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California’s deadliest spring in 20 years suggests COVID undercount

September 21, 2020

Kathy Ko Chin, president of the Oakland-based Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, said Asian Americans also tend to be overrepresented in essential worker occupations, noting that a large proportion of the state’s nurses are Filipino. In addition, she said, government officials have not done enough to translate COVID educational materials into the many languages spoken by California’s Asian Americans. The Trump administration’s rhetoric on immigration during the past four years, she added, has had a “chilling effect” that has kept many foreign-born Asian Americans from visiting a doctor.

Hirono Introduces Coronavirus Language Access Act

September 3, 2020

Hirono, Casey, Harris, Colleagues Introduce Coronavirus Language Access Act

August 13, 2020

Press Release from Sen. Mazie Hirono

U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Coverage for Uninsured Americans Medicaid Coverage for COVID-19-Related Treatment

July 31, 2020

U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris Announces Legislation to Support Bias and Anti-Racism Training in COVID-19 Response

July 16, 2020

Harris, Adams Announce Legislation to Support Bias and Anti-Racism Training in COVID-19 Response

July 15, 2020

HHS rule targets more than transgender protections

June 15, 2020

By Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn | It guts provisions to ensure patients’ language access, such as requiring health organizations to post certain messages in multiple languages. Advocates like the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum warned that one-third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have limited English proficiency.

Trump finalizes rollback of LGBTQ patient protections

June 12, 2020

By Dan Diamond | The Trump administration on Friday formally rolled back an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination and required robust language translation services, unnerving health experts who worry vulnerable populations will face further risks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

How the CDC compromised its coronavirus testing totals

May 22, 2020

By Adam Cancryn and Dan Diamond | Advocates are bracing for a final rule that largely hews to last year’s controversial proposal, based on recent meetings with the administration. “They had no questions for us during our meeting,” said Juliet Choi of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, whose group joined two other organizations for a May 14 teleconference with the White House and warned about plans to roll back language protections for people with limited English proficiency.

Keeping Us Healthy: Kathy Ko Chin and Rosalie Villanueva

May 20, 2020

By Ali Noorani | As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we hear about the unique healthcare challenges these communities face – and the incredible contributions they’re making amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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