NCAPA Weekly Roundup | Oct. 9-16 - National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

Learn more about the news of the week from NCAPA and its members.

News and Updates

The “Asian Advantage” is a myth: Earlier this week, National Director Chris Kang argued against the notion of an “Asian Advantage” in response to a New York Times column that asked “Why are Asian American so successful in America?” The piece was shared widely and resulted in interviews and mentions from CNN Money and more. LEAP President and CEO Linda Akutagawa also wrote about how Asian Americans are not well represented in leadership roles in a LEAP blog. Read and continue to share Chris’ post here.

National CAPACD applauds CFPB for releasing historic rule that includes disaggregated data on AAPI in home mortgage data: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a rule Thursday on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act aimed at improving home mortgage data collection. National CAPACD applauded CFPB for making steps toward data disaggregation to better understand AAPI communities. Read their statement.

NCAPA and member groups support #ActToChange campaign: To address bullying among AAPIs, NCAPA and 22 member groups added their support to the Act to Change campaign led by WHIAAPI, the Sikh Coalition and Coalition for Asian Pacifics in Entertainment. A toolkit and resources are available in Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu and Vietnamese. We encourage you to view the site at acttochange.org, take the pledge, and follow @NCAPAtweets and @WhiteHouseAAPI for more information.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice releases data on AANHPIs in the West: The new “Community of Contrasts” report reveals a closer look at the growing AANHPI populations in the western U.S., including Arizona, Las Vegas, Hawaii and the Seattle metro area. The report features disaggregated data and information about income and educational disparities. Download the report here.

NAPAWF, SAALT, NCAPA and others submit amicus briefs on behalf of Purvi Patel: NAPAWF and SAALT are raising awareness about the story of Purvi Patel, who is serving 20 years in prison. This is the first case of a woman being convicted of feticide for inducing her own abortion.

JACL announces new fellows: Emil Trinidad started this week as JACL’s Daniel K. Inouye Fellow. Emil serves on the CAPAL board and is a co-chair of Kaya-DC. Merissa Nakamura was also announced as the Norman Y. Mineta in September and was previously the JACL Salt Lake Chapter President.