On March 28, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its much-anticipated new standards for how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity. These new standards are historic — as their release marks the first time in 27 years that the U.S. government has changed the way it categorizes people by race and ethnicity ..read more

Over the past 21 years, Mayoral Control has led to several issues directly impacting our communities. These include significant budget cuts in education, a lack of support for parent participation in the school system, widening achievement gaps, and the exacerbation of the school-to-prison pipeline ..read more

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), the only pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization bringing together community-based organizations as well as youth and community allies to fight for equity for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, has released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s budget ..read more

The primary goal of this toolkit is to assist community- and advocacy-based organizations on how to build narratives and cultivate effective testimonials and community driven stories centered around the AAPI Diaspora as an asset to effect positive impact and promote social justice ..read more

In December 2023, CACF released “The 18% and Growing Campaign: A Guide To The Discretionary Process,” a detailed guide which both introduces the goals of our budget advocacy campaign and clearly explains the discretionary process to members and partners ..read more

In December 2023, CACF released the “2023 Social Impact Report: AAPI Community Support Initiative,” a detailed report breaking down the impact of the NYC Council-funded AAPI Community Support Initiative ..read more

Led by CSAAH, these resources were developed under the Innovations in Data Equity For All Laboratory (IDEAL) initiative, a cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaborative with the goal to transform health data collection in New York state through equitable collection of patient race/ethnicity and strengthening patient and community trust in in health care settings ..read more

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) this week hosted the 2023 Catalyst for Change Awards to honor leaders who are a force for positive change in the AAPI community. The event raised over $340,000 for the organization and was held at Tribeca 360° in Manhattan ..read more

Founded in September 2022, the ASAP Community Network virtually brings young people together for discussions on the major issues affecting AAPI youth and their communities ..read more

 Hate does not have a place in our vision for New York. As leaders across New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, we denounce the violence and humanitarian crises being perpetrated in Palestine and the violence perpetrated in Israel. And we stand in solidarity with Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, South Asian, West Asian, and Arab American communities in the United States that are unjustly experiencing a rise of violence and hate.  ..read more