Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association (CAPASA)

As we round out AANHPI Heritage Month, CAPASA wants to extend a massive THANK YOU to our 2024 Advisory Board. The CAPASA Advisory Board is made up of senior-level HIll staff, Hill alumni, and previous CAPASA president advisors who provide advice and guidance for our members. Between the invaluable resume feedback, assistance with hosting CAPASA events, or participation as a panelist on a professional development panel, the CAPASA Advisory Board has been instrumental to the success of CAPASA and so many AANHPI congressional staffers. We are so appreciative of your dedication and service to CAPASA.

Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association (CAPASA), Congressional Black Associates, Congressional Hispanic Staff Association (CHSA), Congressional Korean America Staff Association (CKASA), Congressional South Asian American Staff Association (CSAASA), Congressional Middle Eastern & North African Staff Association, Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus (SBLSC), Black Women's Congressional Alliance, and Black Men on the Hill released a statement on the statistics of women of color in staff leadership positions in the 118th Congress. Together, our staff associations are committed to working to increase the number of senior women of color and to ensure that Congressional staff composition is reflective of the communities that Members of Congress represent.

⭐ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 ⭐ Congratulations to the new 2024-25 CAPASA Board! Stay tuned for the announcement for Board-appointed position applications. You must be a dues-paying member to serve on the Board.

🗳️ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 📣 The election for the 2024-25 CAPASA Board of Directors is scheduled for March 11 - March 15! The ballot will be sent out on March 11 to all dues-paying members, and voting will close on March 15. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/etFjHPRY

🗳️ 📣 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 📣🗳️ There are five elected individual officer positions up for election: - President - House Vice President - Senate Vice President - Secretary - Treasurer If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please email [email protected] with a brief bio (including your name, office, and title) and statement of intent outlining why you believe you are the best candidate for that position. Please submit these by 11:59pm EST, Friday, February 23. Please note the following rules in accordance with the current bylaws: - You must be a dues-paying member of CAPASA to stand for election. - You may not run for more than one position at a time. - Please limit your bio and statement of intent to no more than 300 words total. - No more than one individual may hold an elected position at a time. - There are no tickets or slates across different positions. Candidates run as individuals.

📣📣 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📣📣 Congratulations to these amazing members of CAPASA and the AANHPI community! We're so proud of each of you! Good luck on your promotions and new jobs!

👾🎮🕹️ 𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢-𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🕹️🎮👾 Thanks so much to the Entertainment Software Association for hosting CAPASA, Congressional Hispanic Staff Association (CHSA), Congressional Black Associates, and Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus for an excellent and fun reception last week! We’re grateful for ESA’s continued support of staffers of color in Congress! Photos: Jason W./Entertainment Software Association

Thank you to Ambassador Tanee Sangrat of the Royal Thai Embassy and his wonderful staff for hosting a New Year Reception in honor of CAPASA last night! 🇹🇭 It was an amazing experience that we’ll never forget! We look forward to continuing to build bridges between AANHPI Hill staffers and the embassies with connections to Asia.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered at our CAPASA Day of Service today at Capital Area Food Bank! 🍊🥬🌽 We’re looking forward to organizing more service projects in the future!

Had an amazing time at the AANHPI Holiday reception at Love, Makoto! Thank you to the H Street Group and AAPI Lobbyists Association for hosting us for an amazing night of fun, friends, and good food.