By Dinah Chung, NAPAWF law intern The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR) kicked off its first in-person convening on June 12, 2008. As part of the steering committee, NAPAWF, along with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) organized this historic convening for people to [...]

Irvine, CA—On May 17, 2008 APIA Vote hosted a Presidential Town Hall at the University of California, Irvine. NAPAWF was an official supporting organization of the Town Hall and several NAPAWF members participated in this historic event. The Town Hall was significant in that it allowed the larger Asian Pacific American community to address the [...]

By Cathy Lam Dang, NAPAWF-Los Angeles member “I only want what’s the best for you. I’m willing to spend thousands on you. You need this, don’t you want to be beautiful? Imagine what you’ll look like,” she says. “Once you’re done, lose fifteen pounds and you’ll be perfect.” As I am lying on the bed [...]

By Bonnie Chan, California Young Women’s Collaborative Project Coordinator On Thursday, May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage, ruling by a historic 4-3 vote that same-sex couples now have the right to marry in California. Forwarded news stories, press releases, and celebratory emails started flooding my email inbox [...]

By Liezl Tomas Rebugio, Anti-Trafficking Project Director It is high time for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to be reauthorized. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2007, HR 3887 last December, but the Senate has yet to introduce its version. There are some really great provisions in [...]

By Bonnie Chan, California Young Women’s Collaborative Coordinator Today I find myself wanting to write about love and strangers. I’m thinking primarily about the strangers I met and talked with while in central Mexico this past January. At a remote indigenous community in the mountains near Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, I attended a small encuentro in which [...]

The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) joins workers around the world in fighting for workers’ rights today, “May Day.” Also known as International Workers’ Day, May 1st is recognized in many countries as a way to commemorate and honor the struggles and gains of workers and the labor movement. In recent years in [...]

By Liezl Tomas Rebugio, Anti-Trafficking Project Director Last week I attended the Freedom Network Conference in Decatur, GA and caught up with many kick-ass progressive advocates! It was really incredible to be among so many anti-trafficking advocates that share the human rights approach embraced by NAPAWF. Some great organizations like the Sex Workers Project at [...]

By Lisa Fu, Organizing Director I’m not a regular blogger but I do read them! Over the weekend I caught up on some big things that happened in the women of color blogosphere earlier this month. Among a few things, well-respected blogger Brownfemipower pulled her blog offline and fierce sister Jenn from Reappropriate went on [...]

By Tracy Ng, Director of Membership and Operations Back when I started at NAPAWF I remember speaking to someone that was interested in providing financial workshops for our members. I took her information, but in my mind, I was thinking that this wasn’t the right kind of programming for the folks we work with. I [...]