The contest has finished! The Center for the Pacific Asian Family came in 20th out of 100 in the Chase Community Giving contest. Thank you guys for your votes and for showing that we are united against violence!

While CPAF didn’t win in the end, your support certainly helped raise awareness on domestic violence and sexual assault. Please visit their website: www.nurturingchange.org and see how you can make a donation or get involved with this great organization.

Much love and God bless.

Hey guys,

We’re coming down to the wire! Please click on the button below and vote for CPAF if you haven’t already. Help spread the word and raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault.

I know it feels like such a heavy topic, but check out this YouTube clip of Alison De La Cruz’s personal testimony. I can’t help but find her story incredibly moving and powerful.

For a lighter, irreverent PSA, check out “Kim Jong Il Loves Women”

Thanks for listening, guys. And much peace and blessings.

Hey guys,

It’s MLK day today and I wanted to tell you about this amazing organization: The Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF). CPAF is a nonprofit agency that helps Asian and Pacific Islanders who are surviving sexual assault and/or domestic violence. And they need our help! Help them win $1 million by voting for them on Facebook. Voting ends January 22nd so click now! It only takes 10 seconds!

I participated in the PSA above, among artists like David Choi, Wong Fu Productions, Taiwan pop singer Vanness, and dozens of others. Just as Haiti is an urgent international cause, CPAF needs our help at home. Help us silence the violence.

“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. ” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace and blessings.

Photo by Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times

I know everyone has heard about Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. I always feel frustrated and helpless as I never know how to help out. I just learned, however, that it’s really easy to donate to the relief effort by using your cellphone. Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti. The donation will be charged to your cellphone bill.

Let’s start 2010 by showing the world we care!

AA blog BicoastalBitchin asked me to guest post my Top 10 Asian American Tracks of 2009. Read the post here! Shoutouts to CBruhs and the AA bloggers for spreading the list! It’s only the first week of 2010 but it feel like craziness already!