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President-Elect Voting

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Dear AAPINA Members

On behalf of the AAPINA Board of Directors

As previously notified, we must conduct a re-election for the position of President-Elect due to technical difficulties. On behalf of the AAPINA Board of Directors, we would like to once again offer our sincerest apology for any inconvenience this may have caused you, and further inform you that voting for the re-election will begin on Wednesday, December 18th, 2019. On this date, you will receive an email from the Election Buddy voting system that will contain your unique voter link, with access to an online ballot. Please be sure to check your Junk or SPAM folder in verifying receipt. Appearing on the ballot will be Emerson, E. EA, PhD, DNP, APRN, FAAN and Hyeoneui Kim, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN. You will have the ability to access your ballot to cast your vote until the close of business (5:00 pm PST) on Friday, January 17th, 2020. Once your vote has been cast, you will no longer be able to access your ballot.

Sincerely, Special Election Task Force

Seeking Nominations for President-Elect

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for President-Elect. This position requires the individual to serve as the President-Elect for two years, followed by taking on the President’s role for another two years and finally, serving as the Past-President for two additional years. If you are an active member of AAPINA/ National and you are interested in running for this position please send an email to Dr. Pat Alpert, Chair of the Nominations Committee, by October 15, 2019 at 5:00pm Pacific Time. Also, send a short biographical sketch, your updated CV, and any pertinent information that would be helpful to the Nominations Committee. Send above materials to Dr. Alpert at pat.alpert@gmail.com.

The National League for Nursing (NLN) Leadership Institute is offering three-full year long leadership programs

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The National League for Nursing (NLN) Leadership Institute is offering three-full year long leadership programs for faculty, researchers, and clinicians, deans, associate/assistant deans, directors, and nurse administrators in practice. This leadership opportunity is for aspiring and emerging leaders, transitioning to leadership positions, and those who are already experienced leaders. The common goal is commitment to excellence in nursing education, research, and practice resulting in transformational leadership experience (NLN 4th core value, AAPINA objs. 5, 6).

Please take advantage of this leadership opportunity. The attached flyer has detailed information about the three leadership programs, application instructions, and contact information.

Webinar on the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action supported by AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Our organization’s first Webinar was held on July 11, 2019 through the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action supported by AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The recorded webinar is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8qQcsgMoGk&feature=youtu.be

You can also access the webinar by going to www.campaignforaction.org/webinars. You will have to scroll down to see the past webinars.

In this webinar, AAPINA’s efforts and outcome to promote a Culture of Health and Health Equity through mentorship, research, practice, and education as well as initiatives to promote the health and well-being of APIs were discussed. The history, mission and vision of AAPINA, challenges, initiatives from the chapters, and plan for future collaborations with the Campaign’s Action’s state-based Action Coalitions were also discussed.

By watching this webinar, I hope that you will reflect on the efforts and outcome that our organization have undertaken, some of the issues that the API communities face, and how you will contribute to promote a Culture of Health. Thanks for all you do and best wishes to you.

TICAA Study

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Technology -based information and Coaching/support program for Asian American women living with breast cancer.

Looking for participants to help improve the breast cancer survivorship experience among Asian Women in the USA! (Click here to download and view the form) TICAA Study is an online study and does not involve medication and travel. Compensation will be given upon the completion of a 3-month participation.

Dr. Eun-Ok Im and team at Duke University want to learn how effectively the newly developed program is to support Asian women living with breast cancer in the USA. For more information, please visit us at https://ticaa.nursing.duke.edu, or contact us at TICAA@dm.duke.edu.