The Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) is hosting the 2024 National AANHPI Unity Summit from September 19-20, 2024, in Washington D.C. The cohost of the summit includes ten other local and national as well as global AAPI organizations. The summit aims to provide a platform for Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organizations and leaders to interact and collaborate on issues vital to their communities. The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) is a Founder Member of Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) which takes up and campaign on broad issues of Asian Americans. GOPIO is co-host of the Summit.
In the morning of September 19th, a delegate group of 70 individuals will attend a White House Briefing to discuss issues concerning our diverse communities, followed by a White House tour for 100 Summit attendees. In the afternoon, representatives of the DOJ will meet and listen to our community voices at the Crowne Plaza Hotel which will be followed immediately by a youth session discussing racial bias in school and cross-cultural identities.
During the Unity Summit on September 20th, the AAUC will advocate for various causes such as racial discrimination, civil rights, hate crime prevention, immigration, and Asian American history education. GOPIO, had suggested to take up the legislative issue of legal immigration backlog (Green Card) which has put 1.2 million Indian applicants in the waiting list, which at the current level may take as many as 100 years to get a visa number until and unless the immigration rules are changed to remove the discriminatory rules towards Indian applicants and also the Chinese and Filipino applicants. There are two bipartisan bills in the Congress (HR-6543 and S-3269) which could reduce this long waiting period. These bills are included in the AAUC Summit agenda.
The summit will also mark the launch of the mobile responsive online AAPI community Hub. During the press conference on September 20th, the AAUC will present its resolution on the Alien Land Laws. Additionally, the AAUC will also highlight the power of the online AAPI community Hub.
Several distinguished individuals will be recognized for their contributions during the summit:
● US Rep. Judy Chu will receive the Political Leadership Award.
● US Rep. Andy Kim will receive the Public Service Award.
● Suffolk County Police Asian Jade Society, SEWA-AIFW, Team Aids, and Elizabeth de Leon-Gamboa will be honored with the Community Service Award.
● Mr. Evan Chen will be recognized as Philanthropist of the Year.
● Ms. JencyMalena Mesik and Mr. Suraj Kulkarni will receive the President’s Young Person and Youth Awards, respectively.
The AAUC Unity Summit registration is now closed. Attendees from across the country representing diverse AAPI ethnicities and age groups will have networking opportunities with leaders from multicultural ethnic groups through in-person interactions.
The AAUC has made significant contributions to the AAPI community by organizing national conferences, assembling a diverse working board, developing monthly newsletters and podcasts, and creating an online hub that connects over 15,000 AAPI nonprofits across all 50 states. To learn more about the conference agenda, visit https://www.asamunitycoalition.org/2024-unity-summit/.
