Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Friday night, just hours before short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expired, the House of Representatives passed a seven-day patch to keep the Department open. CAPAC Chair Congresswoman Judy Chu and CAPAC Chair Emeritus Congressman Mike Honda released the following statements:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Republican leadership’s failure to gain a majority of votes for a three week extension means that the short-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which passed last December, will expire tonight at midnight.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to welcome Dr. DJ Patil as the first White House Chief Data Scientist and new Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements regarding the Japanese Latin American experience during World War II:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. – Seventy-three years ago today, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the internment of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in observance of the Day of Remembrance:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu and CAPAC Immigration Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Honda spoke with key Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) press and community leaders to discuss the effect of the State of Texas v.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to condemn the use of excessive police force against Sureshbhai Patel, an Indian grandfather who was left partially paralyzed after an encounter will Alabama police.
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will begin publishing monthly seasonally adjusted data on Asian American employment. The announcement comes after Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) raised the importance of collecting and publishing this data during a meeting with Labor Secretary Tom Perez last Spring.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to celebrate Fred Korematsu Day:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair: