SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) elected Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) as Chair, Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) as Assembly Vice-Chair, and Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) as Senate Vice-Chair. The new leadership will transition on December 5, 2022.

SACRAMENTO, CA — We, the members of California Legislative Diversity Caucus— comprised of the California Legislative Black Caucus, California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, California Latino Legislative Caucus, California Legislative Jewish Caucus, and the California Legislative Women's Caucus—are appalled at the anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and homophobic statements made in conversation between Los Angeles City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, Gil Cedillo, and Los Angeles County Labor Federation President Ron

SACRAMENTO – The California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) commends the Governor’s recent actions to advance equity and tackle disparities. Governor Gavin Newsom recently issued an Executive Order on Equity, which reaffirms the state’s commitment to address racial disparities within government departments, by “directing state agencies and departments to take additional actions to embed equity analysis and considerations in their mission, policies, and practices.”

The Executive Order’s overarching goals and actions of the newly created Racial Equity Commission institutionalizes a clear path to address the impacts of structural and systemic racism in government.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced an Executive Order on Equity, articulating the state’s commitment to address racial disparities within government departments, policies, programs, and establishing significant steps to make equity a reality in California.

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) congratulates Carmen Chu and Jose Antonio Vargas for their respective appointments to the UC Regents and CSU Board of Trustees, and the Caucus expresses our gratitude to Governor Newsom for his AAPI appointments to oversee California’s public universities. The AAPILC has long advocated for fair AAPI participation and representation across all levels of governing boards and government, especially in education.

SACRAMENTO — In the wake of escalating violence, California has awarded $30.3 million to 12 organizations to aggressively address hate crimes by providing services to survivors and facilitating anti-hate prevention measures. A recent report by the office of California Attorney General shows that hate crimes increased by 89% over the past decade. In particular, the report noted that anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 177% in 2021.

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) is proud to announce they secured $40.5 million in the 2022-2023 budget towards addressing prominent issues with the AAPI community. The newly acquired funds allocated through AB/SB 178 and AB/SB 183 build on the success from the 2021 API Equity Budget.

SACRAMENTO — The California Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) remains committed to ensuring Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander history is taught in California schools. The AAPILC looks forward to partnering with community organizations and education resources who are already implementing AAPI curriculum programs and who have expertise in K-12 curriculum to develop a better understanding of what will be needed to ensure AAPI history is taught in our children’s classrooms.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California’s Joint Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus launches its AAPI Heritage Month activities. The month-long celebration kicks off with a social media campaign honoring its 12 honorees. Later in the month, the State Assembly and Senate will take up resolutions by Assemblymember Evan Low and by Senator Dave Min to recognize May as AAPI Heritage Month and the contributions of the AAPI community to California and the United States.

Sacramento, CA — Today, the California Joint Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Legislative Caucus celebrated APIA Heritage Month in the State Assembly and Senate. House Resolution (HR) 102 and Senate Resolution (SR) 80 were presented by Assemblymember Evan Low and Senator Dave Min to recognize May as APIA Heritage Month and the contributions of the AAPI community to California and the United States.