Plaidoyer et engagement civique
Register for APIC's Democracy Summit: Sept. 27, 2024
This year's Democracy Summit will be announced later this year. Keep track of our Events page to register and be part of making sure our elected officials see, hear, and understand our culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse AANHPI communities.
Your Voice Matters!
You can submit written or video testimony on bills!
Use the Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 to send a message to legislators with one phone call.
You can also give testimony from the Legislature here. To sign in with your position on a bill, start here.
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Select the House or the Senate, the Committee, the date and time, then the bill number you would like to comment on. The most effective testimony is when you speak for yourself and explain your personal interest in the bill.
Learn more about the legislative processes with these guides:
2024 Asian American &
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Voter Maps
The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) partnered with KAYA Strategik to develop a density map on Asian American eligible voter populations in Washington State. Asians comprise 12% (888,309) of Washington's population and 9% (474,053) of the citizen voting age population in Washington.
Counties with the largest Asian AIC eligible voting populations: King County (254,657), Snohomish County (62,449), Pierce County (56,138), Clark County (20,594), Thurston County (14,875).
Largest Asian ethnic group of eligible voters in Washington: Filipinos (~114,000), Chinese, except Taiwanese (~98,000), Vietnamese (~63,000), Korean (~60,000), Japanese (~57,000).
The Secretary of State provides voter registration forms in 23 languages including العربية, Bengali, မြန်မာ , 中文, Farsi, Hindi, 日本語, អក្សរខ្មែរ, 한국어, ພາສາລາວ,Punjabi, Tagalog, and Tiếng Việt.
Census Updates
The U.S. Census Bureau has formally invited the public to share their input and ideas for an improved 2030 Census. The invitation comes in the form of a Federal Register Notice published on August 17, 2022.
You can find Frequently Asked Questions about the census here.
The new Census website can now be used to produce a quick report with the current census data from 2020. Explore your area.
2025 Legislative Day
Semaine législative de l'API
Les dirigeants et amis de l'APIC SPS ont participé aux activités de la semaine législative virtuelle de l'API du 2 au 3 février et ont défendu de nombreuses priorités législatives de l'APIC WA. Merci d'avoir répondu à notre appel à participation !
Pew Research: When surveying small populations, some approaches are more inclusive than others
Survey researchers increasingly recognize that a single survey of the general public can rarely represent the views of small groups of Americans. Such surveys frequently have too few interviews with certain populations – such as smaller religious or racial or ethnic groups – for those voices to be heard.
Pew Research: The Asian American Experience
In the fall of 2021, Pew Research Center undertook the largest focus group study it had ever conducted to hear Asian Americans talk about their lived experiences in America.
Mises à jour de redécoupage
En 2021, nous avons rejoint une coalition of Redistricting Justice for Washington , où nous travaillons collectivement pour garantir que les frontières tribales et les communautés de couleur sont représentées dans nos nouvelles lignes de district. De nouvelles lignes de quartier ont été tracées. Certains districts législatifs peuvent avoir changé et vos représentants/sénateurs peuvent avoir changé avec eux Pour vérifier qui vous représente en 2022, trouvez votre district ici ._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
RJWA Mise à jour d'avril : La Coalition a décidé de mettre fin à son procès VRA, en savoir plus sur les raisons de cette décision ici
Pour plus d'informations, consultez Redistricting Justice for Washington (RJW) .
Stay Updated on Legislation
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Once you select a bill, you can email a COMMENT to your legislator, or you can subscribe to email NOTIFICATIONS for updates.
Recensement 2020
Regardez nos vidéos (disponibles en anglais et en chinois) détaillant l'importance du recensement. Les données que nous apprenons nous aideront à obtenir les avantages, les fonds et la représentation que nous méritons.