Policy Program
Policy is a key component to making change and improving opportunities for all communities. OCAPICA’s goal is to increase under served and underrepresented communitities’ voices and participation in civic engagement and public policy. OCAPICA's Policy Program covers civic engagement and polices such as DACA and SB 75. The Policy & Advocacy program focuses on various issues, such as:
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Addressing disparitites in health, education and community and economic development
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Improving collection of data and diverse populations
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Census outreach and education
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Participation in redistricting
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Non-partisan voter mobilization
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Immigrant rights
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Worker safety
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Social justice and equity issues
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And many more!
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OCAPICA is a non-Partisan organization, that strives to educate the community of the current policy issues affecting their community.
Statistics
Orange County is home to the third largest Asian American community in the nation.
Asian American and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing minority group in the nation.
Immigrants make up one-third of Orange County's population.
There are an estimated 300,000 undocumented immigants living in the county.
Only 13% of registered voters are from the API community.