Empowering Pacific Islander Communities and Asian Americans Advancing Justice have just released a groundbreaking report, "A Community of Contrasts: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, 2014" showing that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) comprise one of the fastest-growing -- and most diverse -- racial groups in the United States. At the same time, this report documents how these communities face high rates of poverty as well as barriers to health care and educational opportunities for their youth.
From the report:
"Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC) was founded in 2009 by a group 4 of young Native Hawaiian and Pacific 5 Islander (NHPI) professionals based in Southern California. EPIC’s mission is to promote social justice by fostering opportunities that empower the NHPI community through culturally relevant advocacy, research, and development. Since then, EPIC serves the community through its development of an NHPI Policy Platform, leadership empowerment programs, nonpartisan civic engagement campaigns and continued advocacy at the local and national level.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of four leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation’s members are:
Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Advancing Justice - Chicago, and Advancing Justice - Los Angeles."
The 2014 report may also be found on our Resources: Background page.
From the report:
"Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC) was founded in 2009 by a group 4 of young Native Hawaiian and Pacific 5 Islander (NHPI) professionals based in Southern California. EPIC’s mission is to promote social justice by fostering opportunities that empower the NHPI community through culturally relevant advocacy, research, and development. Since then, EPIC serves the community through its development of an NHPI Policy Platform, leadership empowerment programs, nonpartisan civic engagement campaigns and continued advocacy at the local and national level.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of four leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation’s members are:
Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), Advancing Justice - Chicago, and Advancing Justice - Los Angeles."
The 2014 report may also be found on our Resources: Background page.
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