1. Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition
Latina Coalition Silicon Valley (LCSV) & Asian Pacific Islander (API) Justice Coalition: Uniting Forces for Community Empowerment
By Elisa Orona, Fernanda Karp,
Yan Yin K. Choy & Laura Ortiz Guillén
APALI CLP COURSE SPRING 2013

2. Project Description Coalition Work = challenges + benefits
“Coalition activism results in improved infrastructure projects, improved economic development and historic preservation” (Saito, 2009).
Goals:
Get to know each other’s organizations! missions, visions, founders, leaders
Leverage each other’s strengths! Identify commonalities and differences.
Explore partnerships! common cause, event, advocacy style

3. Learning Objectives
Acquire a personal perspective on the organizations from active leadership through interview process
1. Why did the organization start when it did?
2. What are memorable experiences that empowered the organization to organize?
3. Why is it important now?
4. Where do you envision the organization going forward?
5. How do you envision ethnic organizations working together?
Bridge build between organizations, share best practices
Walk away with two Major Outcomes

4. Why Do Coalitions Work? Silicon Valley Latino Report Card 2011
Here, the Silicon Valley Latino Report Card from 2011 reported the number of residents by racial/ethnic background in the Silicon Valley.
Latinos & Asians are the two largest ethnic groups in Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley Latino Report Card 2011

5. Why Do Coalitions Work?
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN) has over 200 members.
40/200 members are ethnically-led organizations (SVCN, 2007)
8/40 ethnically-led nonprofit organizations participated in their SVCN Ethnic Leadership Program. (SVCN Annual Report, ).
The Silicon Valley of Nonprofits (SVCN) is the major organization in the county that champions the interests of nonprofits in the Silicon Valley.
40 of their 200 members are led by a person of color
Only 8 out of their 40 ethnically led non profit orgs participated in their SVCN Ethnic Leadership Program in

6. Why do Coalition Work? (cont.)
Group
# CEO’s
% of CEO’s
% of Pop
Non-His White
1,279
75.2
42.9
Person of Color
421
24.8
57.1
Asian/Asian Am
118 7
12.1
African Am
125
7.3
6.1
Latina/o
110
6.5
35.8
Native Am 11
0.6
0.5
Pacific Islander 8
0.3
Mixed race 49
2.9
2.3
The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas and educates Americans on social and economic issues to foster sound public policy and effective government.
In 2009, they published their “Measuring Racial-Ethnic Diversity in California’s Non-Profit Sector.” Let us show you a few of their findings…
The Urban Institute, 2009

7. Mission Statements: LCSV & APIJC
Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley educates, prepares and connects Latinas in the areas of civic engagement and leadership development as an expression of our shared values of service, commitment, and appreciation for the Latinas who have paved the way for our successes
Asian Pacific Islander Justice Coalition advocates for social justice, and seeks to unite and empower the Asian Pacific Islander Community
Give a summary of the similarities and differences of each organization

8. LCVS’s Roots & Background
1998: Teresa Alvarado convenes small group of womyn to discuss the Latina political pipeline in Santa Clara County
1999: event celebration for longest-serving Latina elected official, Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
2000: “Latina Voices” Conference
: partnership with HOPE Leadership Institute & creation of a speakers series
2003: LCVS became an Inc, non-profit
2005: LCVS received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit status!

9. LCSV Interview with Teresa Alvarado

10. API Justice Coalition’s Roots & Backgrounds
1973: No paid staff
1974: 1st case to fight employment discrimination at Bay Area Hospital
1982: Serves as western regional coordinating center pressing for legal conviction after Vincent Chin murder
1989: spearheads coalition building to pass hate crimes ordinance
2006: AACI + ALA + APBA + JACLSJ = united API voice
AACI = Asian Americans for Community Involvement
ALA = Asian Law Alliance
APBA = Asian Pacific Bar Association
JACLSJ = Japanese American Citizens League of San Jose

11. API Justice Coalition Interview with Rabiah Khalid

12. LCSV Visit Takeaways
Focus on program development, education, connection, and advocacy.
LCSV is hosting many educational & advocacy opportunities:
ELLA (Engaged Latina Leadership Activist) Program for young Latinas in Santa Clara County
Branding & networking
Financial Literacy, Latina Action Day, Latina Contras Cancer
LCSV looks forward to partnership, collaboration, and staying in communication with the API Justice Coalition

13. API Justice Coalition Visit Takeaways
API Justice Coalition is in a period of organizational development
Structure of the organization differs from LCSV
Need for communication on advocacy and mobilization efforts
Partnership would be beneficial to both organizations
Major Outcome: LCSV to explore membership to API Justice Coalition

14. References 1. Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
2. The Urban Institute