Information is an important tool in empowering communities to make change. The Asian American community is over 60% foreign-born, which means there are significant segments of the community who may not be fully aware of how public policy decisions affect their lives. In response, the Asian American Institute periodically produces publications and testimonies on current issues that present Asian American data and public policy recommendations as a resource for organizations, community members and policy-makers alike.

Issues Platform:

• Meeting the Challenge: National Platform for Advancing Justice (2010)
• What’s at Stake: An Asian American Issues Platform for Illinois (2008)

Affirmative Action:

• Testimony before the Chicago City Council Subcommittee on MBE/WBE Affirmative Action Matters in Support of Proposed Amendment to MBE/WBE Program (July 10, 2009)