Metropolitan Washington D.C. Events

May 1-	Event with Deepak Chopra: "The Merging of Science and Humanity and the Future of Leadership" 11am - 1 pm Ronald Reagan Building Concourse Level 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Sponsored by the White House Initiative on AAPIs, HHS, EPA, DOI, USDA, FAPAC, NCD, APAFFAC and the Smithsonian Institute on Asian Pacific American Studies Program Contact: Angela Comeau (301) 443-2492
May 1-3	National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development Inaugural Conference (National CAPACD) Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel 999 Ninth Street NW Contact: Aleyamma Mathew, National Coordinator 212-979-1108 x103
May 3	EPA-Commerce Event 10 am to 1 pm Department of Commerce downtown 14th Street and Constitution Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897
May 4	EPA Cultural Event (Filipino performance troupe) 11 am to 12:30 pm Department of Commerce Contact- Marla Hendriksson- 202.564.1897
May 5	D.C. Asian Pacific American Heritage Council Annual Awards Banquet 6:30 pm China Garden Restaurant 1100 Wilson Blvd. Rosslyn, VA Contact: Mary Au (301)983-1845 or Ruth Wong (703) 354-5036
May 6	Hawaiian Night at Fort Myer Community Center Quezonian's of Metropolitan Washington DC Arlington, VA 6:30 pm to Midnight Contact Marilyn Perez (703) 730-1589.
May 8	National Science Foundation event 11 am to 12 pm 4201 Wilson Boulevard Alexandria, VA Room 110 (lobby level) Contact- Andrea McIntyre- 703.306.1020
May 9	FCC Event 10 am to 11am Contact- Alex Chan- 202.418.0842
May 10	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Event 11:30 am to 1 pm 1801 L St, NW Contact- Emma Thornton- 202.663.4179
May 10 - 12	Federal Asian Pacific American Council National Leadership Training conference Doubletree Hotel 300 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA Contact- Mike Maroof- 301.286.4358
May 12	NIH Asian Pacific American Organization luncheon noon NIH Campus NIH Bldg. 31 Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
May 12-13	Phillipine American Bar Association Inaugural Ball 6:30 pm reception, 7:30 dinner Ritz Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City. 6:30 and cash bar Contact Rod Garcia at Rgarcialaw@aol.com or 301-292-6808.
May 13	US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce 12th Annual Excellence 2000 Awards Dinner 6 pm to 9 pm Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel 999 Ninth Street, NW Contact (202) 296-5221
May 16	Department of Justice event 10 am to 11 am DOJ Contact: Department of Education event 10 am to 12 pm Contact Veena Bhatia- 202.708.9279
May 17	Department of Energy event Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234 Veterans Affairs event 12 pm to 1:15 pm 810 Vermont Avenue Contact- Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924 U.S. Postal Service Event 11 am to 12 pm 475 L'Enfant Contact- Rupert Warner- 202.268.6731 Reception for Irene Hirano, Director of the Japanese American National Museum 6-8 pm Congressional Country Club Contact: Gerald Yamada at ghyamada@phjw.com
May 18	Southwest Complex event (Department of Health and Human Services, USIA, Small Business Administration, Department of Education) 10 am 12 pm Department of Health and Human Services Great Hall 200 Independence Avenue, SW Contact: Carol Duggins at or Lisa Hasegawa at (301)443-2492
May 20	DC APA Marrow Network/NIH Marrow Center donor drive 10 am to 2 pm NIH Marrow Center 9000 Rockville Pike Building 10 Room 1C-711 Bethesda, MD Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-Gapi), Philippine contemporary ethnic music and dance ensemble performance 6:30 pm World Bank Auditorium. Contact Marcia at mcruz@imf.org Fifth Annual Asian Pacific American Spring Benefit "United We Stand" Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, NW Contact: William Lee (202)986-4598 or Thanh-Thuy Nguyen (202)872-8699
May 23	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Event 11 to 12 pm Contact- Eva Barrion- 202.205.7918
May 24	Department of Energy event (Germantown) Contact- Jeremy Wu- 202.586.2234 Veterans Affairs event 12-1:15PM 810 Vermont Avenue Contact- Carolyn Wong- 202.273.8924 State Department Event 10 am to 2 pm Contact- Margarite- 202.712.5663
May 25	Department of Health and Human Services Asian Pacific American Network event 10:30 am to 12 pm 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD Parklawn Building Conference Room D & E Contact- Gloria Sundaresan- 301.594.5427 Social Security Administration event 11:30-1:00 PM 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD Contact- Linda Claramo- 410.966.5192
May 25 - 27	Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APIACS) Gala and National Conference Capitol Hilton Washington DC Contact (202)547-9100
May 26	National Institutes of Health cultural program 7 pm NIH Campus and Clinical Center Masur Auditorium Contact Prahlad Mathur- 301.435.4618
Throughout May	Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific Heritage Month Events Website: http://educate.si.edu/events
June 1	D.C. Mayor's Town Hall Meeting with the API Community 5:30 pm Reception 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Martin Luther King Library 901 G Street, NW RSVP Call (202) 727-3120

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