Washington, DC – The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) commends the ten Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPIs) commissioners who have resigned from the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs in protest to the administration’s recent racist, hateful, and xenophobic policies. APALA issued the following statement from Gregory A. Cendana, APALA Executive Director and Executive Committee member of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.
“These ten commissioners have chosen the side of resistance and should be lauded. Their leadership and bravery to take a stand against the administration’s hateful policies and rhetoric reinforces the fact that this administration is not normal and is incredibly dangerous for the lives and freedom for not just AAPIs but all people of color. Our diverse communities – immigrants, refugees, Muslims, women, LGBTQ communities -- strengthen the fabric of our country, and I’m hopeful that more leaders will step up to resist and fight back against the fascism that’s ensuing.”
Read the full letter from the commissioners here.
“These ten commissioners have chosen the side of resistance and should be lauded. Their leadership and bravery to take a stand against the administration’s hateful policies and rhetoric reinforces the fact that this administration is not normal and is incredibly dangerous for the lives and freedom for not just AAPIs but all people of color. Our diverse communities – immigrants, refugees, Muslims, women, LGBTQ communities -- strengthen the fabric of our country, and I’m hopeful that more leaders will step up to resist and fight back against the fascism that’s ensuing.”
Read the full letter from the commissioners here.
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