Press & Media
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Media Coverage
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WATCH: WCVB Channel 5 - June 8, 2025
Cityline: Community survey of Asian American Pacific Islanders reveals social and political concerns. Watch the recording here.
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WBUR - June 6, 2025
Report puts data to experience of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Mass.
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Commonwealth Magazine - June 4, 2025
New survey shows that Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are concerned about cost of living, lean Democrat, and have high levels of civic engagement.
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Boston Globe - June 3, 2025
‘No longer invisible’: Mass. AAPI survey debunks myths, captures diversity of state’s fastest-growing group
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GBH - June 3, 2025
Groundbreaking report highlights concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Mass.
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Boston Globe - May 29, 2025
‘Is Maura Healey still alive?’ Governor’s muted response to Trump immigration actions fuels anger among activists.
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GBH Radio - May 1, 2025
APIs CAN Advocacy at the State House to kick of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month featuring Jaya Savita, Director of APIs CAN. Click here to listen to the radio broadcast.
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Teen Vogue - April 30, 2025
The Video of Rumeysa Ozturk Being Detained by ICE Was Publicized By a Community Defense Network.
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Boston Globe - December 17, 2024
Letter to the editor: Support for affirmative action among Asian Americans.
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WATCH: Boston 25 - May 14, 2025
Activist group to deliver letter to Gov. Healey calling for action against ICE detainments. Watch our director, Jaya, speak to Boston 25.
Press Releases
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First Comprehensive, Community-Driven Survey Elevates Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Voices Across Massachusetts
June 3, 2025
APIA community leaders from across the Commonwealth release a new report offering unprecedented insight into the political behavior and policy-related attitudes of amplifying the diverse voices of APIA residents here in Massachusetts.
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APIs CAN Hosts AAPI Heritage Month Advocacy Day at Massachusetts State House to Advance Equity for AAPI Communities
May 1, 2025
The Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network (APIs CAN) of Massachusetts convened nearly 100 advocates, community leaders, and elected officials for a powerful, first annual, Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House, and sponsored by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission. The event highlighted recently released 2025/26 Advocacy Agenda, and convened community members, state leaders, and APIs CAN Steering Committee members.
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APIs CAN Releases Inaugural 2025/2026 Advocacy Agenda to Advance Immigrant, Racial, and Economic Justice Across Massachusetts
April 23, 2025
The Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network (APIs CAN) of Massachusetts announced the release of its inaugural 2025/26 Advocacy Agenda, a policy platform shaped by a broad network of grassroots organizations working toward a more just and equitable Massachusetts. For the first time, APIs CAN worked to idenitfy an agenda endorsed by its coalition members, that prioritizes policies that invest in working-class communities and uphold the rights of immigrants, tenants, students, and families.
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APIs CAN and LUCE Immigrant Justice Network Join "Hands Off!" Protest to Defend Democracy and Marginalized Communities in Massachusetts
April 7, 2025
On Saturday, April 5, APIs CAN and the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network, joined more than 60 partner organizations and hundreds of advocates at the Hands Off! peaceful protest on Boston Common — part of a nationwide movement of rallies. APIs CAN director, Jaya Savita, shared her deeply personal story as the daughter of Indian immigrants, amplifying the voices of Asian and Pacific Islander American communities and immigrant communities.
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Coalition of Massachusetts and National Groups Call on President Biden for Action to Protect Impacted Communities Ahead of New Trump Administration
December 4, 2024
The Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network of Massachusetts has just released a letter signed by nearly 40 organizations across the Commonwealth and U.S. demanding President Biden and his administration take necessary precautions through policy implementation to protect marginalized and impacted communities ahead of the incoming Trump Administration. The demands issued by the coalition focus on immigration justice, economic justice, Palestine, and corporate accountability:
Immigration justice;
Economic justice;
Protecting global peace;
Rein in corporate power.
