Press Releases

March 7, 2017 WASHINGTON – On Monday night, House Republicans released their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Kathy Ko Chin, President and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander Health Forum (APIAHF), issued the following statement on the bill that would negatively impact millions across the country and leave fewer…

March 1, 2017 WASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Dorothy Rice, a trailblazer who partnered closely with APIAHF for data equity. Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of APIAHF, provided the following statement. “Dr. Dorothy Rice had a tremendous influence on the…

February 28, 2017 WASHINGTON – The Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) mourns the loss of Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was murdered this past week in Olathe, Kansas. Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, Asian Indian immigrants, were both targeted by a Caucasian shooter because he believed they were of Middle East descent. The shooter allegedly…

February 16, 2017 WASHINGTON – In response to the health care blueprint published today by Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the following statement: The House Republican blueprint is not a real replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Instead of fulfilling…

APIAHF released the following statement in response to President Trump’s recently released immigration Executive Orders and others that are purportedly forthcoming. Our nation was founded by immigrants who sought freedom from persecution. Families from all over the world came to our nation to start anew and to have the opportunity to create a better life…

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senate introduced a budget resolution for FY 2018 that contains instructions for the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions; Finance; House Energy and Commerce; and House Ways and Means committees to begin work on reconciliation directions, marking the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the 115th Congress.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2016 CONTACT: Elana Needle, 201.248.9724 Email: eneedle@raceforward.org The WKKF “America Healing Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative,” is a unique partnership of 12 leading national organizations all dedicated to racial equity and racial healing. As racial equity Anchor Organizations, we have been long-term partners with the Kellogg Foundation in exposing structural inequities…

Contact: Kelsey Crow, VENG Group (202) 304-6196 August 17, 2016 OAKLAND – Today, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) supports current efforts in California to collect data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) groups in order to identify health disparities and develop solutions to improve the health of…

June 27, 2016 WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the below statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt supporting women’s access to abortion. The Court ruled that the Texas legislation known as HB2 drastically restricts abortion clinics and doctors providing abortion, creating an…