This past September, APIAVote launched it's 2019-2020 cohort of youth ambassadors consisting of student organizations all across the nation. Two weekends ago, we hosted a two and a half-day training summit with 60 student leaders representing 29 schools. 60 attendees representing Asian and Pacific Islander organizations from 29 schools joined us in Washington, DC.
This past Tuesday, Representative Terri Sewell (AL-7) spoke at a press conference to introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill meant to restore key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, alongside over 14 members of Congress including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Representative John Lewis (GA-05), and Representative Judy Chu (CA-27).
In the wake of President Trump’s decision to end DACA, Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations around the nation responded with statements affirming the lives of young undocumented immigrants.
We're excited to launch the new apiavote.org website today! This new website puts the voter first—giving you easy access to voter registration information, state-by-state breakdown of election rules and deadlines, in-language pages to support our limited English proficient voters, and more.
With half a year left until Election Day, apiavote.org is built to be a hub for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters. Here are some of the things you can now do: