CAPA21 (capa21.com), a political action committee serving the AANHPI community, announced its endorsement of Congressman Derek Tran for California’s 45th Congressional District, representing Orange County.

Tamlyn Tomita chairs CAPA21, which includes co-founder Dale Minami and political veterans Maeley Tom and Ginger Lew on its leadership team. CAPA21 started in 2014, but has roots in the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, founded in 1987 as one of the country’s first Asian American PACs.

Tamlyn Tomita, Chair of CAPA21: “Derek Tran is the son of immigrants, a US Army veteran, a lawyer who spent his career fighting for working people, a father, and a leader who truly understands his community. As the first Vietnamese American to represent the largest Vietnamese diaspora community in the world outside of Vietnam, his election to Congress was not only historic for both the Vietnamese American community and also for the broader AANHPI community. In his first term in Congress, Derek has consistently fought to improve the lives of every constituent in his diverse district, stood up for small businesses, workers, and veterans, fought to ban political insiders from stock trading, and delivered for Southern California families.”

Congressman Derek Tran: “It is such an honor to receive the endorsement of CAPA21. When my family came to this country seeking the American dream, we relied on Section 8 housing, SNAP, and WIC. These programs were lifelines for my family, and I enlisted in the Army at 18 to give back to the country that had given me so much. I ran for Congress because that dream is getting harder for so many families to achieve. The AANHPI community deserves a seat at the table, and we are making our voices heard to build a truly representative government. I am proud to have the leaders of CAPA21 behind me in this fight.”

Learn more at https://www.derektranforcongress.com.

CAPA21 (capa21.com), a political action committee serving the AANHPI community, announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Doris Matsui for California’s 7th Congressional District, representing Sacramento.

Tamlyn Tomita chairs CAPA21, which includes co-founder Dale Minami and political veterans Maeley Tom and Ginger Lew on its leadership team. CAPA21 started in 2014, but has roots in the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, founded in 1987 as one of the country’s first Asian American PACs.

Tamlyn Tomita, Chair of CAPA21: “CAPA21 is proud to endorse Congresswoman Matsui. Born in a Japanese American incarceration camp, she has lived injustice, and doesn’t need to read about it from a textbook. That history gives her the moral clarity and relentlessness that our district needs right now, when so many families are scared by the horrors of the Trump Administration. Congresswoman Matsui has delivered billions for Sacramento’s flood protection infrastructure and billions more for roads and public transit. That’s money in the ground, protecting our families and our economy. This is a moment in history that demands experience, not a learning curve. Congresswoman Matsui knows what’s at risk, personally and politically, and she knows how to fight and win.

Congresswoman Matsui: “I’m grateful to CAPA21 for its endorsement. It’s critical that the voices of AANHPI voters be heard in this election and that our communities have a seat at the table in positions of power at every level of government. CAPA21’s work to build AANHPI civic power and ensure our communities are engaged and empowered is exactly the kind of organizing that makes legislators more effective and more accountable to the people we represent.”

Learn more at https://matsuiforcongress.com.