President Joe Biden has appointed Helen Beaudreau, a longtime public servant and first-generation immigrant, as the new Executive Director of the White House Initiative and President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI).
Biden taps Helen Beaudreau to lead WHIAANHPI
President Biden has appointed Helen Beaudreau as the new executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), the administration announced.
White House celebrates 25 years of increasing visibility for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
The White House commemorated 25 years of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) with a lively celebration on May 13.
New Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach director named for Clinton campaign
The campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced March 24 that it was appointing Jason Tengco to serve as its new Asian American Pacific Islander outreach director. In a […]
Community and commissions want to tackle unequal student discipline
By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly Around fifty parents, youths, educators, and community members attended a Saturday afternoon event at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle Jan. 30 […]
White House groups urge APIs to enroll in health insurance by Jan. 31
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 […]
Director Sheila Burrus chosen as APEC Summit delegate
Filipino Community of Seattle Executive Director Sheila Burrus has been chosen as the official White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders delegate to attend the Asian Pacific Economic […]
Recognized! — White House introduces Filipino American History Month
By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly For the first time, the White House marked the presidential recognition of the month of October as Filipino American History Month. On October […]
Will Okamoto run again?
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Councilmember John Okamoto invited the ethnic media for a question-and-answer session May 15. Okamoto was recently appointed as councilmember as a replacement for Sally […]
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 […]