On Friday, July 24th the Asian Pacific American Legal Center will host a briefing to address the health care needs of Asians and Pacific Islanders and present analysis on how proposed federal health care reform legislation plans to meet those needs.
Speakers include: Assemblymember Mike Eng, Sonal Ambegaokar of the National Immigration Law Center, Yen [...]

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 16th, 2009                                    
Contact: Hala Masri (213) 241-0215
 
Asian and Pacific Islander Communities Reject Unacceptable Cuts to Services
 
Governor Slates Numerous Programs for Elimination and Dismisses Revenue-Raising Solutions  
 
Los Angeles—Members of Asian and Pacific Islander communities gathered today to demand budget solutions for the state’s $24.3 billion deficit and reject recent proposals to slash California’s most critical [...]

Los Angeles—Before signing the budget agreement reached by state legislators early Thursday morning, Governor Schwarzenegger, today, approved an additional $1.3 billion in line-item vetoes.  After tense negotiations that spanned several days, the final deal includes $14.9 billion in spending reductions, $12.5 billion in revenue increases and $5.4 billion in borrowing. Various provisions of the compromise [...]

Children’s Health Legislation Removes Significant Barriers for Immigrant Families
January 30, 2009, Los Angeles — With significant bipartisan support, the Senate, yesterday, passed reauthorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), marking a major victory for all children and their families. The measure passed 66 to 32, with both California Senators Feinstein and Boxer voting in [...]