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CAPAC Members Commemorate the 40^th Anniversary of the Murder of Vincent Chin

Washington, D.C. — Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the inclusion of Title IX in the Education Amendments of 1972. This law prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools and education programs. Congresswoman Patsy Mink of Hawaii, a former CAPAC Chair, was instrumental in the inclusion of Title IX, and, following her death in 2002, the law was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Biden announced the historic nomination of Dr. Arati Prabhakar to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), as well as serve as science advisor to the President. Upon confirmation, Dr.Prabhakar would be the first woman, person of color and immigrant to serve in this role. Rep. Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement: 

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Biden nominated Roopali Desai to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Upon confirmation, Desai would be the first South Asian American to serve as appellate judge on the Ninth Circuit. Rep. Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. — Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This transformative policy, enacted in 2012 by President Barack Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provides young immigrants eligibility for work permits and renewable two-year deportation deferrals. CAPAC members released the following statements:

Yesterday, CAPAC Members stood alongside President Biden at the White house as he signed Congresswoman Grace Meng and Senator Mazie Hirono’s Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act into law. This is the next step toward the creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture. CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. — In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee have released a new report on economic disparities in the AANHPI community, their contributions to the U.S. economy and the need for more disaggregated data. 

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Biden nominated Judge Florence Pan to succeed U.S. Supreme Court-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Judge Pan was confirmed by the Senate in September 2021 to become the first Asian American woman on the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and previously was a D.C. Superior Court judge. Upon confirmation, Judge Pan would be the first Chinese American to serve on the D.C. Circuit.  Rep.