Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders

Jadine Nielsen writes that Roe v. Wade was "a monumental moment in my life as well as the lives of women across the country. For the first time, we had the right to make decisions about our own bodies.''

This week, Deputy Secretary Neal S. Wolin travels to Thailand and the Philippines in order to promote economic reforms undertaken for regional stability and global growth.

Last week, Tammy Duckworth commemorated the end of the war in Iraq by writing on/in the Huffington Post about her harrowing experience in Iraq as a combat pilot.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it has launched the HUD Language Line, a telephone language service pilot that will offer live, one-on-one interpretation services in more than 175 languages. Accessible throughout the nation, the language line will help HUD staff to better communicate with Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals and families about HUD housing programs, services, and activities.