Assembly APA Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee, Zohran Mamdani, AAPI Equity Budget Coalition call for state funding to critical AAPI organizations

Legislators and members of the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition rally at the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany on March 20, 2024 (photo credit: Sabrina Flores/Relentless)

ALBANY, N.Y. (March 20, 2024) — Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Co-Chairs Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani joined leaders of the Equity Budget Coalition to call for critical funding from the state for AAPI organizations.

The coalition consists of Asian American Federation, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Senator Jeremy Cooney, Senator John Liu, Senator Iwen Chu, Assemblymembers of the NYS APA Task Force and members of the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition: AWAKE, Bridges From Borders, Chinese-American Planning Council, Chinese Better Living Association, CIDA, Communities Resist, Korean American Civic Empowerment (KACE), Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC), Korean Community Services of Metropolitan NY, Muslim Community Network, New Hyde Park Chinese Association (NHPCA), and Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF).

Speakers at the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition rally at the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany on March 20, 2024 (photo credit: Sabrina Flores/Relentless)

For more information about CACF, please visit cacf.org

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