This episode features host and HC4US board member, Taiji T. Miyagawa, a third-generation Japanese American activist and musician.  A California native, he comes from a lineage of U.S. citizens who were stripped of their constitutional rights and imprisoned behind barbed wire during World War II for no crime other than being Japanese.  Taiji leads API for CalCare.  With over four decades of experience as a grassroots empowerment activist and musician, Taiji has been involved in multiple social justice arenas, participated in numerous electoral campaigns and led voter mobilization efforts.

During this episode, Taiji reviews the latest health care related news and events effecting Asian and Pacific Islander communities, from health disparities to hate crimes, and emphasizing the need for CalCare (California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act).


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05/16/2025 - HC4US show with host Taiji Miyagawa

Health Care for US (HC4US) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization of volunteers championing California single-payer health care. HC4US advocates for comprehensive, high-quality universal health care through single-payer public financing. Our goal is to guarantee health care as a human right for ALL California residents, advancing the larger fight for health care justice and energizing the implementation of national Single Payer/Medicare for All.