Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today marks 80 years since the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the landmark case of Korematsu vs. United States, which ruled that Executive Order 9066 authorizing the relocation of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to incarceration camps did not violate Japanese Americans’ rights. The court affirmed the conviction of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American civil rights activist, who refused to relocate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks International Migrants Day, which honors the important contributions of migrants while recognizing the challenges they continue to face. In the United States, approximately two-thirds of Asian Americans and one-sixth of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are foreign-born.

In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) immigrant communities, CAPAC Members released the following statements: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the 81^st anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The Magnuson Act of 1943, which passed on December 17, 1943, repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law to explicitly prohibit a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States.In December 2023, CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and CAPAC Executive Member Sen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Anne Hwang as U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California and Sparkle Sooknanan as U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement:

After 14 years as Chair, Rep. Judy Chu will transition to Chair Emerita role

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) elected its leadership for the 119^th Congress, as Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) transitions to Chair Emerita. 

CAPAC Members elected the following leadership:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Amir H. Ali to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Sharad Desai to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Oregon Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. 

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued a statement in response to this week’s reporting by the Wall Street Journal about U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan and her top advisers at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The reporting describes Dr.