Press Statements
APIAVote Welcomes Senator Leahy’s Introduction of The John Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2021
Bob Sakaniwa, Senior Policy Advisor at Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), issued the following statement after Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced the Senate version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday.
APIAVote Sends Letter to President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Push for Voting Rights Legislation
Bob Sakaniwa, Senior Policy Advisor at Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), issued the following statement in announcement of two letters APIAVote and several organizations representing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are spearheading in support of the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
APIAVote Honors Victims of 9/11, Calls for Decisive Action to Stop Hate and Discrimination
On the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, issued a statement in remembrance.
APIAVote Applauds the House Passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander Vote, issued a statement after the House of Representatives passed the “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.”
APIAVote Responds to U.S. Census Bureau’s Release of 2020 Demographic Data
Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, issued a statement after the United States Census Bureau released new demographic data from the 2020 Census to the states for the purposes of redrawing electoral districts, giving us a deeper understanding of Americans’ self-identities.
APIAVote Applauds Senate’s Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, issued the following statement after the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan infrastructure spending bill to expand the nation’s broadband, rebuild roads and bridges, and more.
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