OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates and other civil rights groups met with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last Friday.

As part of a historic partnership with the UPS Foundation, 15 graduating AAPI high school seniors will each be awarded $2,000, while 4 rising college seniors will receive $2,500 scholarships.

The groups called on the U.S. Department of Justice to meet with AAPI civil rights organizations to rebuild community trust after a federal judge ended the agency’s second attempt to prosecute Hu on Thursday.

Texas law S.B. 8, which bans a majority of abortions in the state, threatens the health of millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

While the FBI’s annual report confirms a sharp rise in attacks against Asian Americans, activists say the data fails to capture the true scope of the violence that the community has experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.

Advocates say Louisiana’s diverse Asian American population would benefit from translated FEMA and Small Business Administration resources during the recovery process.

Two weeks after meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the White House, 20+ Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocacy organizations shared concerns that the report’s release could fuel an increase in hate incidents.

Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, OCA pressed federal agencies to use all available tools to bring at-risk Afghans to safety.