Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jasmine Yoon as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, who becomes the first Asian American federal judge to serve the state of Virginia. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to mark the month of Ramadan, which began last evening at sunset.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), First Vice-Chair Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) welcomes Rep. Rob Menendez (NJ-08) as a newly confirmed Associate Member for the 118th Congress, bringing the total membership of the Caucus to 76 Members of the U.S. House and Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years ago today, Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen announced changes to the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative,” including a change in name and focus to more accurately reflect the global security challenges facing the U.S. without singling out China.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members met with Neera Tanden, the Domestic Policy Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Tanden is the first Asian American to lead any of the three White House policy councils.
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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.