Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Bi-cameral
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.JPG
Leadership: Grace Meng
Established May 16, 1994
Members 78
Website 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. CAPAC is nonpartisan and bi-cameral.[1]

Background

The CAPAC was established on May 16, 1994. It was founded in part by former Congressman Norman Y. Mineta, who became its first Chair.[1]

Mission

Per the CAPAC's website, the mission statement of the caucus is as follows:[1]

“
  • To ensure that legislation passed by the United States Congress, to the greatest extent possible, provides for the full participation of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and reflects the concerns and needs of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities;
  • To educate other Members of Congress about the history, contributions and concerns of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 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 Native Hawaiian and/or Pacific Islands ancestry who are citizens or nationals of, residents of, or immigrants to, the United States, its territories and possessions;
  • To provide a structure to coordinate the efforts, and enhance the ability, of the Asian American, , Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Members of Congress to accomplish those goals.[2]
 ”

Issues

The CAPAC has six main issues it works to address. They include civil rights, economic development, education, healthcare, housing and immigration.[3]

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

Leadership

119th Congress

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118th Congress

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117th Congress

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116th Congress

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115th Congress

Leadership for the 115th Congress:[4]

113th Congress

Leadership for the 113th Congress:[5]

Members

119th Congress

118th Congress

117th Congress

116th Congress

115th Congress

113th Congress

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CAPAC, "Purpose, Mission & Goals," accessed January 9, 2014
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ CAPAC, "Issues," accessed January 9, 2014
  4. ↑ CAPAC, "Membership," accessed February 19, 2018
  5. ↑ CAPAC, "Membership," accessed January 9, 2014
  6. ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, "Membership," accessed August 8, 2025
  7. ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, "Membership," accessed August 8, 2025
  8. ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, "Membership," accessed August 8, 2025
  9. ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, "Membership," accessed August 8, 2025
  10. ↑ Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, "Membership," accessed August 8, 2025
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