White House releases the names of 23 people on advisory board tasked with advancing “equity and opportunity” for Asian Americans.
As part of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, the group of academics, nonprofit leaders and activists will use their new roles to combat anti-Asian hate that has come to the fore during the pandemic. The group will also help work toward adding more language options in federal programs, disaggregating Asian American and Pacific Islander data and rehabilitating small businesses.
“One of the best things about people speaking up and speaking out has been there’s been a groundswell movement unlike anything that I’ve experienced in my lifetime,” the 52-year-old actor. “More Asian Americans have spoken up; more marches have happened around the country than I’ve even seen.”
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