Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Republican Congressman Steve King offered an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5855) that would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from funding programs to ensure that Limited English Proficient (LEP) people can fully access DHS services or interact with DHS employees. The amendment passed by a vote of 224 to 189.
Washington, DC – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements opposing the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA). The bill was considered in the House of Representatives earlier today and failed to garner enough votes to pass. All 35 of CAPAC’s House Members who voted on the bill opposed it.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Obama posthumously awarded Gordon Hirabayashi the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his courageous resistance to forced relocation and internment during World War II. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32) Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), CAPAC Chair Emeritus, released the following statemen
Washington, DC – Tomorrow, May 19, 2012, marks the inaugural National Hepatitis Testing Day. The event comes one year after the Department of Health and Human Services announced its Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Hepatitis B and C disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minorities including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, who compris
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, May 19th, is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Within the AAPI community, the tragic impact of HIV/AIDS is compounded by a strong cultural stigma of shame or disgrace for the individual, family and even community. This deters many AAPIs from getting tested, which only further intensifies the health threat within the com
Washington D.C.: Today, the congresswomen of the Congressional Asian Pacific American, Black and Hispanic Caucuses held a press conference to express strong opposition to the Cantor/Adams VAWA reauthorization bill, which would roll back protections for battered immigrant women, Tribal victims, college students and LGBT victims.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, joined with Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Keith Ellison (MN-05), Michael Honda (CA-15), and Jesse Jackson, Jr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and House Democratic Leadership hosted a Congressional Ceremony on Capitol Hill to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The ceremony was moderated by Richard Lui of MSNBC and featured remarks by CAPAC Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-08), Senator Daniel K.