A full day of events Prominent Speakers, Dancers and Food Pacific Islanders Legislative Day TRADITIONAL PACIFIC ISLANDER DANCERS Do not miss the chance to see Pacific Islanders perform in the State Capitol Building JOIN US ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY! Performance by Pacific Islander Dancers MEET THE PEOPLE FROM C.A.N.N. Don’t miss this event! CAKE AND ICECREAM Everyone is invited! Cake and Ice cream Enjoy a piece of cake and ice cream while learning about issues that affects a large part of Oregon residents Friday, February 21, 2014 | 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
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A full day of eventsProminent Speakers, Dancers and Food
Pacific IslandersLegislative Day
TRADITIONAL PACIFIC ISLANDER DANCERSDo not miss the chance to see Pacific Islanders
perform in the State Capitol Building
JOIN U
S ON THIS IM
PORTANT DAY!
Perfor
mance
by Pac
ific I
slander
Dancer
s
MEET THE PEOPLE FROM C.A
.N.N
.
Don’t m
iss th
is ev
ent!
CAKE AND IC
ECREAM
Everyo
ne is
invit
ed!
Cake and Ice creamEnjoy a piece of cake and ice cream while
learning about issues that affects a large part
of Oregon residents
Friday, February 21, 2014 | 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
2 PACIFIC ISLANDER DAY Oregon State Capital 2014
PACIFIC ISLANDER DAY FEBRUARY 2014SU M TU W TH F SA26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15
Introduction of Guests, Planning Committee and Honored Guests
Mr. Crispin OgoMaster of Ceremony
Prayer Rev. Telenja David
Welcome and Opening Remarks Mr. Loyd Henion
Brief Remark Kate BrownOregon Secretary of State
Brief Remark H.E. Asterio R Takesy FSM Ambassador to the USA & Israel
Brief Remark Kathy Ko ChinPresident, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Voices from COFA Various Guest Speakers
9:30AM -10:10AM
How a Bill becomes Law? Paolo Esteban & Jessica Lee Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
10:15AM Rep. Whisnant 15 Minutes Appointment
10:30AM Advocacy Training Paolo Esteban & Jessica Lee Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
11:30AM Group Picture
12:00PM -1:30PM
Island Cake & Ice-Cream Kianna Juda-AngeloLiving Islands
What is CANN? Joe Enlet & Jesper Angelo
Guest Speaker H.E. Asterio R Takesy FSM Ambassador to the USA & Israel
Guest Speaker Kathy Ko ChinPresident, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Acknowledgment David AnitokOregon Marshallese Community
Closing Remark Mr. Crispin OgoMicronesian Islander Community
2:00PM Voices from COFA 30 Minutes Forum
2:30PM Rep. Gelser 15 Minutes Appointment
2:45PM Rep. Gorsek 15 Minutes Appointment
3:00PM Rep. Weidner 15 Minutes Appointment
3:15PM Rep. Sprenger 15 Minute sAppointment
3:30PM Group Sharing 30 Minutes Wrap Up SessionDavid, Loyd, & Cris
PROGRAM
What is COFA Alliance National NetworkCANN is a new non profit organization that is dedicated to advocating for the people of the three Pacific Island nations that have a unique Compact or treaty with the United States. The treaty is called the Compact of Free Association. The primary goal of the organization is to seek social and economic justice under the law for all COFA residents in Oregon and throughout the 50 states and it’s territories. The three COFA nations are: The Republic of the Marshall Islands, The Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia Since many Americans do not realize that the United States has this unique relationship CANN will be focused on educating Oregonians and Americans about the many issues confronting COFA people residing in the United States.
David Anitok
Bennie Moses
Kianna Juda-Angelo
Paulina Perman
Crispin Ogo
Loyd Henion
Joe Enlet
Oregon State Capital 2014 PACIFIC ISLANDER DAY 3
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Pacific Islander Legislative Day 2014Date: February 21, 2014Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Address: Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St NE Salem, OR 97301 Room 350
Oregon gets to claim Kate as their own as she received her law degree from Lewis and Clark College. She went on to teach at Portland State University and practice family and juvenile law.She began her legislative career in 1991 in the Oregon House of Representatives, where she was re-elected to a second term before being elected to the Senate in 1996.Two years later, she was elected Senate Democratic Leader and in 2004, senators made her the first woman to serve as Oregon’s Senate Majority Leader.Kate was elected as Secretary of State in 2008 and re–elected in 2012.
Kate BrownOregon Secretary of State
Paolo EstebanField Organizer, APANO
Kathy Ko ChinPresident, APIAHF
H.E. Asterio R Takesy FSM Ambassador to the USA
Paolo Esteban, is a graduate from Portland State University with a degree in International Studies and Business.Paolo has many years of experience advocating for under represented communities as well as communities of color.He is very passionate about fighting for his communities and making sure their voices are heard in Oregon’s political system, and is excited to work with the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) family to bring social justice to all the Asian and Pacific Islanders across the state.
Ambassador Taskey was present at the creation of the original FSM COFA treaty - from the time it was negotiated in the late 1970’s and 1980’s until it went into effect in 1986. Before the Compact, Ambassador Taskey served as the Micronesian “Representative” at the office in Washington DC.Ambassador Taskey has held a number of high level positions. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program in Samoa.Ambassador Taskey is a graduate of Xavier High School in Chuuk and had attended the University of Guam and the University of New Mexico.
Kathy Ko Chin is president and chief executive officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health justice organization which influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Kathy has worked in senior management positions in community-based and philanthropic organizations throughout her 30 year career. Kathy is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as of Stanford University, with additional coursework at the London School of Economics and Fudan University in Shanghai.
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What is the Compact of Free Association (COFA)The Compact of Free Association (COFA) defines the relationship that each of three sovereign states—the Federated States
of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Republic of Palau—have entered into as associated states with the United States. Now sovereign nations, the three freely associated states were formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a United Nations trusteeship administered by the United States Navy from 1947 to 1951 and by the United States Department of the Interior from 1951 to 1986 (to 1994 for Palau). Under the COFA relationship, the United States provides guaranteed financial assistance over a 15-year period administered through the Office of Insular Affairs in exchange for full international defense authority and responsibilities.
Economic provisionsThe freely associated states actively participate in all Office of Insular Affairs technical assistance activities. The U.S. treats
these nations uniquely by giving them access to many U.S. domestic programs, including disaster response and recovery and hazard mitigation programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and services provided by the National Weather Service, the United States Postal Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and U.S. representation to the International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunication Union. The Compact area, while outside the customs area of the United States, is mainly importable duty-free. Most citizens of the associated states may live and work in the United States, and most U.S. citizens and their spouses may live and work in the associated states. In 1996, the U.S. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act included removing Medicaid benefits for resident aliens from these states. (Most other resident aliens have a five-year waiting period.)
Military provisionsThe COFA allows the United States to operate armed forces in Compact areas, to demand land for operating bases (subject
to negotiation), and excludes the militaries of other nations without U.S. permission. The U.S. in turn becomes responsible for protecting its affiliate nations and responsible for administering all international defense treaties and affairs, though it may not declare war on their behalf. It is not allowed to use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons in Palau territory. In the territories of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia it is not allowed to store such weapons except in times of national emergency, state of war, or when necessary to defend against an actual or impending attack on the U.S., the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia. Commentators have noted that the ongoing presence and recruitment efforts of the U.S. military in the Compact areas may have resulted in the high level of military enlistment by Compact citizens. For example, in 2008, the Federated States of Micronesia had a higher per-capita enlistment rate than any U.S. state, and had more than five times the national per-capita average of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2003 renewalIn 2003, the Compacts with the RMI and FSM were renewed for 20 years. These new Compacts provided US$3.5 billion in
funding for both nations. US$30 million will also be disbursed annually amongst American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands in “Compact Impact” funding. This funding helps the governments of these localities cope with the expense of providing services to immigrants from the RMI, FSM, and Palau. The U.S. usage of Kwajalein Atoll for missile testing was renewed for the same period. The new Compacts also changed certain immigration rules. RMI and FSM citizens traveling to the U.S. are now required to have passports. The U.S. Postal Service was given the option to apply international postage rates for mail between the U.S. and RMI/FSM (phased in over five years). The USPS began implementing the change in January 2006, but decided to resume domestic services and rates in November 2007. The renewed Compact (commonly called “Compact II”) for FSM took effect on June 25, 2004, and for RMI on June 30, 2004.
