Washington, DC – Today, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is proud to release the 2014 Congressional Voter Guide. To better educate the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, APALA’s voter guide provides a report on a variety of actions taken by members of the 113th U.S. Congress. Critical legislation regarding Minimum Wage, Equal Pay, Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Immigration Reform and others that greatly impact the AAPI community are decided by our elected officials in Congress.
The 2013 Census Bureau estimates that nearly 19.4 million AAPIs reside in America today. “As our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community continues to grow, so does our collective political power,” said Gregory Cendana, APALA Executive Director. “Our Every Vote Counts political program furthers the mission of APALA by supporting AAPI civic engagement through involvement in voter registration, education, mobilization and protection.”
“With the 2014 midterm election less than a month away, APALA will continue to make phone calls, knock on doors, and do whatever is necessary to ensure that the AAPI community is informed and ready to vote,” said Johana Puno Hester, APALA National President. The 2014 Congressional Voter Guide was developed to hold elected officials accountable on issues pertaining to AAPI worker, immigrant and civil rights. “By voting for candidates who fight for economic justice, support worker, immigrant, and civil rights, we protect the interests of our community and empower all of us. APALA believes every vote counts.”
To ensure our collective AAPI voice is heard and represented, APALA is encouraging members and partners to sign up to phone bank and volunteer be poll monitors/ poll workers. Only by becoming more involved in the electoral and legislative process can we influence government to become more responsive to our issues. ###
The 2013 Census Bureau estimates that nearly 19.4 million AAPIs reside in America today. “As our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community continues to grow, so does our collective political power,” said Gregory Cendana, APALA Executive Director. “Our Every Vote Counts political program furthers the mission of APALA by supporting AAPI civic engagement through involvement in voter registration, education, mobilization and protection.”
“With the 2014 midterm election less than a month away, APALA will continue to make phone calls, knock on doors, and do whatever is necessary to ensure that the AAPI community is informed and ready to vote,” said Johana Puno Hester, APALA National President. The 2014 Congressional Voter Guide was developed to hold elected officials accountable on issues pertaining to AAPI worker, immigrant and civil rights. “By voting for candidates who fight for economic justice, support worker, immigrant, and civil rights, we protect the interests of our community and empower all of us. APALA believes every vote counts.”
To ensure our collective AAPI voice is heard and represented, APALA is encouraging members and partners to sign up to phone bank and volunteer be poll monitors/ poll workers. Only by becoming more involved in the electoral and legislative process can we influence government to become more responsive to our issues. ###
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