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Office of Communications April 29, 2016 White House to Recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling “Champions of Change” WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 4, the White House recognizes ten individuals from across the country as “White House Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, the White House and are celebrating artists and advocates who have used unique channels and diverse platforms to tell powerful stories, increase awareness around key AAPI issues, and encourage diversity and inclusion in all sectors of society. These ten individuals were selected for their leadership and tireless work to raise the visibility of diverse AAPI experiences and create dialogue around issues the community faces. The event features remarks by Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady Tina Tchen, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu, and White House Initiative on AAPIs Executive Director Doua Thor. Panels with the Champions of Change will be moderated by Phil Yu, blogger of Angry Asian Man, and Jeanny Kim, Acting Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. The Champions of Change program was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities. Follow the conversation at #WHChamps. See fill list of Champions of Change. Posted on 30th Apr • Transgender Student Unable to Walk With Graduating Class - ABC National News. An acclaimed documentary about a Honolulu transgender teacher, her halau, a particularly remarkable student and mahu identity, has been nominated for a prestigious GLAAD Media Award, often referred to as the Oscar for LGBT film and television. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile recognitions for the 2014 feature, which is nominated in the Best Documentary category for the annual awards presented by the. It was featured in 2015 as part of PBS’s award-winning Independent Lens series and in some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, including Berlin, Toronto, Beijing and Budapest. Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson of Honolulu, whose previous films Out in the Silence and Otros Amores have earned prominence and acclaim including an Emmy Award and feature treatment on PBS, are the first Hawaii filmmakers to have a project nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Kumu Hina, right, instructs members of her halau or hula school. Kumu Hina is both a teacher and a mahu, or transgender woman. In the documentary category, Kumu Hina is up against four other nominees, including a biopic on 1950s-60s sex symbol Tab Hunter and two men who in 1975 became one of the first same-sex couples in the world to legally marry. Wilson said it’s particularly noteworthy that Kumu Hina was nominated in a breakout year for transgender issues around the world. “In a year when a record number of nominees included transgender people or characters, Kumu Hina introduced the world to the Hawaiian philosophy of honoring and respecting mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit,” Wilson said. “The GLAAD nod is symbolic of the growing recognition of all that Hawaii and Hawaiian culture have to offer beyond the tourist brochures.” In fact, 75 of the 147 nominees this year include transgender characters or issues, according to GLAAD, which released the nominations earlier this week. At GLAAD’s 27 th annual awards ceremony scheduled for April 2 in Beverly Hills and May 14 in New York include The Danish Girl, Carol, Orange Is The New Black, Transparent, Modern Family, How To Get Away With Murder and Empire. Posted on 30th Jan • KUMU HINA Nominated for GLAAD Media Award Posted on 28th Jan • 'A Place in the Middle' Included in New Resource: 'Expanding Gender: Youth Out Front' Posted on 26th Jan • Making Democracy Work -- A League of Women Voters interview with Kumu Hina Posted on 25th Jan • 'Mahu Demonstrate Hawaii’s Shifting Attitudes Toward LGBT Life' - Al Jazeera Advocates say gender tolerance, common in Hawaiian society, has been weakened by US influences by Jon Letman, - January 9, 2016. LIHUE, Hawaii — Growing up in the largely Hawaiian community of Waianae on the west side of Oahu, Kalani Young enjoyed a diverse upbringing that included attending Catholic, Mormon and evangelical churches and a Buddhist temple, in addition to prayers and rituals rooted in Hawaiian spirituality. However Young also recalled being an effeminate young boy who was bullied by male family members who, she said, wanted to “beat the girl out of her.” The 33-year-old identifies as — a gender role in traditional Hawaiian society that refers to people who exhibit both feminine and masculine traits. “You’re someone in the middle. That’s all it means,” said Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a hula and Hawaiian studies teacher on Oahu, about the mahu term, which she prefers to transgender for its inclusivity. Known as a multicultural melting pot, Hawaii is often portrayed as among the most in the country based on its support for progressive positions on issues like,. Hawaii became the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2013 and the state, enacted in 1959, protects equal rights for all sexes. However LGBT communities undoubtedly still face discrimination in the Aloha State, a fact some advocates attribute to the imposition of Western values on the Hawaiian people that began in the 18th century. In a highly publicized case in March 2015, Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero, vacationing on Oahu, were confronted by an off-duty Honolulu police officer after kissing one another in a supermarket. The encounter led to a physical altercation and the couple’s arrest and imprisonment. Generated national attention and a lawsuit filed against the 26-year veteran police officer and the City and County of Honolulu. ![]() The couple’s attorney, Eric Seitz, said this was the first such case that he’d heard of in Hawaii. “[T]he police officer acted in an outrageous manner, based upon his own moral outrage, and the police and prosecutor subjected our clients to a period of incarceration and a felony prosecution that should never have occurred,” Seitz said in an email. The Honolulu Police Department confirmed that the officer involved in the incident remains on full duty. The Transgender Law Center as “medium” for its laws promoting LGBT equality. Twenty-one states have an equal or higher ranking. LGBT advocates say Hawaii’s native culture traditionally accepted more nuanced gender roles, and current attitudes toward gender and sexual identity in Hawaii have been affected by colonization, land seizures, the suppression of Hawaiian language and culture, and the imposition of moral codes by Western missionaries. Before Hawaiians’ contact with outsiders, for example, Wong-Kalu says mahu individuals were respected, but faced increasing intolerance as native Hawaiians were supplanted by colonial settlers. The term, once used respectfully, has been appropriated and displaced, said Wong-Kalu, who contends that today’s lack of acceptance is the result of colonization. “Our own culture is used against us,” she said. “ Mahu are denigrated and disrespected because of the imposition of foreign ideology.” Gender-based prejudice can be found at every level of society in Hawaii, including workplaces, houses of worship and schools. As in the continental U.S., the question of which bathroom they can use can be a source of uncertainty for LGBT students. Mandy Finlay, advocacy coordinator at the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, wants Hawaii’s Department of Education to clarify its policies on school restrooms and locker room use for LGBT students, and “whether forcing kids to use a separate restroom constitutes any sort of discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sex.” In a written statement, the Hawaii State Department of Education responded, “The Department is actively working with schools on guidelines regarding transgender students and bathroom access. In the meantime, schools work with students who identify as transgender on appropriate accommodations.” In Hawaii as across the country, transgender persons face a wide range of problems from discrimination by employers, landlords and in the public sector to higher rates of substance abuse,, health problems and suicide attempts. Hawaii’s largest insurance provider, Hawaii Medical Service Association, does not offer coverage for gender reassignment procedures and treatments. Kyle Kajihiro, a board member with, said the most pressing issues in the struggle for LGBT equality in Hawaii are jobs and housing. “There is still aggression and discrimination happening below the radar,” he said. “You don’t see it but it’s happening every day and it’s still a big problem.” Meanwhile, same sex wedding tourism is in the islands as the impact of LGBT visitors grows while still appearing to fall short of by the University of Hawaii. Kathryn Xian, a human rights advocate based in Honolulu, recalled how during Hawaii’s campaign for marriage equality in the late 1990s, outside groups opposed to same-sex marriage funneled money and an anti-gay message that homosexuality was being “imported” into Hawaii.
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