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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.

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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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By UC Davis Health | Following are COVID-19 related resources and services from UC Davis Health, local community-based organizations, chambers of commerce, and other groups for multicultural, multilingual, and underserved communities.

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By Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn | Advocates are again calling for Congress to restore health coverage for tens of thousands of uninsured Pacific Islanders, warning that the population has been hard-hit by the coronavirus.

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By Asian Americana | We explore the stories of Asian Americans working to defend our communities from attacks, the volunteers organizing direct aid to vulnerable populations, the people translating information into terms and languages so more can understand, and the local businesses helping each other and their communities survive during Covid-19.

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By Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn | ADVOCATES CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA — More than 250 groups, led by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and Trust for America’s Health, are asking congressional leaders and HHS Secretary Alex Azar to invest in tracking disparities in order to combat the pandemic but also to guard against future risks.

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By The Skanner News | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Thursday announced the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act, legislation to bring together health care and other policy experts, community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to confront the racial and ethnic disparities of the coronavirus pandemic head-on.

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By Sierra Sun Times | April 30, 2020 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Thursday announced the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Kamala D. HarrisForce Act, legislation to bring together health care and other policy experts, community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to confront the racial and ethnic disparities of the coronavirus pandemic head on.

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By Carlotta Mohamed | Congresswoman Grace Meng on April 28 introduced a bill that would require all federal government agencies to translate written COVID-19-related materials to be into multiple languages for the public.

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By Quincy Snowdon | A mother in Littleton is spit on in front of her young children. A man is harassed while sitting in his car in Denver. An elderly business owner is accosted while grocery shopping in Lakewood.

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