By Aurora de Peralta Photos credit: Will Kim On the warm spring evening of May 6, 2014, many of the AAPI community’s most influential members gathered for the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) 20th annual Gala Awards Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The founder of APAICS, the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, was present to celebrate the …
Read More »Immigration Reform Coalition Vows to Keep Fighting to Reunite Families
By Jennie L. Ilustre Washington, D.C.–Asian American advocates and families, in a coalition with Latin American and African American labor, civil rights and multi-faith leaders across the country, vowed to keep fighting for family reunification visas at a highly-energized rally held on June 5 at the Capitol (Congress). “If you are for justice, make some noise,” said African American national …
Read More »CAPAC: Reuniting Families Crucial to Large-Scale Immigration Reform
By Jennie L. Ilustre Congresswoman Judy Chu (D, CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), has joined forces with other leaders to fight for family reunification in the comprehensive immigration reform bill. “There is absolutely no reason why we can’t have both family-based and work-based visa programs at the same time,” she said at the CAPAC ceremony …
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