At our meeting last week, Ali Faruk from DMAS spoke with the VAAB about the new Medicaid roll out in November and many great, proactive conversations were had about better serving AAPI in Virginia. Keep your eyes peeled for details on our upcoming meeting December 13 in Richmond!

The VAAB would like to begin highlighting members of the Board every week. Today we will be posting our first highlight, stay tuned!

Our first member that we would like to highlight is the wonderful Rumy Mohta! He is an active member of the community who has not only served on several boards, representing AAPI interests, but also attends many events and celebrates the diverse people of the Commonwealth!

Beginning TODAY, Virginians who are newly eligible for health coverage under Medicaid expansion can apply for coverage to start on January 1. To learn more about enrollment: 💻 Visit coverva.org 📞 Call 1-855-242-8282

Good afternoon AAPI voters! If you, or anyone you know, need access to voting info, bilingual assistance is available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali when you call 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683)! apiavote.org

We would like to wish everyone a fabulous Diwali! We hope your celebrations are warm, bright, and memorable. 💛

This week we are honored to highlight Komal Mohindra as our member of the week!

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope today is filled with beautiful memories shared with all your loved ones. Please enjoy your amazing meals and live in this lovely moment that we are all thankful to be here for. Many thanks from the VAAB for being such an amazing Commonwealth to serve.

This week, we would like to recognize and highlight Hassan Ahmad! (Hassan Ahmad)

Open to the public. Board meeting covering a topic of special interest and importance to the Asian community - education. Special guest speakers include @VASecofEdu Atif Qarni. Join us for the last board meeting of 2018.

Congratulations to Asif Bhavnagri who was appointed Asst. Secy of Administration by Governor Abigail Spanberger. Asif continues to be a rock star for the Administration, the Commonwealth, and most importantly, for the Asian and Muslim communities. Way to represent! governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-r…

Congrats to VAAB members @razihashmi & Eric Lin and Asian community leaders Suja Sarah, Genie Giao Nguyen, Nony Echiverri Abranjano, Hyun Lee, and Sreedhar NagiReddi on their appointment to the Commission.

Call for Nominations: 2019 VAAB Community Leader of the Year - mailchi.mp/3b802f8147c0/c…

Great meeting of Virginia Asian Advisory Board yesterday. Governor Abigail Spanberger and Chief of Staff Mercer swung by to discuss how we can best serve AAPI Virginians.

In Recognition of Our Incredible Contributions - mailchi.mp/2e2a8abc2197/i…

Yesterday I spoke to the Children’s Cabinet about the importance of the 2020 Census. Children are the most undercounted Census subgroup. When we talk about a complete count, we’re particularly talking about kids.

Governor Ralph Northam met and congratulated Mr. Ting-Yi Oei as this year’s recipient of the Community Leader of the Year award presented by the Virginia Asian Advisory Board - mailchi.mp/863b94d7e7ee/2…

The chairs of the VA Asian Advisory Board, VA Council on Women & VA Latino Advisory Board shared their experiences & perspectives at the inaugural mtg of the new VA African American Advisory Board. Congrats to the new board & its members. Look forward to working together.

ATTENTION: Business owners in the Greater Richmond region! Take this COVID-19 business survey conducted by ChamberRVA. mailchi.mp/cebfa151e663/t…