ACDC – Asian Community Development Council

AANHPI LOBBY DAY KICKS OFF AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ACDC Media Contact: Chloe Hsia, Director of Strategic Initiatives | chloe@acdcnv.org | 702-496-9186 

One APIA Nevada Contact: Amy Koo, Political Director | amy@oneapianevada.org | 775-870-7800

AANHPI LOBBY DAY KICKS OFF AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH

ORGANIZED BY ACDC AND ONE APIA NEVADA, THE EVENT ELEVATES REPRESENTATIVE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) VOICES

CARSON CITY, NV – April 27, 2023 – The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) and One APIA Nevada (OAN) today announced a coordinated event with the Asian American, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Nevada Legislative Caucus to make representative AANHPI voices heard during AANHPI Heritage Month in the state’s capital. The 2023 AANHPI Heritage & Lobby Day will occur in Carson City, Nevada, on Monday, May 1, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

During AANHPI Heritage & Lobby Day, community members and leaders come to Carson City to speak directly to their representatives about the issues impacting them; seven AANHPI legislators and other special guests, including the Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor are expected to attend.  The AANHPI Nevada Legislative Caucus will share a bipartisan dinner at the Governor’s Mansion during the activities featuring a keynote speech by Justice Patricia Lee, the first AANHPI Supreme Court Justice for Nevada.

The event celebrates the beginning of AANHPI Heritage Month by making the voices of hard-working AANHPIs across the state heard at the Nevada Legislature. The event recognizes the growing political voice and power of Nevada’s 392,000 AANHPIs, which comprises roughly 12.5% of the state’s total population and accounts for one in every ten voters. The 2022 election showed how important the group was in many close races—AANHPIs now have the power and numbers to be the voice of change in Nevada. 

In 2023, we have the most AANHPI Legislators serving in office as a part of the AANHPI Legislative Caucus in history, reflective of our growing community in Nevada. AANHPI Legislative Caucus Chair and Assemblywoman Erica Mosca remarks, “Empowering over 100 community members from Las Vegas to experience their legislature in action, inspires our Caucus that values doing the work from the people, for the people.” 

The current members of the AANHPI Legislative Caucus are: 

Senator Rochelle Nguyen (SD-3)

Assemblywoman Selena Torres (AD-3)

Assemblywoman Brittney Miller (AD-5)

Assemblyman Duy Nguyen (AD-8), Vice-Chair

Assemblywoman Erica Mosca (AD-14), Chair

Assemblywoman Cecelia González (AD-16)

Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva (AD-28), Secretary and Treasurer

A press conference highlighting priorities for the AANHPI communities in Nevada will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023, at 10:45 a.m. in front of the Nevada State Legislative building at 401 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701. 

An optional pre-event program will be on Sunday, April 30, 2023. The event has reached capacity and is now at overflow. Please contact Amy Koo at amy@oneapianevada.org to inquire about overflow registration.

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ABOUT THE ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to building, connecting, and educating the Asian and Pacific Islander community in Nevada. ACDC was officially chartered in 2015 in Las Vegas and opened their Reno location in 2022. ACDC opened the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Medical Center in August 2022. Among the services ACDC offers include: voter education, health insurance enrollment assistance, citizenship application assistance, vaccination clinics (Influenza and COVID-19), culturally-sensitive food distribution, College Readiness Bootcamp, GraduAsian, Asian Night Market and the Run for Rice and Walk for Wellness 5k.

For more information about the Asian Community Development Council, visit www.acdcnv.org

ABOUT ONE APIA NEVADA

Founded in June 2018, One APIA Nevada is a grassroots nonprofit advocating for policies empowering everyday Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Nevadans. One APIA Nevada coordinates local and national organizations’ in-state electoral efforts, engages in direct voter contact, and uplifts the voices of the AANHPI community through issue advocacy and holding elected officials accountable. For more information about One APIA Nevada, visit oneapianevada.org or @oneapianevada on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or TikTok.

For more information about One APIA Nevada, visit https://www.oneapianevada.org