AAPI News

August 24, 2025

Can You Really Protect Family from So Far Away?

Written by: Chris, DA Portugal In my first essay, I shared my experiences dealing with close family members who voted for and still support Trump’s lawless actions. I also researched......
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July 24, 2025

Understanding Family Members on the Other Side

Written by: Chris, DA Portugal   Is this a familiar experience? I am the daughter of Filipino immigrant parents. I am the only one in my immediate and extended family......
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May 11, 2025

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

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October 16, 2024

Addressing Disinformation in the AAPI Community

"When you think of the typical consumer of a conspiracy theory, you think of someone who’s older, maybe from a rural area, maybe a white man. You don’t think of......
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September 03, 2024

Why AAPI Votes Matter

For centuries, Asian Americans have been stereotypically regarded as quiet, submissive, and non-political. But as the Asian American population has grown over the years, we’ve shown the power of what......
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February 07, 2024

2024 - Happy Lunar New Year!

  Letter from the Chair Happy Lunar New Year from the Democrats Abroad Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus! It’s the Year of the Dragon and we hope everyone can take......
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September 05, 2023

In September: Maui Disaster Relief, AAPI Secretary of Labor, and Your Vote

  Letter from the Chair 2023 is quickly passing by and here we are in September. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and State Party AAPI groups recently met to kick......
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July 13, 2023

SCOTUS Decisions and the Future of the AAPI Caucus

As Pride Month came to an end, we continued to celebrate, but also braced ourselves for the expected rulings from the Supreme Court. As many of us expected, the rulings......
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May 17, 2023

Celebrate and Represent! AAPI Heritage Month

Letter from the Chair Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We hope you have been able to take a moment to celebrate the accomplishments in our community over......
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May 15, 2023

Recommendations for AAPI Heritage Month

Are you looking for a way to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month? We've put together a list of recommendations from our caucus members of books, music, podcasts, and more from AAPI......
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