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Asian American Community Leaders, State Legislators, and Diverse Allies Call on Governor Cuomo to Step Up to Support Asian Americans New Yorkers

On March 26th, CPC joined Asian American community leaders to denounce Governor Cuomo’s March 17th statement on the tragic mass shooting in Atlanta and denounced over a decade of systematic disinvestment from the Asian American community. Asian American leaders, NY State legislators, and hundreds of Allies from New York’s nonprofit, business, union, philanthropic, and faith sectors are calling for a $19.5 million package for Asian American community based organizations to respond to the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, promote relief and recovery from the pandemic, improve data disaggregation, and advance racial healing.

CPC Honors Essential Workers and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu at Annual Lunar New Year Benefit

Given the challenging circumstances, CPC created an exciting alternative to its traditional gala – its first-ever virtual benefit! Although we could not celebrate in the same way this year, nearly 500 guests were in attendance to honor essential workers tirelessly serving for our community during this unprecedented time while ringing in the Year of the Ox together. The event raised over $490,000 to support essential services for Asian American, immigrant and low-income communities.

CPC Hosts Pass the Mic Townhall: Invest in Our New York

On March 16th, CPC staff, community members and elected partners hosted a live discussion about why it is critical we pass the Invest in Our New York Act and invest in our communities. Speakers from CPC included  Lois Lee, Shuping Deng, and Melody Yang.

CPC Statement on the Atlanta Shootings

We are horrified and heartbroken at last night’s murders of eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, in Atlanta, Georgia. Our deepest condolences go out to the families of all the victims: Delaina Ashley Yaun, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Paul Andre Michels, and four others whose names have not yet been released. We stand in solidarity with our neighbors to address the root causes of violence and hate, and work to address the intersections of racism, sexism, classism, and xenophobia.