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Asian Americans for Equal Employment was formed in 1974 after a successful fight to include Chinese American workers in the construction of Confucius Plaza. It was involved in protests the following year after Peter Yew, an engineer, was beaten by police in Chinatown. [6] 20,000 picketers went to the New York City Hall under AAFE's leadership. [7]
The aim of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) is to elevate the political, economic, and social issues of Asians and Pacific Islanders in California by contributing to and strengthening how state government addresses the needs, issues, and concerns of the diverse and complex Asian and Pacific Islander American communities.
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) community is the fastest-growing racial group in the country. [1] The AAPI community grew 46 percent from 2000 to 2010 and will more than double to over 47 million by 2060. [ 2 ]
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanding that he take steps to reduce the growing visa backlog, an issue that has ...
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) is a Chinese American fraternal, benevolent non-profit organization founded in 1895 in San Francisco, California to secure equal rights for Americans of Chinese ancestry and to better the welfare of their communities. C.A.C.A. is the United States' oldest Asian American civil rights organization. [1]
Since 1957, 41 Asian Americans have been elected as U.S. Representatives and 9 as U.S. Senators. Hawaii was the first of four states to send an Asian American to the Senate (1959) and Illinois is the most recent state to elect a senator of similar descent for the first time (2016).
Asian Americans at the Ballot Box: The 2006 General Election in Orange County offered a comprehensive look at Asian American participation in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, including Asian American voter registration and turnout, support for candidates and ballot measures, views on immigration reform and use of bilingual voter ...
In October 2007, AAAF Board members Gautam Dutta and Caroline Fan started its blog. On May 31, 2008, the DNC awarded the AAAF blog team press credentials, one of only two Asian-American blogs, along with Sepia Mutiny, to receive them. [2] On June 10, 2008, Kelly Hu was the emcee of the AAAF's annual fundraiser. [3] [4] [5]