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The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is a caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders , and who have a strong interest in advocating and promoting issues and concerning the AAPI community.
The ASPIRE PAC (short for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering Political Action Committee), formerly known as the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC (CAPAC Leadership PAC), is a United States political action committee established in 2011 by Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27). [1]
Asian Pacific Islander candidates are running against Latino opponents in districts that take in all or portions of the Eastside. Battles between Latino and Asian political candidates could ...
Lieu was born in 1969 in Taipei, Taiwan.His family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. [1]After graduating from Saint Ignatius High School in 1987, [2] Lieu studied computer science and political science at Stanford University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts ...
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus endorsed Julie Su, the Deputy Labor Secretary, to be the next Labor Secretary on Wednesday. Current Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave ...
This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. [1]
In November 2020, Su was named as a potential candidate to serve as Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration. [17] [18] Su's prospective nomination was pushed by AAPI political leaders and activists, including the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). [19] Conversely, she was opposed by business groups and congressional ...
“This anti-Asian rhetoric, many times, has to do with politicians who are trying to outdo one another,” said Rep. Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. “They ...