Monthly Archives: January 2012

COMMUNITY: Liwanag at 1st Annual Asian American Cultural Festival

On Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, Daly City held its first 1st Annual Asian American Cultural Festival at Classic Bowl.  Our NCPP partners over at the Liwanag Kultural Center attended this event to support the cause for fostering understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Asian American culture in Daly City and the greater San Mateo County area, as well as to outreach for LKC’s 3 programs, the Pilipino Youth Coalition (PYC), Kalayaan School for Equity (KSE), and Unity.Brotherhood.Empowerment (UBE).

Check out our partners from Liwanag Kultural Center representing strongly for their organization!

NEWS: ACOE School Wellness and Safety Programs Thursday January 19, 2012

On January 19th 2012 the ACOE School Wellness and Safety Programs is offering the  Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Symposium. The symposium will be an opportunity for educators and providers to learn why teenagers are attracted to these drugs and educate them on counseling and prevention measures.

(Click below to download the Alcohol and Adolescents)

(Click below to download the Marijuana and the Teenage Brain PDF)

(Click below to download the Trends in Alcohol and Drugs PDF)

LGBTQQIA: 5th Annual QACON April 27th-29th, 2012

The Queer and Asian Conference (QACON) will be holding their annual conference at UC Berkley on April 27 to April 29th, 2012. Learn about the issues of being Queer and Asian, the changing identities and growing communities. The conference is free and open to anyone interested. (Note: The flyer below is from QACON 2010, but will redirect you to the current website for the conference)

(Click below to be redirected to their website, coming soon)