Over 100 advocates from the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition rallied in support of $54.35 million in funds for New York State’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, gathering in front of the New York State Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase in Albany on Feb. 10.

Funds would be used to support critical social and health services, including 150 nonprofits, as well as community programs that promote safety in communities and combat bias and hate throughout NYS.