Hi everyone,
This is Kimberly and I wanted to share my APILR experience this past weekend! It was amazing and really empowering. This year's theme was "Making The A: Awakening, Activism and Advocacy." This was my second time going to APILR and it was so nice to see people from last year and meet all the new people who are passionate about making a difference.In addition to that, I was a facilitator as well so I had my own family group, who were so outspoken! I was so proud of them.
I learned even more about the different Asian Pacific Islander (API) issues that our community faces as a whole and on the campus of UC Davis. It was a weekend full of meaningful dialogue and discussion that got me thinking about the history and culture behind Asian-American cultures, the problems and injustices that we face, and what we can do to as a call to action. It reminded me about how importance it is be more unified at our university and have solidarity in order to look out after each other as a community and individually. 
It was so inspiring to see how active the API community back in Davis was in the early 2000s and being able to hear Jolie Chea speech, in addition to the experiences of Aggie activists from years before. Plus, it was set in beautiful Sausalito! I have photos to share (at the bottom of this entry).
I wholeheartedly recommend to attend APILR 2013 next year, especially if  you would want to be more educated and enlightened on the API community here at Davis, in addition to having fun and meeting the most caring, down-to-earth, intelligent and funniest people ever. You create such a great bond with strangers in just a short weekend that you wish would never end. 

**Shout of to my family group, Yellow Fever! Ahh you know what it is!