Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting
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As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders will hold a meeting on May 12, 2022. The meeting is the second in a series of federal advisory committee meetings regarding the development of recommendations to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The meeting is open to the public and will be live streamed. Registration is required through the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the- presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration- 311578077417. The Commission, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, will advise the President on: (i) The development, monitoring, and coordination of executive branch efforts to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities in the United States, including efforts to close gaps in health, socioeconomic, employment, and educational outcomes; (ii) policies to address and end anti-Asian bias, xenophobia, racism, and nativism, and opportunities for the executive branch to advance inclusion, belonging, and public awareness of the diversity and accomplishments of AA and NHPI people, cultures, and histories; (iii) policies, programs, and initiatives to prevent, report, respond to, and track anti-Asian hate crimes and hate incidents; (iv) ways in which the Federal Government can build on the capacity and contributions of AA and NHPI communities through equitable Federal funding, grantmaking, and employment opportunities; (v) policies and practices to improve research and equitable data disaggregation regarding AA and NHPI communities; (vi) policies and practices to improve language access services to ensure AA and NHPI communities can access Federal programs and services; and (vii) strategies to increase public-and private- sector collaboration, and community involvement in improving the safety and socioeconomic, health, educational, occupational, and environmental well-being of AA and NHPI communities.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23185-23186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08118]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, White House Initiative on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders will hold a meeting on May 12, 2022.
The meeting is the second in a series of federal advisory committee
meetings regarding the development of recommendations to promote
equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian,
and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The meeting is open to
the public and will be live streamed. Registration is required through
the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417</a>. The Commission, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Xavier
Becerra and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai,
will advise the President on: (i) The development, monitoring, and
coordination of executive branch efforts to advance equity, justice,
and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities in the United States,
including efforts to close gaps in health, socioeconomic, employment,
and educational outcomes; (ii) policies to address and end anti-Asian
bias, xenophobia, racism, and nativism, and opportunities for the
executive branch to advance inclusion, belonging, and public awareness
of the diversity and accomplishments of AA and NHPI people, cultures,
and histories; (iii) policies, programs, and initiatives to prevent,
report, respond to, and track anti-Asian hate crimes and hate
incidents; (iv) ways in which the Federal Government can build on the
capacity and contributions of AA and
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NHPI communities through equitable Federal funding, grantmaking, and
employment opportunities; (v) policies and practices to improve
research and equitable data disaggregation regarding AA and NHPI
communities; (vi) policies and practices to improve language access
services to ensure AA and NHPI communities can access Federal programs
and services; and (vii) strategies to increase public-and private-
sector collaboration, and community involvement in improving the safety
and socioeconomic, health, educational, occupational, and environmental
well-being of AA and NHPI communities.
DATES: The Commission will meet on May 12, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to
approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The confirmed time and
agenda will be posted on the website for the President's Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders:
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html</a> when this
information becomes available.
LOCATION: The meeting will be live streamed. Registration is required
through the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larissa Bungo, Designated Federal
Officer, President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, Room 515F, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
20201; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d2cdccc4c4cbcdd5cce5cdcdd68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9887868e8e81879f86af87879cc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: (202) 619-0403, fax: (202)
619-3818.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information is available on the President's
Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
Islanders website at <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html</a>. The names of the 25 members of the President's Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
are available at <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/index.html</a>.
Purpose of Meeting: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, authorized by
Executive Order 14031, will meet to discuss full and draft
recommendations by the Commission's six Subcommittees on ways to
advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. The Subcommittees are:
Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination; Data
Disaggregation; Language Access; Economic Equity; Health Equity; and
Immigration and Citizenship Status.
Background: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
individuals and communities have molded the American experience, and
the contributions and achievements of AA and NHPI communities make the
United States stronger and more vibrant. The richness of America's
multicultural democracy is strengthened by the diversity of AA and NHPI
communities and the many cultures and languages of AA and NHPI
individuals in the United States, who collectively constitute the
fastest growing racial group in the Nation and make rich contributions
to our society, our economy, and our culture.
Systemic barriers to equity, justice, and opportunity put the
American dream out of reach of many AA and NHPI communities. Many AA
and NHPI individuals face persistent disparities in socioeconomic,
health, and educational outcomes. Linguistic isolation and lack of
access to language-assistance services continue to lock many AA and
NHPI individuals out of opportunities. Data collection practices fail
to measure and reflect the diversity of AA and NHPI populations.
Failure to disaggregate data contributes to enduring stereotypes about
Asian Americans as a ``model minority'' and obscures disparities within
AA and NHPI communities.
Tragic acts of anti-Asian violence have increased during the COVID-
19 pandemic, casting a shadow of fear and grief over many AA and NHPI
communities, in particular East Asian communities. Long before this
pandemic, AA and NHPI communities in the United States, including South
Asian and Southeast Asian communities, have faced persistent
xenophobia, religious discrimination, racism, and violence. At the same
time, AA and NHPI communities are overrepresented in the pandemic's
essential workforce in healthcare, food supply, education, and
childcare, with more than four million AA and NHPIs manning the
frontlines throughout the pandemic. Additionally, while they make up
just four percent of registered nurses in the U.S., Filipino nurses
accounted for 32 percent of nurse lives lost to COVID-19 in 2020.
Many AA and NHPI communities, and in particular Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander communities, have also been disproportionately
burdened by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Evidence suggests that
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are three times more likely to
contract COVID-19 compared to white people and nearly twice as likely
to die from the disease. On top of these health inequities, many AA and
NHPI workers, families, and small businesses have faced devastating
economic losses during this crisis, which must be addressed.
Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited
to view the Commission meeting. Registration is required through the
following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-registration-311578077417</a>. Please
note that there will be no opportunity for oral public comments during
the meeting of the Commission. However, written comments are welcomed
throughout the development of the Commission's recommendations to
promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and may be emailed to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#773636393f273e34181a1a1e04041e1819371f1f0459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2d2d22243c252f030101051f1f0503022c04041f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: Executive Order 14031. The President's Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
(Commission) is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.),
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal
advisory committees.
Krystal Ka`ai,
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and President's Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
[FR Doc. 2022-08118 Filed 4-18-22; 8:45 am]
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