(Atlanta, GA) – On Thursday, September 19, 2013, The Asian American Peace Officers of Georgia (AAPOG) held their 1-Year Anniversary Celebration Inaugural ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HEROES & ADVOCATES AWARDS BANQUET on Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Oriental Pearl Seafood Restaurant in Chamblee, Georgia.
The Asian American Peace Officers of Georgia (AAPOG) is a non-profit professional organization established on September 11, 2012, for officers of Asian Pacific American heritage affiliated with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Georgia. AAPOG also gives back to the community through the AAPOG Scholarship and APA Community Outreach programs in support of its mission to promote the safety & well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in Georgia.
Honorary Banquet Chairs Japanese Consulate General Kazuo Sunaga, Philippines Honorary Consulate General Ray Donato, and Taipei Economic & Cultural Office Director General Huei-Yuan Steven Tai; and Banquet Chairs Tricia Sung, AAPOG Executive Director, Louis Tsang, AAPOG President and Assistant Chief Parole Officer, and Estrella Cramer, UPS, welcomed 200 guests from the law enforcement and Asian Pacific American community to the 1st AAPOG APA Heroes & Advocates Banquet to benefit AAPOG Scholarships & AAPOG Community Outreach programs.
The AAPOG APA Heroes & Advocates Banquet featured a number of distinguished guests, including: keynote speaker Mark F. Giuliano, FBI Atlanta Division Special Agent in Charge; Invocation speaker Leonard Leo, Atlanta Chinese Christian Church North; Georgia School Superintendent John Barge; ATF Atlanta Division Assist Special Agent in Charge Special Ray Brown; Federal Air Marshal Service Atlanta Division Special Agent in Charge Arnold Cole; Georgia Bureau of Investigations Director Vernon Keenan; and Clayton County Commission Chairman Jeffrey Turner; Gwinnett Sheriff's Office Capt. Ray Pelis; Clayton County PD Chief Gregory Porter; Brookhaven PD Chief Gary Yandura; Doraville PD Assistant Chief Major Charles Atkinson; Cobb County PD Capt. Jerry Quan; and House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams.
The AAPOG APA Heroes & Advocates Banquet was emceed by Deputy Sheriff Anu Sukumar of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office; Aparna Bhattacharyya, Raksha Executive Director; Taiwanese American Officer Chicco Shea of the Clarkston Police Department, and Crime Scene Supervisor Irene Thomson with the Gwinnett County Police Department. Sukumar, Bhatttacharyya, and Thomson are Asian Indian. Shea is Taiwanese American.
The highlight of the Banquet was AAPOG's presentation of the 1st AAPOG Asian Pacific American Peace Officer of the Year Award to Mike Grant a FBI Special Agent of Japanese American heritage and the APA of the Year Award to Marilyn Doromal, Southeast Region Chair of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA).
2013 AAPOG Community Champions Awards were given to community organizations who worked with AAPOG to promote its community service mission of improving the safety and well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in Georgia. 2013 AAPOG Community Champions Awards are the Asian Pacific American Historical Society, Atlanta Chinese Christian Church North, NAAAP-Atlanta, Raksha, Sandy Springs Police Department, Sung Ming Shu Dojo, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Yen Jing Chinese Restaurant.
The AAPOG Banquet also included a presentation of the 1st AAPOG Scholarship Awards to Tarika Dalmia (UGA), Brian Seo (Georgia Tech) and Angelique Stabile (Clayton State University). AAPOG Scholarship Awards are given to APA students pursuing studies leading to careers in law enforcement & public service. Dalmia, Seo, and Stabile were also the first class of APA youth inducted into the AAPOG Young Dragons.
Special Recognitions of Asian Pacific American community leaders by House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams included, Prof. Sutham Cobkit, Estrella Cramer, Ching Hsia, Mike Kwon, and Navneet Singh Narula.
Over the past year, AAPOG worked with many agencies and APA communities. They launched AAPOG Community Outreach Programs to visit diverse APA communities and partner on educational programs addressing firearms safety, public safety, and personal self-defense. In 2014, AAPOG looks forward to continuing community partnerships and providing multilingual outreach. About the Asian American Peace Officers of Georgia (AAPOG)
The Asian American Peace Officers of Georgia (AAPOG) was founded on September 11, 2012, as a non-profit professional organization for peace officers of Asian Pacific American heritage affiliated with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Georgia. There are approximately 70 APA officers of diverse heritages – Asian Indian, Cambodian Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, and more. AAPOG is affiliated with the National Asian Peace Officers Association (NAPOA). CAPTION: On Thursday, September 19, 2013, the Asian American Peace Officers of Georgia (AAPOG) held their 1-Year Anniversary Celebration and Inaugural AAPOG Asian Pacific American Heroes & Advocates Awards Banquet on Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Oriental Pearl Seafood Restaurant in Chamblee, Georgia. (Photo credit: Luisa Godbold)
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