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Demographics of the United States // Wiki

As of January 1, 2013, the United States had a total resident population of 315,250,000,[1] making it the third most populous country in the world.[2] It is a very urbanized population, with 82% residing in cities and suburbs as of 2008 (the worldwide urban rate is 50.5%[3]). This leaves vast expanses of the country nearly uninhabited.[4] California and Texas are the most populous states,[5] as the mean center of United States population has consistently shifted westward and southward.[6] New York City is the most populous city in the United States.[7]

For more fascinating information click here for the full wikipedia page.

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White House Initiative on AAPI (blog)

On October 14, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Executive Order reestablishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Initiative). The Initiative, co-chaired by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, is housed within the U.S. Department of Education, and led by Executive Director Kiran Ahuja. The Initiative works to improve the quality of life and opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by facilitating increased access to and participation in federal programs where they remain underserved.

The Executive Order also established the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Federal Interagency Working Group. Working in conjunction, the Commission and Federal Interagency Working Group are comprised of individuals, executive branch departments, agencies, and offices representing a broad spectrum of fields and programs impacting Asian Americans and Pacific Islander communities.

The Initiative works collaboratively with the White House Office of Public Engagement and the designated Federal agencies to increase Asian American and Pacific Islander participation in programs in education, commerce, business, health, human services, housing, environment, arts, agriculture, labor and employment, transportation, justice, veterans affairs and economic and community development.

The Initiative seeks to highlight both the tremendous unmet needs in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as well as the dynamic community assets that can be leveraged to meet many of those needs. The Initiative focuses on crosscutting priority areas that may reach across all issue areas and agencies, including, for example, advancing research, data collection, analysis and dissemination for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and ensuring access, especially linguistic access and cultural competence, for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and encouraging Asian American and Pacific Islander involvement in public service and civic engagement opportunities.

This historic Executive Order initiates another avenue of access to the federal government for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and affirms President Obama’s commitment to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

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Saving face can’t make API women safe, by Viji Sundaram

New America Media article about HIV/AIDS in the Asian Pacific Islander community.

…”That’s perhaps why sexually experienced API women are least likely to be tested for HIV in OB/GYN settings than women from other races. Hahm’s research shows that 17.2 percent of API women were likely to be tested by their gynecologists compared to 20.3 percent Hispanics, 26.2 percent African Americans and 22.1 percent whites.”

…”Panelists said that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s estimate that only 1 percent of those in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities have HIV/AIDS could be well off the mark, given the underreporting or misclassification of their communities.”

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Asian Americans in Washington State

A synopsis of Asian American’s in the state of Washington covering immigration and migration.

Courtesy from the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. A curriculum for this topic was created by Matthew W. Klingle.

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Injustice at every turn: A look at Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander respondents in the National Transgender Discrimination Survey

The National Transgender Discrimination Survey [NTDS] examined 6,456 transgender and gender non-conforming people’s experiences of discrimination in the U.S. The survey results demonstrate that transgender and gender nonconforming people face unrelenting discrimination in virtually all aspects of their lives.

One of the most important findings was that the combination of anti-transgender bias with structural and interpersonal racism meant that transgender and gender non-conforming people of color, including those who are Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander [API], experience particularly devastating levels of discrimination. In response, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance [NQAPIA] has partnered with the National Center for
Transgender Equality [NCTE] and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to offer this report on discrimination against API transgender and gender non-conforming people.

CHINESE  //  HINDI  //  KOREAN  //  TAGALOG  //  TAMIL  //  VIETNAMESE

http://www.transequality.org/Resources/ntds_asianamerican_english.pdf

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NQAPIA

The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance is a federation of LGBTQ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Organizations.  NQAPIA seeks to build the capacity of local LGBT AAPI organizations, invigorate grassroots organizing, develop leadership, and challenge homophobia, racism, and anti-immigrant bias.

NQAPIA’s Website

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Q-Wave

Q-Wave is dedicated to strengthening the voices of lesbian/bisexual/queer women and transgender/gender variant people of Asian descent. We strive to build a supportive, progressive community by promoting visibility and empowerment through social, political, and educational organizing.

Website

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY API PFLAG

The influx of both foreign-born and second generation APIs prompt those in the the social and mental health services an increased level of concern, as they attempt to accommodate the needs of a culture of individuals who generally avoid the use of their services. Development of a culture-specific framework for delivery of services is a matter of ongoing research and strategic implementation. In providing access to a culturally-specific resource, the variety of cultural representations of the API community must be taken into consideration: the differences in faith, educational level, socio-economic status, health condition, political ideology, past or current military background, home language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and generational and acculturation levels. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and/or having an LGBT family member in the API community is not a new phenomenon.

Website: http://www.sangabrielvalleyapipflag.com/

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