued to work hard to help Americans emerge from the recession, co-sponsoring a bill that would extend and expand the enormously successful Jobs NOW program, which uses federal stimulus funds to subsidize jobs at the local level and has already resulted in more than 11,000 jobs in Los Angeles County alone. Congresswoman Chu is also a strong advocate for effective, humane and progressive immigration reform, having been an original co-sponsor of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR-ASAP) bill introduced by Rep. Luis Gutierrez last year. Congresswoman Chu began her career as an educator and taught psychology at Los Angeles City College and East Los Angeles College for 20 years. She was first elected to the Garvey School District Board of Education in 1985. She was then elected to the Monterey Park City Council, where she served as Mayor 3 times. From there, she was elected to the California State Assembly, where she was Chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee, which has control over all legislation with a fiscal impact to the state. While in the Assembly, she introduced and helped pass the most successful tax amnesty bill in the nation, which was estimated to bring in $300 million but actually brought in $4.8 billion in revenue for the state budget without raising taxes. She was then elected to the State Board of Equalization, California’s tax board. Rep. Chu earned her B.A. in mathematics from UCLA and her Ph.D. in psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. 

4. Congressman Mike Honda Biography U.S. Congressman Michael Honda has represented the 15th Congressional District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives for a decade. In Congress, Rep Honda is a member of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committees, Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Co-chair of the Democratic Caucus’ New Media Working Group, House Democratic Senior Whip and the original author of the Equity and Excellence Commission now housed in the US Department of Education. Mike’s district includes Silicon Valley, the birthplace of technology innovation and now the country’s leading developer of green technology. Mike has dedicated his life to public service and is lauded for his work on education, civil rights, national service, immigration, transportation, the environment, and high-tech issues. Serving as a California State Assemblymember, Santa Clara County Board Supervisor, San Jose Planning Commissioner, San Jose Unified School Board Member, Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador, and with over 30 years in education as a teacher, principal and school board member, Mike’s commitment to serving the people of California’s 15th district is unwavering and unparalleled. [BACKGROUND] Mike was born in California, but spent his early childhood with family in an internment camp in Colorado during World War II. Mike’s father served in the Military Intelligence Service, while his mother, who is still living, served as a fulltime homemaker. His family returned to California in 1953, becoming strawberry sharecroppers in San José's Blossom Valley. [SERVICE] In 1965, Mike answered President John F. Kennedy's call for volunteer service, enrolled in the Peace Corps for two years in El Salvador and returned fluent in Spanish and with a passion for teaching. [EDUCATION] Mike earned Bachelor's degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish and a Master's degree in Education from San José State University. In his career as an educator, Mike was a science teacher, served as a principal at two public schools, and conducted educational research at Stanford University. [ISSUES: AAPIS, IMMIGRATION, HEALTHCARE] Mike is currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) after spending seven years as Chairman. He continues his past work of coordinating with his colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucuses to champion the causes of under-represented communities by promoting social justice, racial tolerance, civil rights and voting rights. Additionally, as Co-Chair of the House LGBT Caucus, Mike authored immigration legislation to reunite all families, regardless of orientation.

5. [TECH LEADER] “Representing Silicon Valley, the technology capital of this country, I am working hard to restore our region’s leadership nationally and globally in technological advancement and innovation, which is why I authored legislation to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education and to invest in nanotechnology and green technology research and development. Additionally, I’m working hard to close the gap between regulators and innovators. In addition to launching the Democratic Caucus New Media Working Group, I am facilitating meetings between members of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Members of Congress from such varied interests as the Congressional Task Force on Competitiveness, the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to help them learn about the role that Silicon Valley can play in economic growth and the green economy of the future." Mike is widowed and has two grown children. His wife, Jeanne, was a teacher at Baldwin Elementary School in San José before her passing in 2004. His son, Mark, is an aerospace engineer and Michelle, his daughter, is a public health educator in San Jose with three young boys.