"In Celebration: A Decade of Firsts" is the theme for the 10 th Annual Gala Dinner for the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS), to take place on Thursday, May 6, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Honored at the gala were:

"APAICS is celebrating our 10 th year by recognizing and honoring political milestones at the top of the political ladder attained by members of the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community in the last ten years. For the first time in history, we have two APIA Cabinet Secretaries serving in an Administration. We also have the first APIA governor in the continental U.S," stated Clayton S. Fong, APAICS Chair.

The APAICS 10th Annual Gala Dinner, with the three trailblazers of the Asian Pacific Islander American community, Norman Mineta, Elaine Chao, and Gary Locke, is available archived in Real Player and Windows Media Player. The event will be Webcast on www.tvworldwide.com.

Participants should have the latest version of either Windows Media Player or Real Video Player installed prior to the event.

About APAICS
The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is dedicated to increasing participation of individuals of Aisan and Pacific Islander heritage at all levels of the political process, from community service to elected office.

Founded in 1995, APAICS was created to promote, support and conduct non-partisan education and informational activities, research and programs designed to effectively enhance and increase the participation of the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community in the democratic process at the national, state and local levels.

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