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June 13, 2019

Washington, DC — Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced it will begin holding migrant children at Fort Sill, a military base that was once used to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II.


June 12, 2019

Washington, DC — Today, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a press conference opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed public charge rule.


June 12, 2019

Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), CAPAC Second Vice Chair, hosted a CAPAC forum on issues related to North Korea that impact the Korean American community.


June 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives today voted 237-187 to pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. This bill, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), provides a pathway to citizenship for over 2.5 million U.S.


May 31, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) confirmed 11 new Associate Members. CAPAC now has a record number of 75 members. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), the Chair of CAPAC, issued the following statement:


May 30, 2019

WASHINGTON— Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37) released the following statement on recent


May 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27) hosted a roundtable between House Leadership, CAPAC Members, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leaders on issues that impact the AAPI community.


May 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 19th is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. To observe the day, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


May 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 18, 2019, elected officials and community based organizations across the country will observe the inaugural Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. The date coincides with the birthday of Vincent Chin, whose brutal murder in 1982 sparked national outrage and led to the pan-ethnic AAPI movement that exists today.


May 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). The bi-cameral Caucus was established on May 16, 1994 by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta to ensure that federal legislation and policies reflect the needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.