Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc.

“Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the board of directors before filing.”

“The compensation of the Executive Director is discussed, reviewed, and approved annually by the Board of Directors based upon an annual performance evaluation.”

“Form 990 is available through www.guidestar.org”

“Documents are available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The CAUSE Civic Engagement Leadership Fellowship CELF is a leadership development fellowship program geared towards graduate students interested in becoming greater civic leaders for the benefit of the APA community. The CELF program was specifically designed in order to address the need to bridge the gap between local government and APA immigrant communities. In this highly intensive fellowship program, fellows are trained to reach out and actively engage APA immigrant citizens by providing an in-language education on the importance of public policy discussion and civic participation through providing increased voter education and outreach services as well as a greater access to local government. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: CAUSE & Effects is a one-of-a-kind Southern California journal publication covering local, state, and national politics from an Asian American perspective. The journal includes in-depth, opinion-based feature articles and public policy analyses, as well as thought-provoking sidebars. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: The CAUSE Veterans Initiative is a civic leadership program for veterans and active duty servicemembers who are seeking community leadership roles outside of the military. The Veterans Initiative program was specifically designed for veterans especially interested in increasing the accessibility and awareness of available veteran resources as well as learning how to effectively advocate on behalf of Asian Pacific American APA veterans issues. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Political Institute provides political skill training as well as policy discussions on issues most pressing to APAs in California for high-potential working professionals interested in learning how to effectively advocate for their communities. While the program is specifically geared towards individuals pursuing public office, the program is also open and highly recommended for individuals with community leadership roles.”