U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it will pause issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may rely on public assistance in the future.
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2026 Foundation 649 Scholarship for AAPI College Students
The Foundation 649 Scholarship is a grant of $4,000 over the course of 4 years that can be applied to college tuition and expenses. To maintain eligibility each year, there will be a brief check-in and renewal process at the end of each school year.
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure varied among Asian, Pacific Islander subgroups
Pacific Islander and Filipino individuals were more than twice as likely as Chinese individuals to have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association
CAPAC Chair Meng Co-Leads Bipartisan House Resolution Honoring Korean American Day
To mark the 123rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States, today Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Young Kim (CA-40), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng introduced a bipartisan House resolution celebrating January 13, 2026, as Korean American Day.
Applications Open: 2026 Our Neighborhoods Peer Learning Program
Applications are now open for National CAPACD’s 2026 OurNeighborhoods Peer Learning Program. This program fosters a space where organizers and advocates can support one another and discuss challenges in organizing against gentrification and displacement that impact low-income communities, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI).
Double threat: HIV and hepatitis B co-infection increases risk of kidney dysfunction
A new 10-year regional study led by CUNY SPH doctoral graduate Thinh Toan Vu reveals that adults living with both HIV and hepatitis B virus across the Asia-Pacific face substantially higher risks of kidney dysfunction than those living with HIV alone.