Media Advisory: California’s AANHPI Community Mobilizes Amid Federal Attacks for Capitol Advocacy Day
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April 15, 2025
Coalition of 75+ AANHPI Organizations Rally at Capitol to Urge State Action on April 28
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As the Trump administration escalates its assault on immigrant protections, language rights, health care access and funding for community-based services, more than 75 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organizations will come together for California AANHPI Advocacy Day at the State Capitol on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Organized by Asian Pacific American Public Affairs (APAPA), the event represents the largest statewide AANHPI advocacy mobilization since the Stop Asian Hate movement. It will kick off AAPI Heritage Month not with celebration, but with an urgent call for collective action.
Since returning to office, President Trump has moved to eliminate birthright citizenship, roll back work visas, expand deportations, dismantle language access, and target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. His administration is also slashing Medicaid and funding for culturally competent nonprofits and safety-net services for millions of AANHPI families. California’s AANHPI communities are taking action and calling for bold state leadership in the face of these attacks.
“California is home to more AANHPI residents than any other state — more than 6 million strong,” said Joe Johal, National Board Chair of APAPA. “Our Advocacy Day is a reminder that our communities are not invisible. We are organized and we are calling on our elected legislators to stand with our community.”
WHO:
More than 75 AANHPI organizations statewide, organized by APAPA, joined by community leaders, advocates, and state legislators.
WHAT:
2025 CA AANHPI Advocacy Day — Coalition organizations will advocate for key legislation that protects immigrant rights, community resources. health services, language access, and community funding.
WHEN:
Monday, April 28, 2025
10:00 AM – Rally & Press Conference
Featuring AANHPI legislators, coalition leaders, and bill authors
Stanley Mosk Library Steps – 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
APAPA, founded in 2001, has grown into a nationwide organization with leadership teams across the country, from Sacramento, the national headquarters location, to Washington, D.C. We are a community-based, non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on increasing API leadership and civic engagement at the local, state, and national level through voter registration and education, student internships with public officials, and civic leadership programs.
