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WASHINGTON, D.C. — CAPAC Members and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statements to welcome the Lunar New Year, which begins tomorrow on Saturday, February 10, marking the start of Year of the Dragon:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks Fred Korematsu Day, the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American civil rights activist who objected to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow marks seven years since former President Donald Trump first issued Executive Order 13769, which restricted travel to the U.S. from several Muslim-majority countries and prohibited refugees from entering the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago today, a gunman sought out and killed seven people and injured one at two farms in Half Moon Bay, California. The victims included five individuals of Chinese descent and two individuals of Mexican descent who were all immigrants and farmworkers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, January 21, 2024, marks the 50^th anniversary of the landmark 1974 Supreme Court case Lau v. Nichols, which created the legal basis for bilingual education and language access services and expanded rights for students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sunday, January 21, 2024, will mark one year since a gunman entered Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, and opened fire, murdering 11 individuals and seriously wounding 9 others.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Ahead of Saturday, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in celebration of Korean American Day, which commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States on January 13, 1903, and honors the diverse