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AAAFund’s Top Posts of 2019
As we hurtle headlong into 2020, let’s take a moment to reflect back on last year’s work and growth. This work is not easy, but that’s what makes it so important. So join us for a little retrospective, because there’s no place we’d rather be than right on the frontlines of the progressive movement.
We Are Not Just Untapped Voters Anymore: We Are The New Leaders
I moved to Washington about two months ago to intern on the Hill now, but I can’t quite shake the feeling that I’m still settling in. It feels like only a couple weeks ago that I drove 14 hours from Chicago, where I’d spent the last five years with my nose mostly pressed to the grindstone of college and graduate school.
What is a Caucus? And Why is it Important for AAPI Voters?
The First in the Nation (Iowa) and First in the West (Nevada) primaries are right around the corner! But what is a caucus? How does it work? And why is it important for AAPI voters?
Canvass with Kamala Harris: Let’s Elect Kathy Tran and AAPIs Across Virginia!
Loudon County Day of Action: Oct. 26th. DAAV and Desis for Progress are co-hosting a day of action this Saturday in Loudon County to help our fellow AAPIs there who could flip the county government and state legislature blue. DNC CEO Seema Nanda will be there to give remarks to the volunteers. More info here.
AAAFund Mourns Elijah Cummings, Civil Rights Advocate
It is with a deep heart that we mourn the loss of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings.
The Asian American Action Fund Proudly Endorses More Frontline Dems
AAAFund proudly endorses and will give the top contribution amount to freshmen Democratic Congressmembers Gil Cisneros (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Harley Rouda (D-CA) in its second round of endorsements at the end of the 3rd quarter. All three are frontline Democrats who are in highly competitive districts with large Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) populations.
AAAFund Condemns New Faces PAC
The Board of the Asian American Action Fund takes issue with the New Faces PAC that burns an image of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) and tries to draw a ludicrous and disingenous comparison between AOC and the Khmer Rouge.
Members Of Congress Call On DNC To Ensure AAPI Moderator In Presidential Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, ASPIRE PAC, the political arm of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Members of Congress, sent a letter to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez calling for the DNC to ensure that at least one of the DNC-sponsored presidential debates features an AAPI moderator.
AAPI Victory Fund and Asian Americans Rising Host AAPI Democratic Presidential Forum
On September 8th for the first time in history, the Asian American and Pacific Islander community will host a Democratic Presidential Forum that will put AAPI voters at the forefront of national issues.
The Democratic National Convention: Who, What, Where, Why, and How
The Democratic National Convention Committee, often referred to as “DNCC” for short, plans and executes the largest gathering of Democrats across the country. (The convention and the organization that run it are both referred to as “DNCC.”) The fundamental purpose of the DNCC is to select the Democratic party’s nominee for President every four years.
AAAFund Decries Ending of Filipino WWII Veterans’ Parole Program
The board of the Asian American Action Fund decries the decision by the Trump Administration and Acting USCIS Commissioner Ken Cuccinelli to end two categorical parole programs that allowed family members to be reunited with loved ones – Filipino WWII Veterans Parole (FWVP) and Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) programs.