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February 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night in an appearance on Fox News, Rep. Lance Gooden’s (TX-05) questioned Rep. Judy Chu’s (CA-28) competency and loyalty to the United States. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members issued the following statement:


February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II.


February 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, CAPAC’s leadership team, including Chair Judy Chu (CA-28), First Vice-Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Second Vice-Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Whip Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Freshman Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) issued the following joint statement addressing eff


February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) formally endorsed Julie A. Su to be the nation’s next Secretary of Labor.


February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address:


February 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries named four Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members, including three Asian American Members, to serve on the House of Representatives Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.


February 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in the aftermath of the tragedies in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, California, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) endorsed the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2023. CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) announced the Caucus’ endorsement at a press conference for the bill’s introduction today, alongside its main author Rep.


January 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks Fred Korematsu Day, the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American civil rights activist who objected to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.