Congressman Krishnamoorthi Joins Change InSight to Highlight Challenges Faced by AAPI Community, Importance of Representation, and Ending Anti-AAPI Discrimination

SCHAUMBURG – On Tuesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined with Chinese American Service League (CASL) CEO Paul Luu and Indo-American Center Executive Director Angie Lobo to celebrate the release of Change InSight’s second annual report, which included detailed responses from nearly 6,000 individuals representing various Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the country. Change InSight, a Chicago-based coalition of 19 organizations working to improve the lives of AAPI Americans, focused its report on risk factors AAPI communities encounter, such as English language barriers, poverty, stress, and educational attainment. As a prominent member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and author of the bicameral Hate Crimes Commission Act, which would help drive national efforts to counter anti-Asian hate, Congressman Krishnamoorthi is committed to working to find solutions to the problems faced by AAPI Americans. Congressman Krishnamoorthi has also worked closely alongside Governor J.B. Pritzker to push for Census reform to improve data collection that is used by the government to distribute federal funding, as well as by the countless businesses and nonprofits that use it to promote and advocate for different communities, such as CASL and the Indo-American Center.

“The needs of our AAPI communities can only be effectively addressed through accurate, granular data that recognizes the diversity within our community of communities,” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said. “Change InSight’s second annual report demonstrates the value of this data as well as the unique needs of AAPI communities. In Congress, I will continue to support these efforts through fighting for the modernization of the Census Bureau and its methodology to improve the quality of government data on the AAPI community to ensure the funding and support we need.”