Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
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| Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus | |
| Bi-cameral | |
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| Leadership: | Judy Chu (D-CA) |
| Established | May 16, 1994 |
| Members | 41 |
| Website | Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus |
The Congressional Asian Caucus (CAPAC) is composed of members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and members who have a strong dedication to promoting the well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.[1] CAPAC is nonpartisan and bi-cameral.[1]
Congresswoman Judy Chu became CAPAC Chair in February 2011.[1]
Mission
The mission of CAPAC is:[2]
- To ensure that legislation passed by the United States Congress, to the greatest extent possible, provides for the full participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and reflects the concerns and needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities;
- To educate other Members of Congress about the history, contributions and concerns of Asian American and Pacific Islanders;
- To work with other Members and Caucuses to protect and advance the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans;
- To establish policies on legislation and issues relating to persons of Asian and/or Pacific Islands ancestry who are citizens or nationals of, residents of, or immigrants to, the United States, its territories and possessions; and
- To provide a structure to coordinate the efforts, and enhance the ability, of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Members of Congress to accomplish those goals.
Leadership
117th Congress
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- Chair: Rep. Judy Chu
- First Vice-Chair: Rep. Grace Meng
- Second Vice-Chair: Rep. Mark Takano
- Whip: Rep. Ted Lieu
- Freshman Representative: Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele
116th Congress
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- Chair: Rep. Judy Chu
- First Vice-Chair: Rep. Grace Meng
- Second Vice-Chair: Rep. Mark Takano
- Whip: Rep. Ted Lieu
115th Congress
Leadership for the 115th Congress:[3]
113th Congress
Leadership for the 113th Congress:[4]
- Chair: Rep. Judy Chu
- Vice-Chair: Delegate Madeleine Bordallo
- Whip: Rep. Mark Takano
- Chair Emeritus: Rep. Mike Honda
History
CAPAC was established on May 16, 1994.[1]
Rep. Norman Mineta, one of the founders of CAPAC, was its first Chair.[1]
Since then, the Caucus has been led by four other prominent Asian American and Pacific Islander Members of Congress: Patsy Mink of Hawaii, Robert A. Underwood of Guam, David Wu of Oregon and Mike Honda of California.[1]
Members
117th Congress
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|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Judy Chu - Chair |  |
California |
| Rep. Grace Meng - First Vice-Chair | |
New York |
| Rep. Mark Takano - Second Vice-Chair | |
California |
| Rep. Ted Lieu - Whip | |
California |
| Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele - Freshman Representative | |
Hawaii |
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|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth | |
Illinois |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono | |
Hawaii |
| Sen. Brian Schatz | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Ami Bera | |
California |
| Rep. Ed Case | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Jimmy Gomez | |
California |
| Rep. Al Green | |
Texas |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal | |
Washington |
| Rep. Ro Khanna | |
California |
| Rep. Andy Kim | |
New Jersey |
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
Illinois |
| Rep. Barbara Lee | |
California |
| Rep. Doris O. Matsui | |
California |
| Rep. Stephanie Murphy | |
Florida |
| Rep. Michael San Nicolas | |
Guam |
| Rep. Bobby Scott | |
Virginia |
| Rep. Marilyn Strickland | |
Washington |
116th Congress
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|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Judy Chu - Chair | |
California |
| Rep. Grace Meng - First Vice-Chair | |
New York |
| Rep. Mark Takano - Second Vice-Chair | |
California |
| Rep. Ted Lieu - Whip | |
California |
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|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth | |
Illinois |
| Sen. Kamala Harris | |
California |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono | |
Hawaii |
| Sen. Brian Schatz | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Ami Bera | |
California |
| Rep. Ed Case | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Gil Cisneros | |
California |
| Rep. TJ Cox | |
California |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Jimmy Gomez | |
California |
| Rep. Al Green | |
Texas |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal | |
Washington |
| Rep. Ro Khanna | |
California |
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
Illinois |
| Rep. Barbara Lee | |
California |
| Rep. Doris O. Matsui | |
California |
| Rep. Stephanie Murphy | |
Florida |
| Rep. Gregorio Sablan | |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| Rep. Michael San Nicolas | |
Guam |
| Rep. Bobby Scott | |
Virginia |
115th Congress
| CAPAC Leadership[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Judy Chu - Chair | |
California |
| Rep. Madeleine Bordallo - Vice-Chair | |
Guam |
| Rep. Ted Lieu - Whip | |
California |
| CAPAC Executive Board Members[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth | |
Illinois |
| Sen. Kamala Harris | |
California |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono | |
Hawaii |
| Sen. Brian Schatz | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Ami Bera | |
California |
| Rep. Jimmy Gomez | |
California |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Al Green | |
Texas |
| Rep. Colleen Hanabusa | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal | |
Washington |
| Rep. Ro Khanna | |
California |
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
Illinois |
| Rep. Barbara Lee | |
California |
| Rep. Doris Matsui | |
California |
| Rep. Grace Meng | |
New York |
| Rep. Stephanie Murphy | |
Florida |
| Rep. Gregorio Sablan | |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| Rep. Bobby Scott | |
Virginia |
| Rep. Mark Takano | |
California |
113th Congress
| CAPAC Leadership[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Judy Chu - Chair | |
California |
| Delegate Madeleine Bordallo- Vice-Chair | |
Guam |
| Rep. Mark Takano - Whip | |
California |
| Rep. Mike Honda - Chair Emeritus | |
California |
| CAPAC Executive Board Members[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono | |
Hawaii |
| Sen. Brian Schatz | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Xavier Becerra | |
California |
| Rep. Ami Bera | |
California |
| Rep. Tammy Duckworth | |
Illinois |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Al Green | |
Texas |
| Rep. Colleen Hanabusa | |
Hawaii |
| Rep. Barbara Lee | |
California |
| Rep. Doris Matsui | |
California |
| Rep. Grace Meng | |
New York |
| Delegate Gregorio Sablan | |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| Delegate Eni Faleomavaega | |
American Samoa |
| Rep. Bobby Scott | |
Virginia |
| CAPAC Associate Board Members[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Gerry Connolly | |
Virginia |
| Rep. John Conyers, Jr. | |
Illinois |
| Rep. Joseph Crowley | |
New York |
| Rep. Susan Davis | |
California |
| Rep. Anna Eshoo | |
California |
| Rep. Marcia Fudge | |
Ohio |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva | |
Arizona |
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren | |
California |
| Rep. Alan Lowenthal | |
California |
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney | |
New York |
| Rep. Jerry McNerney | |
California |
| Rep. Grace Napolitano | |
California |
| Rep. Scott Peters | |
California |
| Rep. Charles Rangel | |
New York |
| Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | |
California |
| Rep. Linda Sanchez | |
California |
| Rep. Loretta Sanchez | |
California |
| Rep. Adam Schiff | |
California |
| Rep. Brad Sherman | |
California |
| Rep. Adam Smith | |
Washington |
| Rep. Jackie Speier | |
California |
| Rep. Eric Swalwell | |
California |
| Rep. Chris Van Hollen | |
Maryland |
Task forces
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is made up of the following task forces:[11]
- Civil Rights Taskforce
- Economic Development Taskforce
- Education Taskforce
- Healthcare Taskforce
- Housing Taskforce
- Immigration Taskforce
Issues
The CAPAC has six main issues it works to address. They include civil rights, economic development, education, healthcare, housing and immigration.[12]
Civil Rights
- Oppose Racial and Religious Discrimination
- Protect Voting Rights
- Promote Language Access
Economic Development
- Promote Access to Capital
- Promote Access to Contracting and Procurement
- Promote Workforce Diversity for AAPIs in the Public and Private Sectors
- Support Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act
Education
- Increase and Improve Data on AAPI Students
- Ensure Sustainable Funding and Support to the AANAPISI Program
- Improve Capacity of Educational Institutions to Serve AAPIs
- Improve Assessment of AAPI Students, Especially AAPI English Language Learners (ELLs
- Improve Teacher Preparation and Quality
- Improve AAPI Parental Involvement Programs
- Increase Availability of Early Childhood Education
- Safe Environments for All Students
- Strengthen Title IV, Part A, of the ESEA covering “Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities” by requiring schools to take additional steps to prevent, keep records of, and report bullying and harassment, and to educate school staff and students about these issues.
- Enable OCR regional offices to pursue more discrimination and harassment claims.
Healthcare
- Expand Access to Healthcare
- Ensure Culturally Competent and Linguistically Appropriate Care
- Improve Data Collection and Health Research
- Prioritize Prevention and Public Health
Housing
- Defend Critical Housing and Community Development Programs from Cuts
- Advocate for Reforms in Secondary Mortgage Market
- Support Community and Economic Development Programs
- Expand and Preserve Supply of Affordable Rental Housing
- Eliminate Abusive and Fraudulent Lending Practices
- Expand Access to Financial Services and Financial Education
- Support Increasing Native Hawaiian Homeownership
- Promote Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Immigration
- Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Support Family Reunification for Filipino WWII Veterans
- Restore Due Process for Immigrants
- Promote Access to Citizenship and Integration of AAPI Immigrants
- Oppose Birthright Citizenship Proposals
- Oppose Mandatory, Nationwide Implementation of E-Verify
- Oppose Federal Programs that Authorize State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Laws
- Support Administrative Relief for Parents of U.S. Citizen Children, Parents of DREAM students, and DREAM students
- Support SSI for Elderly and Disabled Refugees
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Congressional + Asian + Pacific + American + Caucus"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 CAPAC, "Purpose, Mission & Goals," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ CAPAC, "Purpose, Mission & Goals," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ CAPAC, "Membership," accessed February 19, 2018
- ↑ CAPAC, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Cacus, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ CAPAC, "Task Force Chairs," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ CAPAC, "Issues," accessed January 9, 2014
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