Written by Juliane Nguyen The California Young Women’s Collaborative (CYWC), NAPAWF’s flagship youth-led research and activism project, made its way down to Southern California in Fall 2009. CSU Fullerton’s Asian American Studies program was excited to sponsor the CYWC project last year, where 11 students led community-based participatory research regarding women’s reproductive and sexual health. [...]

Written by Jenny Huang In August, hundreds of friends, family, and colleagues gathered on both the East and West Coasts to celebrate the life of Joannie Chang. Among her many accomplishments, Joannie was a NAPAWF Founding Sister who helped to build the platform for NAPAWF soon after graduating from law school. Joannie touched the lives [...]

April 20 is Equal Pay Day, which marks the day of the year a woman stops working for free. You read that right! The average American woman works nearly four months more to be paid the same as a man working a comparable job. According to the National Women’s Law Center, the average American woman [...]

NAPAWF Statement on the House Vote on Health Reform Monday, March 22, 2010 Late last night the House of Representatives took the historic step of passing the bill that paves the way for passage of sweeping health insurance reforms that are going to help millions of people in the U.S. Thank you for taking action [...]

Asian and Pacific Islander (API) families will feel the effects of the 2010 census for the next decade. Everyone living in the United States is required by the U.S. Constitution to be counted every 10 years, regardless of citizenship or residency status. In March 2010, every household will receive a census form in the mail [...]

Success! Yesterday, an anti-abortion amendment introduced by Senators Nelson and Hatch was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 54-45.  The Nelson amendment would have mirrored the Stupak amendment that passed in the House, banning abortion coverage in public and private insurance plans that receive federal funds. Thank you for sending the right message [...]

Title: CCRF Reproductive Freedom Day Location: Sacramento, CA Link out: Click here Description: Come to Sacramento to learn about current sexual and reproductive health and justice issues, meet other activists from around the state, and tell legislators why reproductive rights are important to you and your community. This year we anticipate a high-energy schedule packed [...]

Title: NAPAWF Chapter Leader Training Location: SF Bay Area, CA Start Date: 2010-01-15 End Date: 2010-01-17

Thank you for standing up for API women and girls on December 2.  All over the country, NAPAWF members took action to send a message to our lawmakers: API women need abortion care, and we won’t stand for health reform that ignores women’s needs. Thank you for organizing call-in day activities, as NAPAWF’s Seattle chapter [...]

November 9, 2009 The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) applauds the House of Representatives for passing a historic health care reform bill on Saturday, November 7, that includes major gains for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and girls.  With the House’s reform, insurance companies would no longer be able to discriminate based [...]