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President Obama Meets with National API Leaders
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsExecutive Director Lisa Hasegawa of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and 14 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders met with President Obama last week to discuss issues and challenges facing AANHPI families including implementation... -
Boston Bombers — The Denial of American Grandeur
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO — As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds – from asylum, to attempts at assimilation and finally to terrorism — I hear echoes of another set of brothers from my own country, Vietnam. On April 4, 1991 three Vietnamese brothers... -
What’s In a Name? An Immigrant’s Perspective
Posted on April 16, 2013 | No CommentsBy New America Media‘s Andrew Lam Vân, Cúc, Trúc, and Trang; Dũng, Dai, Thanh and Phát. In my mother tongue these names carry music, cadence, poetry. They evoke for the listener images of clouds, peonies, bamboo, jade; acts of bravery or wishes for prosperity. In... -
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Announces New Staff for Greater Engagement with Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsWASHINGTON—RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement announcing Stephen Fong as RNC National Asian and Pacific Islander Field Director and Jason Chung as RNC National Communications Director for Asian and Pacific Islander Engagement: “I’m pleased to announce two new additions to our team... -
Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Senator Brian Schatz Demand Full Benefits for Filipino WWII Veterans Who Fought for US
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, DC- Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) yesterday introduced legislation to right an unjust wrong in our nation’s past. The bipartisan Filipino Veterans Fairness Act which has 31 House cosponsors would make good on President Franklin Roosevelt’s promise to... -
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium Announces New Executive Director
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsWashington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Ms. Son Ah Yun. She assumed her new role on March 15, 2013. Yun served... -
Signatures Needed for Petition to President Obama Seeking Apology for Chinese Exclusion Laws
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsCongress has formally expressed regret for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion laws in the late 19th Century. The Chinese Exclusion Laws involved legislation Congress passed between 1870 and 1904 that explicitly discriminated against persons of Chinese descent based on race. In 1882, Congress... -
SF Hep B Free Meets with National Leaders in D.C. & Atlanta on Efforts to End Hepatitis B Disease
Posted on March 29, 2013 | No CommentsSan Francisco, CA— A delegation from SF Hep B Free led by Honorary Chairperson Fiona Ma and Chairperson Dr. Stuart Fong met with Congressional leaders, and leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington DC and the U.S. Centers for Disease... -
Korean American Students Want You To Watch Their Music Video
Posted on March 19, 2013 | 1 CommentKorean American Vincent Ryu, a sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta, GA is hoping to have his music video “More Than The Other” receive as many YouTube views as possible by March 27, in order win his school’s Campus MovieFest Wild Card competition and is asking... -
Asian Pacific American Women Leaders Hold Majority of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Posted on March 19, 2013 | No CommentsWASHINGTON— The 113th Congress is historic with 97 representatives from multicultural communities and 100 female members. In particular, for Asian American and Pacific Islander women, this is the first time the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is composed of a majority of women....