AAPI Community Objectives & Needs

The AAPI Community: Objectives & Needs A White House Initiative ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS Improve overall health outcomes for AAPIS by reducing health risks, improving access to quality health care, and promoting healthy living. 2 Foster and encourage economic growth in AAPI communities. Expand AAPI federal employment opportunities and ensure AAPI workers' rights are protected and upheld. Promote sustainable growth in neighborhoods and jobs. Nearly Half of the 1 MILLION ECONOMIC DISPARITIES Hmong Americans Have the POVERTY RATE, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2007-2009 People with Chronic Hep B Virus Infection Are AAPI Lowest Hmong Bangladeshi Per Capita Income Cambodian of Any U.S. Group The HBV Death Rate Pakistani Among AAPIS is Vietnamese 7 TIMES GBTO Communities Healthy Communities Native Hawaiians & Pacific Thai Laotian Greater than Whites Korean Taiwanese NHPIS are Indonesian 60% MORE Chinese White Likely to be Obese Than Whites 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 3 Ensure AAPIS have equal access to gov't programs and services. Expand language access and increase enforcement efforts to combat discrimination. 4 Civil & Increase AAPI access to federal educational Immigrant Rights opportunities. Build a pipeline for AAPIS to reach their full career potential. LANGUAGE DISPARITIES EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES RANKED IN ORDER OF POPULATION, U.S. CENSUS 2007-2009 Youth U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2007-2009, 3 YEAR ESTIMATES Ethnic Group Legend Percent Legend I Population in the US I Limited English Proficient Thai 100 Attained at least a Attained at least a Bachelor's Degree Ш1 High School Diploma Hmong 80 Cambodian Nearly Only Pakistani Two-Thirds 16% 60 Japanese Of AAPIS Are Foreign Born Of NHPIS Have a College Degree Korean 40 Vietnamese Indian 20 Filipino Chinese Cambodian Hmong Laotian Vietnamese White 500K 1M 1.5M 2M 2.5M зм 3.5M 4M Designed by Boost Labs B0OST LABS Women