Kappa Phi Lambda - in The News

In The News

In June 2009, Kappa Phi Lambda participated in and was featured as a co-sponsor of an Asian Pacific Americans for Progress AAPI House Party along with South Asians for Opportunities, Kaya: Filipino Americans for Progress, and Chinese American Citizens Alliance. The event organized groups across the nation in small groups to discuss issues relevant to the Asian American community. The house parties were connected through a phone conference which featured special guest Konrad Ng (brother-in-law to Barack Obama). Joining Konrad on the call were several Asian American members of the Obama Administration, including Judy Chu, Joe Sestack, Tammy Duckworth, and Tina Tchien. All gave some insight on what the API community can do to have its voice heard in politics and beyond, and enticed participating groups to hold discussions regarding such after the call. The goal of the House Parties was to raise awareness regarding API's interests and concerns across the nation. By stimulating discussions amongst parties, APAP was able to collect thoughts from dozens of API groups country-wide and submit them to the Obama Administration.

Kappa Phi Lambda's participating schools included Northeastern University,Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Carnegie Mellon University, Rutgers University, and University of Connecticut.