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Representative Charlice Byrd selected for LAAPAEO

Aurora Harris
Friday, January 23, 2009

Representative Charlice Byrd was selected for the ninth annual Leadership Academy for Asian Pacific American Elected Officials, sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS). It continued its slow, steady, multi-partisan approach to growth last month. Three Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent met with prominent APA elected officials, leaders of Congress, APA community leaders, and political operatives whose expertise included speech-making, fundraising and internet strategies.

The skill-building and network-enhancing seminar featured seminars on key issues such as immigration, voting, 2010 Census and the current mortgage crisis.

The Academy participants represented high levels of achievement, but also great potential. As APAs continue to climb the ladder to our nation’s highest elective and appointive offices, they will be our role models and our champions for the generations that follow them.