Title: National Low-Income Immigrant Rights ConferenceLocation: Arlington, VALink out: Click hereDescription: Hosted by the National Immigration Law Center, this conference brings together community leaders, organizers, attorneys, and advocates from around the country to share information and experiences and to develop strategies around some of the core issues affecting low-income immigrants.Start Date: 2009-12-06End Date: 2009-12-08

November 13, 2009
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), and California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) commend the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for taking the critical final step in removing a mandatory vaccination requirement for immigrant women and girls to receive the HPV vaccine. Today, [...]

NAPAWF is proud to cosponsor APALA’s First National Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights Hearing.  For more information, click here.  To RSVP, email Anna Stuart.

Washington, DC – On October 27th, Women of Color United for Health Reform, a national coalition led by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and the Black Women’s Health Imperative, held a National Call-In Day for women of color to urge passage of real health reform. Over [...]

November 2, 2009
Washington, DC – Today, the Administration took the final step in lifting the 22-year ban on travel and immigration by HIV-positive individuals by publishing the final rule to remove the ban in the Federal Register.
Last Friday, the President signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 into law and announced the [...]

Dear NAPAWF members,
Thank you for keeping the momentum for immigrant justice going! There has been an overwhelming number of responses to the immigration community survey and some very powerful stories shared. The survey will remain open until Aug. 31, at which point we will report back with stats and findings. Be sure to take the [...]