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Emergency alerts go out in Spanish and English, but what happens if you speak another language?

False evacuation alerts went out to millions of people during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. However, people who speak a language other than English and Spanish may not have understood what was happening.

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AAPI Equity Alliance Denounces Cruel Immigration Raids & Escalating Military Forces in LA

Read a letter from our Executive Director, Manju

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AAPIHM Recap 💙🎉

We're reminded of our "why".

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Nancy Yap, Executive Director of CAUSE, Appointed to Serve on Los Angeles County’s First Governance Reform Task Force

AAPI Equity Alliance community leader joins the new 13-member Governance Reform Task Force that will promote better transparency, accountability, and public engagement in county government.

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FCC urged to finalize multilingual wireless emergency alerts before next disaster strikes

As wildfires burned in January, wireless emergency alerts provided critical information. But for many in immigrant communities, language barriers meant they never got the message.

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Millions will lose essential health care coverage and face food insecurity.

AAPI Equity Alliance Statement on House Reconciliation Bill

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State Capitol: At Stop the Hate Action Day, Advocates and Lawmakers Discuss Solutions to Growing Problem

The Stop the Hate Program continues to raise awareness about the importance of people uniting to restore respect for each other, embrace the strength of diversity, and build safe and equitable communities in California.

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Inaugural ‘Stop the Hate Day of Action’ Convenes More Than 200 Community Leaders To Address Hate in California

AAPI, Latino, Black, LGBTQ+, Indigenous, and disability community leaders urge legislators to protect communities against rising tide of hate.

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Five years after the COVID outbreak finds Asian Americans are still targets of racism and hatred

Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she was accosted twice in six months.

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What does the term ‘AAPI’ mean? Experts explain the history

May marks the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.

AAPI Equity Alliance (formerly, A3PCON) is a coalition of community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander American community.

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