The Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) successfully hosted the 2023 National AANHPI Unity Summit on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. from September 25-27. Over 100 AANHPI community leaders gathered to discuss key issues.
During the summit, attendees advocated for five important bills, covering topics such as discrimination, civil rights, hate crime prevention, immigration, and Asian American history education.
Video: 2023 National AANHPI Unity Summit – 5 bills
These bills are:
- Teach Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act (H.R. 3434 and S. 1702)
- Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (S. 129)
- Afghan Adjustment Act (H.R. 4627 and S. 2327)
- Preemption of Real Property Discrimination Act (H.R. 3697)
- Eliminating Backlogs Act (H.R. 1535)
Organizations like Asian Culture And Education Society USA (ACAESUSA), Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), United Chinese American (UCA), The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA), New Portland Foundation, My Sister House, Polynesian Association of Alaska and South Asian Women’s Network…, those are members of AAUC, joined hands for the summit. The event also featured prominent guests, including Senator Richard Blumenthal and several Representatives who discussed legislative priorities, including Connecticut’s Senior Senator Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Illinois), Rep. Grace Meng (New York), Rep. Judy Chu (California), and Rep. Shri Thanedar (Michigan).
Additionally, the summit marked the launch of the online AAPI Community Hub Project, creating the largest network of AAPI nonprofit organizations, totaling approximately 15,000 members.
Several individuals received awards for their contributions, including:
- US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, honored with the Dilip Singh Saund Political Leadership Award.
- US Rep. Grace Meng, recipient of the Norman Mineta Public Service Award.
- Dr. Romesh Japra, celebrated with the Community Service Award.
- Mr. C. C. Yin, acknowledged as Philanthropist of the Year.
- Ms. Tammalivis Salanoa, presented with the President’s Young Person Award.
- Ms. Jessica Wu, recipient of the President’s Youth Awards.
From Left to Right: Lusisana Hansen (Alaska), Jack Hanna (Oregon), Angela Anand (Virginia), Mary Jin (California), Dr. Romesh Japra (California), Norman Mineta, Rep. Grace Meng (New York), Tammalivis Salanoa (Alaska), Dr. S.K. Lo (Minnesota), Dr. Thomas Abraham (Connecticut), Yen Marshall (California), and Jan Xie (Texas).
The speakers also include David Inoue, Cindy Tsai, Grace Yu, Suhag Shukla and Edgar Chen… who shared their insights and expertise. The summit concluded with a congressional reception featuring discussions on community engagement in Congress.
On September 27, a delegation of 20 community leaders attended a White House Briefing to address the issues discussed during their congressional visit. These leaders are: SK Lo, Yen Marshall, Jack Hanna, Jacob Harrer, Marsha Golangco, Angela Anand, Lucy Hansen, Grace Yu, Dani Canaleta, Elijah Matamoro, Romesh Japra, Tammalivis Salanoa, Helen Hsueh, Regina Burnley, Shaline DeGuzman, Lalita Kaul, Indrani Davaluri, Yasmine Padamesee, Shobhana Verma and Jan Xie.
It was a highly successful summit, thanks to the efforts of AAUC President Dr. SK Lo and her team. They will continue to create a community platform for all AAPI organizations and leaders to interact and collaborate on vital community issues.
2023 年全国 AANHPI 团结峰会
美国亚裔联盟（AAUC）于9月25日至27日在华盛顿特区国会山成功举办了2023年全国亚裔美国人和华裔美国人团结峰会。100 多名亚裔美国人、华裔美国人和印度裔美国人社区领袖齐聚一堂，讨论关键问题。
峰会期间，与会者为五项重要法案进行了宣传，涉及的主题包括歧视、公民权利、仇恨犯罪预防、移民和亚裔美国人历史教育。
视频： 2023 年全国亚裔美国人和华裔美国人团结峰会 – 5 项议案
这些法案是
《教授亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民历史法案》（H.R. 3434 和 S. 1702）
《韩国松-高井公民自由保护法》（Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act）（S. 129
《阿富汗调整法》（H.R. 4627 和 S. 2327）
《不动产歧视豁免法》（H.R. 3697）
《消除积压法案》（H.R. 1535）
美国亚洲文化与教育协会（ACAESUSA）、印度裔全球组织（GOPIO）、美国华人联盟（UCA）、美国亚太裔公共事务协会（APAPA）、My Sister House, New Portland Foundation, 阿拉斯加波利尼西亚人协会（Polynesian Association of Alaska）和南亚妇女联盟（South Asian Women’s Network）……等全美亚裔大会成员组织共同参与了此次峰会。参议员理查德-布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal）和几位众议员也出席了此次活动，他们讨论了立法优先事项，其中包括康涅狄格州资深参议员理查德-布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal）、众议员拉贾-克里希纳莫尔西（Raja Krishnamoorthi）（伊利诺伊州）、众议员孟昭文（Grace Meng）（纽约州）、众议员趙美心（Judy Chu）（加利福尼亚州）和众议员施里-塔内达尔（Shri Thanedar）（密歇根州）。
此外，峰会还标志着在线亚太裔社区枢纽项目的启动，该项目创建了最大的亚太裔非营利组织网络，共有约 15,000 名成员。
一些个人因其贡献而获奖，其中包括
美国众议院议员 Raja Krishnamoorthi 荣获 “迪利普-辛格-桑德政治领袖奖”。
美国众议院议员孟昭文（Grace Meng），诺曼-米内塔公共服务奖（Norman Mineta Public Service Award）获得者。
荣获社区服务奖的 Romesh Japra 博士。
年度慈善家 C. C. Yin 先生。
Tammalivis Salanoa 女士，荣获President’s Young Person Award奖。
获得President’s Youth Awards.的 Jessica Wu 女士。
From Left to Right: Lusisana Hansen (Alaska), Jack Hanna (Oregon), Angela Anand (Virginia), Mary Jin (California), Dr. Romesh Japra (California), Norman Mineta, Rep. Grace Meng (New York), Tammalivis Salanoa (Alaska), Dr. S.K. Lo (Minnesota), Dr. Thomas Abraham (Connecticut), Yen Marshall (California), and Jan Xie (Texas).
The speakers also include David Inoue, Cindy Tsai, Grace Wang, Suhag Shukla and Edgar Chen… 峰会最后举行了国会招待会，讨论了社区参与国会事务的问题。
9 月 27 日，由 20 位社区领袖组成的代表团出席了白宫简报会，讨论了他们在国会访问期间讨论的问题。这些领导人是 他们是：SK Lo、Yen Marshall、Jack Hanna、Jacob Harrer、Marsha Golangco、Angela Anand、Lucy Hansen、Grace Yu、Dani Canaleta、Elijah Matamoro、Romesh Japra、Tammalivis Salanoa、Helen Hsueh、Regina Burnley、Shaline DeGuzman、Lalita Kaul、Indrani Davaluri、Yasmine Padamesee , Shobhana Verma and Jan Xie.
这次峰会非常成功，这要归功于美国亚裔联盟SK Lo博士及其团队的努力。他们将继续为所有亚太裔组织和领袖创建一个社区平台，就重要的社区问题进行互动和合作。