Nevada Senator Harry Reid met on Oct. 16 with members of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), the only national, multi-issue Asian Pacific American women’s organization in the country. The special event was held to discuss issues that are important to the Asian American community, particularly the need to end to human trafficking and making healthcare more affordable.
The Forum’s mission is to build a movement to advance social justice and human rights for Asian Pacific American women and girls.
“The Asian American community is very important to Nevada and I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today,” Reid said. “Human trafficking is a serious crime that has a particularly strong impact on our state. It is important that those who have been trafficked into the United States are treated as victims and not as criminals.
“We also must cut health insurance costs and improve healthcare quality. Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are twice as likely to be uninsured than white Americans. That statistic is unacceptable; access must be expanded and we must stop denying health care to legal immigrant children.”
The distinguished participants included UNLV Associate Professor Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist; Marie Mortera and Hetty Chang of KVBC Channel 3; AIG Financial Advisor Hwayeon Lee; UNLV Program Manager for Women’s Research CENTER Diana Thu-Thao Rhodes; Lloyd Minndie of the Injured Police Officers Fund; Attorneys Bernadette Rigo, Maricar Magana, Tina Yan; and UNLV Boyd School of Law students Barbara McDonald and Mia Ji. (AJPress)
(Published October 23, 2008 p.A1 LV)
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