Walk Cards for Jon Ossoff
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March 23, 2017
Help elect Jon Ossoff to the United States Congress! Print these walk cards in English and Vietnamese to share with friends, family, and strangers!
PIVOT Policy Analysis on The American Health Care Act: Fewer Insured, Higher Premiums, Tax Savings to the Rich, and More Deaths
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March 21, 2017
In March of 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican leadership proposed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The AHCA will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). The PIVOT Policy team has analyzed the AHCA, the Congressional Budget Office review of the AHCA, data from the U.S. Census Bureau and prior studies. We have summarized the major elements of the AHCA and assessed their impact on Americans, Asian Americans, and Vietnamese Americans wherever the data is available.
The Defeat of the Affordable Care Act and What It Means to You
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March 15, 2017
By Mai-Khanh Tran, MD
I am so incensed with what is happening in the past week that I have to speak up. As a physician on the front-line, I want to give you the real story behind the impact of the attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on actual lives.
PIVOT Endorses Jon Ossoff to Represent Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
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March 14, 2017
PIVOT endorses Jon Ossoff in the special election to replace Tom Price in representing Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
Ta Trung Discusses the Repeal of the ACA with Dr. Mai-Khanh Tran and Attorney Do-Phu Nguyen
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March 6, 2017
PIVOT member, Dr. Mai-Khanh Tran, and attorney Do-Phu Nguyen appeared on Ta Trung's television show, VADPAC Talk Show, to discuss the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Women's History Month→
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March 1, 2017
For each day of Women's History Month, we will honor an inspiring Vietnamese American woman who may not make headlines but whose stories display determination, persistence, and courage.
A Prison by Any Other Name: An Interview with Dr. Tung Thanh Nguyen→
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February 19, 2017
PIVOT Chairperson, Dr. Tung Nguyen, discusses his resignation from the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders with Andrew Lam of the Huffington Post.
An Open Letter from Vietnamese Americans to our Japanese American Brothers and Sisters
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February 19, 2017
Today, February 19th is your Day of Remembrance, a day that marks the injustice authorized by Executive Order 9066 when 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced to forfeit their homes and belongings, and to live behind barbed wires in internment camps. This day, each year, reminds us of what happens when we, as a nation, let go of our conscience and act out of fear.
Resignation of Members of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
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February 16, 2017
Yesterday, ten members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders submitted their resignations to President Trump as a result of his policies that have adversely affected Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).