Kiran Ahuja appointed E.D. of White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress - spamfriedrice's blog

Ever since President Obama signed the Executive Order to reinstate the White House Initiative on AAPIs (WHIAAPI) back in October, I've been waiting on pins and needles to see whom the administration would appoint as the new executive director. I wondered whether President Obama would appoint someone whose been around in the "mainstream" of AAPI leadership or whether he would appoint someone whose leadership has been about the empowerment of grassroots leadership and progressive policy advocacy. Would the administration go with someone from an older more traditional generation? Or would they go with someone representing a younger generation of community organizers with fresh perspectives?

Today I found out through an email passed along to me that the Obama administration has appointed Kiran Ahuja to be the new E.D. of the WHIAAPI!!! The official press release from the White House isn't out yet, but I AM ECSTATIC that President Obama appointed the best person for the position. In fact...

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http://www.apaforprogress.org/kiran-ahuja-appointed-ed-white-house-initi...

See Kiran's bio and more info at: http://www.aapimomentum.org/user/1/blog/kiran-ahuja-named-executive-dire...