Press Releases
Washington, DC (May 10, 2012)—Today, the House Armed Services Committee passed legislation that includes a provision introduced by Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), CAPAC Chair Emeritus, and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to prevent hazing in the military.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, joined with Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Keith Ellison (MN-05), Michael Honda (CA-15), and Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02) today to introduce a resolution condemning the New York Police Department’s ethnic and religious profiling and warrantless surveillance of Muslim Americans. Following the bill’s introduction, Congresswoman Chu and Representative Holt released the following statements:
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and House Democratic Leadership hosted a Congressional Ceremony on Capitol Hill to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The ceremony was moderated by Richard Lui of MSNBC and featured remarks by CAPAC Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-08), Senator Daniel K. Akaka (HI), Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), and over a dozen other Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education is requesting school districts, states and higher education institutions to share information about how they disaggregate data within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student population. The disaggregated data will allow for the needs of the highly diverse AANHPI community to be better met by identifying academic trends among the more than 45 distinct ethnicities that are currently grouped together as simply “Asian/Pacific Islander” under federal education law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate voted overwhelmingly 91 to 3 to confirm Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as well as confirming John Z. Lee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by a voice vote. Judge Nguyen is the first Asian American woman to serve as an appellate court judge and only the second Asian American currently serving at this level. Judge Lee will become the third Korean American Article III Judge in U.S. history and only the second Asian American Article III judge from Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC – Sunday marks the 130th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act being signed into law. With the stroke of his pen, President Chester A. Arthur banned all immigration and naturalization into the United States for anyone born in China. Congresswoman Chu has led the fight for an official statement of regret from the U.S. Congress. While her resolution has bipartisan support and an accompanying bill has already passed the Senate unanimously, the House has yet to act. Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the beginning of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Since its establishment in 1992, this month has been a time for all Americans to pay tribute to the contributions of generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched our nation’s history. To commemorate the month, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced H.Res. 621.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that Stuart Ishimaru has been selected to head the newly established Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI). Following the announcement, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), CAPAC Chair Emeritus, released the following statements:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements on the introduction of S. 2474, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 in the United States Senate. The bill was introduced by CAPAC Executive Board Member Senator Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii and serves as a companion bill to H.R. 2954, which was introduced in the House of Representatives last fall by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, CAPAC’s Healthcare Taskforce Chair.
WASHINGTON, DC – This Sunday, April 29th, marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the Los Angeles Civil Unrest. In the Korean American community, the riots are referred to as ‘Sa-I-Gu,’ a phrase which literally translates into ‘4-2-9.’ In remembrance of this event, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements: