For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) into law. The Reconciliation Act enhances provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act (H.R.

For Immediate Release
May 17, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today expressed grave concern about California Governor Schwarzenegger's May Revision to his budget proposal.

For Immediate Release
May 19, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - In recognition of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) called on the Obama Administration to increase investment in state and local HIV/AIDS prevention programs to stem the rise of HIV/AIDS in communities of color, including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

According to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), more then $170 million was cut from state HIV/AIDS budgets in 2009.

For Immediate Release
July 02, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded U.S. President Barack Obama's comprehensive approach to reforming our immigration system.

"We support the President's call for comprehensive reform to fix our nation's broken immigration system, and welcome his leadership in moving Congress toward concrete action," said Kathy Lim Ko, APIAHF president and CEO.

For Immediate Release
July 13, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded the Obama Administration for releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) to improve management and coordination within the federal government and across federal, state and local agencies and community groups.

For Immediate Release
August 18, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (API Institute) of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum applauds the U.S. Department of Justice's commitment to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) have equal access to state court systems.

The Civil Rights division of the U.S.

For Immediate Release
January 04, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO - The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today named former Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua as vice president of strategic impact initiatives and Charmaine Manansala as vice president for strategic engagement initiatives.

Sen. Moua and Ms. Manansala will join vice president of operations Patricia Aguilera who began on October 1, 2010, in setting the strategies of APIAHF's work.

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