Beginning Jan. 19, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), in collaboration with the Action for Health Justice, will launch the third annual AAPI Affordable Care Act Week of Action, a public awareness drive to encourage AAPIs to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace by Jan. 31. To enroll, individuals can […]
EDITORIAL: Good job, kids!
Children of AAPIs deserve a pat on the back. A report from AARP titled “Caregiving Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Age 50+” found 73 percent of Asian Americans ages 45–55, compared to 49 percent of the general population, say they are expected to care for their aging parents. Forty-two percent of Asian Americans say […]
AAPI community honors Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
The Seattle Japanese American Citizens League has been working closely with representatives of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe on an event to raise awareness within the AAPI community about the history, heritage and legacy of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. The AAPI and Native American communities have a proud legacy of communion and camaraderie. Throughout history, discriminatory laws and […]
NAPACSL annual meeting in Seattle
The National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL) Annual Meeting convened during the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Summit, Sunday, Aug. 2. NAPACSL brings together state legislators and legislative staff to discuss issues that concern the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. The Annual Meeting agenda reflected the current state of […]
Hernandez and Yim attend White House Summit
Dr. Jean Hernandez, Edmonds Community College President and Emily Yim, Edmonds CC Board of Trustee Chair attended a White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) at George Washington University in Washington D.C. in May. The summit was held during AAPI Heritage Month and was an unprecedented and historic all-day congregation of senior […]
Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser
By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a US immigration court April 2 on what was also Crapser’s 40th birthday. His deportation hearing is being held in Oregon in front of immigration Judge Michael […]
Lunar New Year at the White House
The White House hosted the first-ever Lunar New Year celebration at the White House on February 19, 2015. Members of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community from across the country joined together to ring in the first day of the Lunar New Year with keynotes from Administration officials, a discussion with diverse AAPI leaders, […]
API White House initiative
There was community roundtable on immigration at the Wing Luke Museum <!–more–>January 29. It was hosted by White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, and OneAmerica. The roundtable seeked to raise awareness among AAPIs on the Administration’s executive actions on immigration. (end)
Enrollment for health coverage for AAPI families
Tina Tchen, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the First Lady, is encouraging AAPI families to get health coverage. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are partnering with community groups to hold enrollment events for AAPI families to learn about […]
Help with health insurance enrollment
In response to a call for help from the White House to reach more members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community, International Community Health Services (ICHS) will hold a special enrollment event on Thursday, Jan. 29, for people to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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