All candidates will be announced by email and on the NAAAP-Phoenix website on August 27, 2008 and email voting will be opened until September 3, at 11:59 p.m.

The election continues with paper ballots on Saturday, September 6, 2008, as part of our General Meeting and potluck. Candidates will have the opportunity to speak for up to two minutes at this event, before paper ballots are called. Emailed ballots and paper ballots will be tallied at this time. The candidate with the most votes will be elected into the position.

Positions that are up for election are below. All positions are for the one-year term, beginning in January 2009.

• Director of Marketing & Communications
• Director of Mentorship
• Director of Membership
• Director of Cultural Awareness
• Director of Professional Development
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Vice President
• President

For descriptions of each positions' responsibilities, please click here NAAAP 2009
To download an application, please click here NAAAP CANDIDATE APPLICATION
Please send any elections-related questions to the Lloyd Asato at elections@naaapphoenix.org

If you're ready to lead, NAAAP-Phoenix is ready for you!

We are now accepting nominations for next year’s board of directors.  This is your opportunity to become more involved in the direction of NAAAP-Phoenix and is an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills while meeting and networking with other local leaders in the community, government, and business circles. 

As a reminder the time line was:
August 7:  Application for vacancies on board becomes available on-line (including description of officer's responsibilities)
August 20:  Cutoff date to renew or to become a member of NAAP
August 25:  Candidate Application Deadline
September 6:  Election Day

Please send any elections-related questions to the Lloyd Asato at elections@naaapphoenix.org

For the tens of thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly interned during World War II, the scars have never healed.

Passing Poston tells the moving and haunting story of four former internees of the Poston Relocation Center. Each shadowed by a tragic past, each struggling to reconcile the trauma experienced as a youth, each still searching and yearning in the twilight of life to find his or her rightful place in this country.

A Q&A featuring Ruth Okimoto & Mary Higashi, two of the subjects in the documentary, will follow the screening.

Advance Tickets are $15 each and available by contacting Frank Koo at Frank@naaapphoenix.org

**Please note - payment must be received by the deadline of October 10
Tickets are non-refundable
(Tickets are $20 each if purchased at the door day of the event)