Los Angeles, CA -- On Wednesday, March 16, CAUSE held the fifth session of the 2022 CAUSE Leadership Institute virtually on Zoom.
The fifth session dived into the topic of the Census and Redistricting Process with CAUSE Team members Nancy Yap, Farrah Su, and Jackie Wu. The CAUSE team provided background on the Census and spotlighted the Redistricting process that follows. Through the session, the team presented a case study of California’s San Gabriel Valley during Redistricting, strategies CAUSE employed, and tools for organizing. Fellows were given the space to exercise skills by creating their own power maps and hashtag campaigns.
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“We have a lot of work to do. Representation still matters.”
The CAUSE Leadership Institute (CLI), is a certificate program that prepares and equips mid-career professionals with the tools, skills, and network to lead and advocate for the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. Co-founded by CAUSE and USC Dornsife’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics to ensure a pipeline of political and civic leadership for the APA community, CLI brings together aspiring APA community leaders with seasoned political professionals, civic leaders, and issues experts to discuss policy, civic engagement, and community leadership.
Read more about the 2022 CLI cohort here.