Recent Updates
NAPAWF Welcomes a New Orange County Chapter!
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. [...]
In Loving Memory of Joannie
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 [...]
CYWC Featured in Hyphen Magazine!
The California Young Women’s Collaborative (CYWC), NAPAWF’s sexual health program for college-aged Asian American women, was recently featured in a Hyphen magazine article. CYWC is one of the first projects in the country that focuses on women’s health issues among Asian and Pacific Islanders, combining research and social justice activism to empower young API women [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Goes Into Effect Today!
Six months ago today, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. Many significant changes start to take effect which will have a positive impact on the API community. Read more…
NAPAWF Applauds Introduction of the DREAM Act!
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently announced plans to include the DREAM Act as an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill. The DREAM Act provides an opportunity for undocumented youth to become eligible for legal status, pursue higher education, and continue to make valuable contributions to our society. In order to be eligible [...]
“Talk Story, Talk Sex” by NAPAWF Seattle Sister: Ann Kim Novakowski
NAPAWF Seattle sister, Ann Kim Novakowski, writes about reproductive justice in the International Examiner: “Within this dichotomy, there lies a common thread. This thread lies with our mothers, sisters, aunts and daughters. Women, who give birth to leaders and artists, and who in their turn, birth movements and progress. From birth to death, from first [...]
Happy Women’s Equality Day and CEDAW!
Seen as Women’s Equality Day, August 26, 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment–granting women the right to vote. Please join us in observing Women’s Equality Day by commemorating the passage of the historical 19th amendment and celebrating the victories that we have accomplished together for our API communities. Women’s Equality Day also [...]
Honoring a Founding Sister’s Life: Joannie Chang
Joannie Chang, civil rights attorney, loving partner to Luna Yasui, mother to eight week-old twin girls, and NAPAWF Founding Sister, passed on Saturday, July 31st at the age of 41 of stomach cancer. NAPAWF has been deeply touched by Joannie’s life and work. She was a fierce activist and friend to many. Please join us [...]
CYWC Fullerton “NAPAWF Boyz” Rap for API Women’s Health
The students from our California Young Women’s Collaborative have done it again! The “NAPAWF Boyz” composed and performed an amazing rap for the CYWC Girls to raise awareness of sexual health issues in the API community. Informative and real, this rap highlights our community’s (surprising) choice of contraceptives, unplanned pregnancies, and more. Find out more [...]
Support Goodwin Liu’s Nomination to the Ninth Circuit!
NAPAWF supports Professor Goodwin Liu’s nomination to serve as a federal appellate court judge on the Ninth Circuit. Anti-choice Senators have indicated that they are gearing up for a fight to oppose his confirmation. As Senator Sessions (R-AL) said, “We’ll not confirm somebody like that.” Come again? Professor Liu has an impressive academic and legal [...]
