Veteran's Day is November 11. Please join us as we recognize some of the Veterans in our HAPPEN community, featured below. HAPPEN also celebrates the Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG), part of our family of statewide business resource groups (BRGs).

HAPPEN Honors Our Veterans

With gratitude, we highlight some of our members, their family members, and/or friends, who are Veterans and honor their past and current service. Submit your… Read more

Healing Hate: A Community Event Mourning the Theft of Seattle’s Sadako Peace Statue Don't forget to vote for your next HAPPEN Executive Leadership Team members by August 21! Hot off the press: Check out the recently published HAPPEN BRG 2024 Annual Report The Washington State Leadership Board (WSLB) 49th Annual Washington Leadership Awards nominations are NOW OPEN ... and more

What's HAPPENing this week: August 12-18 (govdelivery.com)

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month Executive Leadership Team Nominations Due July 31 ICYMI: July General Meeting Resources Next meeting: Aug 14 Become a HAPPEN mentor! and more!

What's HAPPENing this week: July 22-28 (govdelivery.com)

Thanks for Celebrating with Us! ANHPI Heritage Celebration Photos & Gratitude. DEI Empowerment Conference: The Myth of the Model Minority with HAPPEN Co-chair Jim Mendoza. Coming Soon: Leadership Nominations and Voting. ICYMI: White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Lasting Legacies Heritage Celebration. RAIN BRG: Pride Flag Raising & Reception June 13 WIN BRG: Annual Immigrant Heritage Month Celebration June 4 BUILD BRG: Juneteenth Freedom Celebration June 14 From Isan to Lanna: The Post-WWII Thaification Process of… Read more

Register Now for the May 29 HAPPEN Heritage Celebration! Our 2024 theme is "Serving Communities." Meet the HAPPEN Executive Leadership Team (ELT); May 29 Meet-and-Greet at 3-4pm. HAPPEN Booth at PSRW Week: Photos No May or June General Meetings: See you in July! And we hope you will join us at the HAPPEN Heritage Celebration and DEI Conference. White House and WHIAANHPI to Host Historic Celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage and History FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian… Read more

Register Now for the HAPPEN Heritage Celebration! Check out our Special Guest Speakers No May or June General Meetings: See you in July! And we hope you will join us at the HAPPEN Heritage Celebration and DEI Conference. Congratulations, DIN Leadership Team, for receiving the Extra Mile Award at the Public Service Recognition Week 2024! Latino Leadership Network: "Tenemos que hablar del Cinco de Mayo - We need to talk about Cinco de Mayo" ICSEW 2024 Professional Development Conference - Musician Call to Action ... and more!… Read more

 A Message from Our Leadership: We hope you will join us for the HAPPEN Heritage Celebration on May 29, 2024 Get SmartHealth Points for the Heritage Celebration Building Narrative Power: Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon HAPPEN General Meeting - We are canceling the May and June meetings to allow members to attend the Heritage Celebration and the DEI Conference. We look forward to seeing you in July! There are still ways to… Read more

May is ANHPI Heritage Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the diversity and achievements of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. Join HAPPEN for a celebration honoring our communities' histories, cultures and contributions to Washington. It will be an event with both in-person and virtual options.

When: May 29, 2024 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Labor & Industries, 7273 Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501

Register to attend in-person or virtually.… Read more

Reminder: Join the April HAPPEN General Membership Meeting

WHEN: April 10, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 810 6147 0109 Passcode: 571168

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Topics in this week's issue:   Message from Leadership: Vote on proposed bylaws changes by April 8 ANHPI Heritage Celebration May 29: Register to attend Mentorship Committee Seeks New Members: Apply today

Topics in this week's issue:   Proposed bylaw changes ANHPI Heritage Celebration Join the Mentorship Committee for Cohort 2 ICYMI March General Meeting Women's History Month RAIN Trainings & Transgender Day of Visibility Panel DIN RADD Awards Immigrant Heritage Month PEAR S.T.A.R. Nominations Everyone Outdoors Program 'Inspire Inclusion' this International Women's Day Disability Employment Report

 

Join us on May 29, 2024 for the ANHPI Heritage Month Celebration!

May is ANHPI Heritage Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the diversity and achievements of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. Join HAPPEN for a celebration honoring our communities' histories, cultures and contributions to Washington. It will be an event with both in-person and virtual options.

When: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, followed by a Meet & Greet session with HAPPEN Executive Leadership Team (ELT) from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Where: Labor & Industries, 7273… Read more

We have several important topics on today's agenda, including proposed bylaw changes and a community discussion regarding Anti-Asian Hate.

WHEN: TODAY March 13 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm

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May is ANHPI Heritage Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the diversity and achievements of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. Join HAPPEN for a celebration honoring our communities' histories, cultures and contributions to Washington. It will be an event with both in-person and virtual options.

When: May 29, 2024 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Details and registration to follow.

We are excited to welcome our February guest speaker, Della Chen, Director and Producer of "She Marches in Chinatown: A Documentary about the Chinese Community Girls Drill Team".

Della Chen is a documentary photographer and native Seattleite. She has been telling visual stories for weddings, families, commercial and editorial assignments for the last 20 years. She has been involved in multimedia projects about homeless advocacy and aging out of foster care. Since 2018, Della has been a teaching artist for Pablove Shutterbugs, a non-profit organization that teaches the art of… Read more