Press Releases
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. At the forum, Frank Aum, a Senior Expert on North Korea at the US Institute of Peace, testified on security issues. Dr. KJ Seung, an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, spoke about humanitarian aid and health issues.
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. residents, including Dreamers – those eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients.
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:
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 recently uncovered documents from late-Republican strategist Thomas B. Hofeller and its implications on the Trump Administration’s inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census:
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. The conversation touched on several topics including immigration reform, the 2020 Census, voting rights, and the Muslim ban. Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05) addressed the groups on key topics of concern to the AAPI community. Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21), Rep.
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:
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. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
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. The 116th Congress includes a record 20 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Members of Congress and 73 CAPAC Members total.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the continental United States from coast to coast and ushered in a new era of American prosperity. The completion of the railroad would not have been possible without the labor of over 12,000 Chinese railroad workers who helped to build this engineering marvel even in the face of great adversity and racial discrimination.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which commemorates the history, contributions, and achievements of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout the month of May. May is officially designated as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month” by section 102 of title 36, United States Code. The observance originally began as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week,” which was established through a joint Congressional resolution in 1978.