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The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum builds power with AAPI women and girls.
Today is Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Equal Pay Day, the day each year that wages earned by NHPI women “catch up” to what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today is Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Equal Pay Day, the day each year that wages earned by NHPI women “catch up” to what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay
We’re thrilled to welcome Christina Baal-Owens as NAPAWF’s Interim Executive Director!🎉
Join us in welcoming Christina to this new role and continuing our fight for a world where we can all have full agency over our lives, our families and our communities.
Join us in welcoming Christina to this new role and continuing our fight for a world where we can all have full agency over our lives, our families and our communities.
August 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Christina Baal-Owens as NAPAWF’s Interim Executive Director!🎉
Join us in welcoming Christina to this new role and continuing our fight for a world where we can all have full agency over our lives, our families and our communities.
Join us in welcoming Christina to this new role and continuing our fight for a world where we can all have full agency over our lives, our families and our communities.
Access to health care too often depends on our immigration status. Share your story on how expanding health care access for immigrants would make a difference to you, your family, or your community at act.napawf.org/a/immigrant-...
July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Access to health care too often depends on our immigration status. Share your story on how expanding health care access for immigrants would make a difference to you, your family, or your community at act.napawf.org/a/immigrant-...
Our lives are not line items.
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Our lives are not line items.
We oppose the 2025 Entry Ban–a cruel, racist policy that unjustly targets community members from the non-Western world and Muslim-majority countries.
June 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We oppose the 2025 Entry Ban–a cruel, racist policy that unjustly targets community members from the non-Western world and Muslim-majority countries.
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! We’re celebrating our immigrant heritage this June – and dreaming of a world where all immigrant families can live with dignity and freedom.
June 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! We’re celebrating our immigrant heritage this June – and dreaming of a world where all immigrant families can live with dignity and freedom.
🎨 We're launching an art contest to uplift Asian American & Pacific Islander Art! Until July 7th, post your art on Bluesky or Instagram while tagging @napawf.org with the hashtag #ArtAndPowerIntersect for a chance to win.
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🎨 We're launching an art contest to uplift Asian American & Pacific Islander Art! Until July 7th, post your art on Bluesky or Instagram while tagging @napawf.org with the hashtag #ArtAndPowerIntersect for a chance to win.
Medicaid is a lifeline for many people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities - especially immigrant women, girls, & gender expansive people.
It means access to essential reproductive health care, preventative services, and the ability to care for ourselves and our families.
It means access to essential reproductive health care, preventative services, and the ability to care for ourselves and our families.
June 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Medicaid is a lifeline for many people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities - especially immigrant women, girls, & gender expansive people.
It means access to essential reproductive health care, preventative services, and the ability to care for ourselves and our families.
It means access to essential reproductive health care, preventative services, and the ability to care for ourselves and our families.
Happy Pride! 🌈
When queer expression, bodily autonomy, & trans existence is under attack, it’s important to remember the roots of Pride as a protest against police brutality & gender norms. Many Asian & Pacific Islander cultures have long embraced identities & expressions beyond the gender binary.
When queer expression, bodily autonomy, & trans existence is under attack, it’s important to remember the roots of Pride as a protest against police brutality & gender norms. Many Asian & Pacific Islander cultures have long embraced identities & expressions beyond the gender binary.
June 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Happy Pride! 🌈
When queer expression, bodily autonomy, & trans existence is under attack, it’s important to remember the roots of Pride as a protest against police brutality & gender norms. Many Asian & Pacific Islander cultures have long embraced identities & expressions beyond the gender binary.
When queer expression, bodily autonomy, & trans existence is under attack, it’s important to remember the roots of Pride as a protest against police brutality & gender norms. Many Asian & Pacific Islander cultures have long embraced identities & expressions beyond the gender binary.
NAPAWF has announced the departure of its longtime leader and Executive Director, Sung Yeon Choimorrow. After a decade of leadership and advocacy to mobilize and build social, political, and economic power with AAPI women and girls, Sung Yeon will be stepping down.
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NAPAWF has announced the departure of its longtime leader and Executive Director, Sung Yeon Choimorrow. After a decade of leadership and advocacy to mobilize and build social, political, and economic power with AAPI women and girls, Sung Yeon will be stepping down.
Join us next week with an incredible lineup of AAPI artists as we reflect on the use of diverse media to empower our communities and inspire acts of resistance! RSVP at act.napawf.org/a/art-and-power-intersect
May 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Join us next week with an incredible lineup of AAPI artists as we reflect on the use of diverse media to empower our communities and inspire acts of resistance! RSVP at act.napawf.org/a/art-and-power-intersect
Me when it’s tax day and I’m watching Congress prioritize tax cuts for billionaires over essential services for everyday Americans
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Me when it’s tax day and I’m watching Congress prioritize tax cuts for billionaires over essential services for everyday Americans
April 7, 2025 is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Equal Pay Day - the day in the new year when the average AANHPI woman’s earnings catch up to what non-Hispanic white men made in the last year.
April 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
April 7, 2025 is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Equal Pay Day - the day in the new year when the average AANHPI woman’s earnings catch up to what non-Hispanic white men made in the last year.
Yesterday morning, the NAPAWF team rallied in front of the Supreme Court to make one thing clear: Medicaid patients deserve the freedom to choose where they receive care.
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Yesterday morning, the NAPAWF team rallied in front of the Supreme Court to make one thing clear: Medicaid patients deserve the freedom to choose where they receive care.
How can we increase access to sexual & reproductive health care in AANHPI communities? Listen to Fajer, NAPAWF Sr. Policy Manager, talk about this topic from our research webinar earlier this month:
March 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How can we increase access to sexual & reproductive health care in AANHPI communities? Listen to Fajer, NAPAWF Sr. Policy Manager, talk about this topic from our research webinar earlier this month:
Tomorrow we're chatting about our latest report about sexual & reproductive health care in AANHPI communities in Georgia! RSVP now to join our webinar at 2pm Eastern: act.napawf.org/a/srh-aanhpi...
March 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tomorrow we're chatting about our latest report about sexual & reproductive health care in AANHPI communities in Georgia! RSVP now to join our webinar at 2pm Eastern: act.napawf.org/a/srh-aanhpi...
Even when the news is grim, we know there’s a lot to love about our NAPAWF community 💞 Happy Valentine's Day!
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Even when the news is grim, we know there’s a lot to love about our NAPAWF community 💞 Happy Valentine's Day!
Medicaid provides coverage for 4.5 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders across the country. But some members of Congress are planning massive cuts to pay for tax cuts on the wealthy.
Tell your Representative and Senators to protect Medicaid: napawf.org/actions/defe...
Tell your Representative and Senators to protect Medicaid: napawf.org/actions/defe...
February 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Medicaid provides coverage for 4.5 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders across the country. But some members of Congress are planning massive cuts to pay for tax cuts on the wealthy.
Tell your Representative and Senators to protect Medicaid: napawf.org/actions/defe...
Tell your Representative and Senators to protect Medicaid: napawf.org/actions/defe...
Happy #LunarNewYear! NAPAWF wishes you and your loved ones a joyous start to the year of the snake! 🐍🧧
We’re fortunate to head into a new year with our strong community united in the goal of a fair and just world. Wishing you and your family good health and happiness in the year ahead!
We’re fortunate to head into a new year with our strong community united in the goal of a fair and just world. Wishing you and your family good health and happiness in the year ahead!
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Happy #LunarNewYear! NAPAWF wishes you and your loved ones a joyous start to the year of the snake! 🐍🧧
We’re fortunate to head into a new year with our strong community united in the goal of a fair and just world. Wishing you and your family good health and happiness in the year ahead!
We’re fortunate to head into a new year with our strong community united in the goal of a fair and just world. Wishing you and your family good health and happiness in the year ahead!
We’ve updated our community resources page with more documents, FAQs, and guides from across the movement that will help you understand your rights.
napawf.org/resources/for-community
napawf.org/resources/for-community
January 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We’ve updated our community resources page with more documents, FAQs, and guides from across the movement that will help you understand your rights.
napawf.org/resources/for-community
napawf.org/resources/for-community
Today we celebrate the incredible legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his righteous work toward racial justice, civil rights, voting rights, and the elimination of poverty.
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today we celebrate the incredible legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his righteous work toward racial justice, civil rights, voting rights, and the elimination of poverty.
new research alert! 🍑📝
our new report with Emory RISE uncovers the systemic barriers Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and gender-expansive individuals face in accessing sexual and reproductive health care in Georgia. read more at napawf.org/resources/ga...
our new report with Emory RISE uncovers the systemic barriers Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and gender-expansive individuals face in accessing sexual and reproductive health care in Georgia. read more at napawf.org/resources/ga...
January 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
new research alert! 🍑📝
our new report with Emory RISE uncovers the systemic barriers Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and gender-expansive individuals face in accessing sexual and reproductive health care in Georgia. read more at napawf.org/resources/ga...
our new report with Emory RISE uncovers the systemic barriers Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and gender-expansive individuals face in accessing sexual and reproductive health care in Georgia. read more at napawf.org/resources/ga...
The Laken Riley Act isn't about public safety - it's a backdoor to mass detention and deportation.
Contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 5, the Laken Riley Act. napawf.org/actions/vote...
Contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 5, the Laken Riley Act. napawf.org/actions/vote...
January 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Laken Riley Act isn't about public safety - it's a backdoor to mass detention and deportation.
Contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 5, the Laken Riley Act. napawf.org/actions/vote...
Contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 5, the Laken Riley Act. napawf.org/actions/vote...
We know the results of this year’s elections have left many people uncertain about the road ahead. In response, we’ve assembled a list of resources outlining our rights as they stand today, ahead of the next presidential administration. napawf.org/resources/co...
December 11, 2024 at 10:18 PM
We know the results of this year’s elections have left many people uncertain about the road ahead. In response, we’ve assembled a list of resources outlining our rights as they stand today, ahead of the next presidential administration. napawf.org/resources/co...