National advocacy group condemns incoming administration’s agenda, mobilizes to defend reproductive rights and immigrant justice

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2024
Contact: Virginia Lucy, media@napawf.org

Washington D.C. – The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) stands ready to confront the challenges posed by the incoming Trump administration, whose agenda threatens reproductive rights, immigrant protections, and the well-being of communities of color. 

As an advocacy group for AAPI women and gender expansive people, NAPAWF is resolved to defend the rights of Black, brown, immigrant, and LGBTQIA+ communities from policies that would roll back hard-won protections and human rights. NAPAWF calls on the AAPI community and allies to join a united front against the incoming administration’s authoritarian agenda and its efforts to dismantle reproductive and immigrant rights.

Sung Yeon Choimorrow, NAPAWF’s Executive Director issued the following statement: 

“The outcome of this election sets us on a difficult path to secure a just future for reproductive rights. Trump’s proposed policies will deeply harm AAPI women and gender-expansive communities. Although this isn’t the fight we hoped for, it’s one we are prepared to face head-on, with our livelihoods on the line. 

“We have faced these threats before, and we will mobilize our communities again to protect the rights and safety of AAPI women and gender-expansive individuals,” said Choimorrow. “Our communities will not be disenfranchised. Together, we will stand firm against any rollback of the protections we’ve fought to achieve.” 

To learn more about NAPAWF’s policy agendas for 2025 and beyond, please explore our website.

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The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) is the only organization dedicated to uplifting and building power with AAPI women and girls in the US. Employing a reproductive justice framework to guide our work, we use organizing, advocacy, and communications strategies to assert full agency over our lives, our families, and our communities.