Washington, D.C. — On June 10, 2013, the Obama Administration made a decision to reverse its position on emergency contraception, making Plan B One-Step™ emergency contraception available over the counter for people of all ages. Miriam Yeung, Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum made the following statements: “After many, many years [...]

The National Governing Board of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum seeks energetic, visionary, fabulous, fierce nominations for new board members. NAPAWF’s Mission Founded in 1995, NAPAWF’s mission is to build a movement to advance social justice and human rights for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and girls in the United States. NAPAWF [...]

PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW! CALL VA LEGISLATORS AND TELL THEM TO OPPOSE ANTI-ASIAN ABORTION BILL Friends, We need you to call Virginia legislators NOW to tell them to oppose HB 1316, an anti-Asian abortion ban almost identical to the one we defeated at the federal level. We just learned that HB 1316, VA Delegate Bob [...]

In 2008, 6 million Americans did not vote because they missed a registration deadline or did not know how to register. In comparison to any other racial/ethnic group, the Asian community has the largest voter registration deficit. This year, we want to make sure that no one is left out. Click on the logo above [...]

 SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT! Today, after much anticipation, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The only exception was on a provision requiring states to comply with Medicaid expansion or risk losing existing funding. The Court [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Renders Mixed Decision on Harsh Immigration Law Court upholds “papers, please” provision, strikes down others WASHINGTON — Today the United States Supreme Court rendered a mixed decision, striking down portions of SB 1070, one of the harshest and most criticized immigration laws in the country, while leaving others intact. Notably, the Court [...]

New research hails achievements among Asians and Asian Americans in U.S. Advocates warn against using the findings to promote “model minority” stereotypes June 19, 2012 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today the Pew Research Center released a new demographic survey and report on Asians and Asian Americans in the United States. While the survey makes meaningful findings, [...]

Vote down of PRENDA a win for immigrant women Bill stigmatized women of color, encouraged scrutiny of women’s choices. (New York, NY)—We applaud the members of Congress who stood up for women’s health by voting down the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” known as PRENDA. As organizations representing thousands of women of color, and as women of [...]

by Miriam Yeung (NAPAWF), Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health), and Eleanor Hinton Hoytt (Black Women’s Health Imperative) For article on Huffington Post, click here.  On Wednesday, May 30, the United States House of Representatives will consider the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.” Known as “PRENDA,” the latest version of the bill (there have been [...]

by Miriam Yeung, Executive Director of NAPAWF on RH Reality Check For article on RH Reality Check, click here.  Before the clock runs out on another Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, anti-choice legislators have decided to send the Asian American community home with a parting gift. This Wednesday, HR 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) will [...]