Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — July marks National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which brings awareness to the challenges racial and ethnic minorities, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), face when seeking access to care and support for their mental health needs.
CAPAC Members released the following statements:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of the tragic murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was brutally beaten to death in Highland Park, Michigan, by two white autoworkers who scapegoated him for the loss of their jobs because he was Asian American. Neither assailant served any time in prison for their crimes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Biden is announcing executive actions to: protect non-citizen spouses and step-children of Americans from deportation; establish an application process for work authorization and permanent residency for those non-citizens; and streamline work visa access for certain Dreamers.
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow marks the twelfth 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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive actions related to asylum:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) mark the start of National Immigrant Heritage Month, which began on June 1 and has been observed throughout the month of June since 2014 to celebrate immigrants and their contributions to this country.
Members write to President Biden to bestow honor posthumously
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) commemorate the third anniversary of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act being signed into law by President Biden.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, May 18, 2024, marks the sixth annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. This date falls on the birthday of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was brutally murdered in 1982 in an anti-Asian hate crime. His death ignited a national outcry, sparking a historic Asian American civil rights movement and multiracial coalition that persists today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Tri-Caucus Chairs Reps.