We’re in CD 43/Southern Brooklyn today, helping residents & small biz owners understand summons issued by the City, navigate the OATH process, and take steps to resolve violations.

Thanks to our partners @Uca_inc & @oathnyc, & @susanzhuangnyc for hosting the OATH-AID session!

REMINDER: Small business owners, register for our office hours at @susanzhuangnyc's office TOMORROW! If you need help with your summons, get free guidance from @oathnyc!

RSVP: bit.ly/AAF-OATH-Small…

I will never forget the day after my election, when President Obama called to congratulate me on becoming the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress in history.

Now, we will have a record of at least 26 AANHPI Members of Congress, including at least 22 AAPI Members in @CAPAC, another historic record.

As CAPAC Chair Emerita, I’m always thrilled to have more AANHPI representation at the table.

capac.house.gov/press-release/…

Have you or a small business owner you know received a summons? Do you have questions on navigating the process?

@oathnyc and AAF are co-hosting office hours at @CMSusanZhuang's office. Stop by next Tuesday!

Today is Election Day (Tuesday, Nov 3)! Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Find Your Poll Site: findmypollsite.vote.nyc.

Language Rights: You have the right to bring an interpreter. On-site interpretation will be available at 100 poll sites across 13 select languages.

New Yorkers, #ElectionDay is tomorrow! Here’s what you need to know:

✅Find your poll site at vote.nyc
⏲️Polls are open from 6AM to 9PM
📞If you run into a problem, call the New York Attorney General's Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-390-2992

File a public comment about the 2030 Census by TONIGHT, 11:59 PM EST! Tell the Census Bureau to count everyone, no matter what immigration status, and to keep questions on race and ethnicity:
advancingjustice-aajc.quorum.us/campaign/17037…

🗳️ Election Day is Tuesday! Get ready to vote with AAF's Ballot Builder, available in 8 Asian languages.

Check election dates, preview the candidates on your ballot, and learn about all 5 ballot proposals before you vote.

Check Ballot Builder out at: aaf.branch.vote

New Yorkers Have the Right to Vote in Their Own Language. Here’s What You Need to Know. citylimits.org/new-yorkers-ha… Via: @dparramejia

The Arab American Association of New York is helping voters get informed before Election Day!

With Ballot Builder, you can explore the candidates and ballot questions in your area using your registered voting address.

🔗 Explore your ballot: aaf.branch.vote/?referringOrg=…

On Friday, we joined @KAFSCNY annual Silent March Against Domestic Violence.

As October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we honor and uplift the voice of survivors, remember those we lost, and call for an end to domestic violence.

#BreakTheSilence #EndTheViolence

🧵1. If you have questions about the public charge rule, call the Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 to be connected with trusted legal help in your language.
 
Don't stop using public benefits without speaking with a trusted legal provider.
 
Here's what to expect:

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Excited to welcome Jackson Heights' first-ever community center to the neighborhood! We joined the announcement of this historic investment yesterday with @CMShekarK, @GovKathyHochul, and many other elected officials and organizations who helped make this possible!

Last week, AAF Director of Programs Ahyoung Kim shared testimony during the People’s Hearing on Immigration Enforcement, anchored by @HispanicFed, about how Asian immigrant small business owners and our communities have been impacted by ICE enforcement in New York.

The deadline to submit a public comment about the 2030 Census has been extended to November 2, 11:59 PM EST!

Tell the Census Bureau to count everyone, no matter what immigration status, and to keep questions on race and ethnicity: advancingjustice-aajc.quorum.us/campaign/17037…

Thanks so much for sharing Ballot Builder with the community, @kcsnewyork! We hope people found it useful!

You can check out Ballot Builder and learn about your candidates and the ballot proposals here: aaf.branch.vote

AAANY CEO Statement on the ICE Shooting in the Bronx

بيان الرئيسة التنفيذية للجمعية العربية الأمريكية في نيويورك بشأن إطلاق النار من قِبل أحد عناصر إدارة الهجرة والجمارك في البرونكس

Yesterday's ICE shooting of a New Yorker is unacceptable but it is not new. It is part of a broader landscape of discrimination and terror against immigrant communities and communities of color.

We join our city and state leaders in demanding accountability and answers now.