Hello community members,

Please join Representative Mike Honda, Chair for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, for a community forum on “Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices in Government” on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 1:30pm-5:00pm at the Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Also invited are Members of CAPAC, Members of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and Local Elected Officials.

On behalf of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP), we applaud Congressman Honda and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for this statement and have enjoyed working with them on many endeavors from our House Parties to statements like these. Personally, as a friend of Tam's, thank you.

Sincerely,

Erin Pangilinan

APAP Board Member

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Washington, DC – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) celebrate the passage of historic health care legislation. The legislation provides health care coverage to 32 million more people in the U.S., and will reduce the deficit by over $1.3 trillion over the next 20 years.

When it comes to the issue of immigration, what quickly comes to American minds? Given that reporters repeatedly write about immigrants crossing the Mexican-U.S. border, the likely response: Hispanics. This focus, unfortunately, has devolved into deleterious scapegoating of immigrants from Central and South America. This is hardly a fair burden for Hispanics to carry, as immigration realities are much more diverse.