"I Challenge the Darkness," invites students to learn about courage, human rights, and the importance of speaking truth through the story of human rights activist Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra. Scan the QR code to learn more!
Earlier this week was Vaisakhi, the spring harvest festival, a day of significance for Sikhs. We invite you to learn more about our coalition member @sikhcoalition.bsky.social and their new educational resource
🏥This Minority Health Month, learn more about the current gaps in healthcare for AANPHIs and how you can get involved by joining us on Thurs., April 23rd at 1pm et for a community briefing. RSVP at link in bio or bit.ly/bridginggaps2026
⚕️Did you know? There are over 1.1 million Asian Americans (6%) and over 63,000 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (11%) have no health insurance coverage.
Learn more on 4/23 by joining the conversation: bit.ly/bridginggaps2026
The rise in extremist rhetoric greatly concerns us. Our country is only strengthened by its diverse cultures, languages, & religions. So we call upon our elected leaders to pass gun violence prevention legislation, & to recommit to a world where understanding & religious freedom remain core values.
🕯️Today, we join sangat members in Indianapolis and Sikhs nationwide to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the April 15, 2021, mass shooting at a FedEx ground facility where eight individuals, including four Sikhs, were killed.
Today marks the five year anniversary of the deadly shooting at a FedEx ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
On April 15, 2021, eight people—including four members of the local Sikh community—were murdered by a gunman.
🗳️ With the midterm elections just 7 months away, President Trump issued an EO that endangers the right of Americans to vote by mail. These changes create chaos and confusion for voters, making it more difficult to vote.
☎️You can call the White House at: 202-456-1111 to share your concerns!
🗳️Recently, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) that endangers the right of Americans to vote by mail, otherwise known as absentee voting. Swipe through to learn more about this EO and how it may affect you.
While the president’s budget has always been viewed as a proposal to Congress in past years, the current Administration’s efforts to assert control over federal funding through the termination of grants, withholding of federal funds, and reprogramming is unprecedented.
💸Budgets are moral documents-they show what our government is prioritizing.
Unfortunately, the President’s FY2027 budget shows us he’d rather spend trillions on an unnecessary war -not making life more affordable for families.
🗣️April is Language Access Month. Among #AANHPIs over 100 languages and dialects are spoken.
📲Learn more about language access and visit NCAPA’s website: NCAPAOnline.org
📌Mary Tape fought for desegregation, and her daughter Mamie Tape’s right to a public education, laying the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education decades later.
📌Alice Wong dedicated her life to challenging ableism and the institutions that perpetuate it.
📌We remember Congresswoman Patsy Mink for her persistent fight against gender & racial discrimination, which culminated in the passage of Title IX, the landmark bill that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs, & protects students against sexual harassment.
📌Ruby Ibarra uses storytelling to share her story as a Filipina immigrant in the U.S. and connect the Filipino diaspora.
📌Kumu Hina is a Native Hawaiian transgender activist, cultural bearer working to foster understanding and acceptance, as she works to preserve Native Hawaiian culture, language and traditions.
As we close out #WHM we leave you with examples of sheroes who fought for belonging and equal opportunity for their communities, their children, and all of us.
📊55% of Asians expressed regularly experiencing assumptions of being foreign and 54% of Asians share that they’ve experienced at least one form of everyday discrimination.
That’s what NORC and the Committee of 100 found after recently polling 2,021 people nationwide.
📣State of Play📣
Swipe to read through updates from DC this week!
NCAPA’s Policy Director spoke on affordability at this week’s Voices of AAPI Communities webinar on the figures that demonstrate how families are struggling economically.
📣State of Play📣
Apologies for the delay this week. Swipe to read through updates from DC!
✨Cecilia Cruz Bamba was a legislator, and the first Indigenous woman from Guam to testify before Congress, fighting for the Chamorro people who were injured, killed, and lost land due to WWII.
✨Grace Lee Boggs was a philosopher, author, community organizer, civil rights icon & more. She fought for safe and affordable housing, anti-poverty measures, workers’ rights, Black power, and civil rights. A leading thinker, she also focused on building community & empowering youth of color.
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✨Tye Leung Schulze grew up in poverty with 7 other siblings but became a pioneer on many fronts. She was the first Asian woman to vote in America, the first Chinese woman employed by the federal government, and a champion for women’s reproductive rights.
For #WomensHistoryMonth we’re sharing this group of sheroes who exhibit many of these themes, but we specifically want to highlight their fight for freedom and democracy.
📣This year, NCAPA and its member organizations are focused on these 4 key pillars as we advocate for the well-being of our community, and tell our stories so that others will listen: Affordability, Equal opportunity, Belonging, and Freedom Democracy.
