Statement by the Vang family on the passing of Secret War Lt. Colonel Tou-Fu Vang
St. Paul, Minn. (Dec. 1, 2020) — Lt. Colonel Tong C. Vang (Ret), son of Secret War Veteran Lt. Colonel Tou-Fu Vang, made the following statement on the passing of[…]
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Employment discrimination against Muslim Americans at Indian American IT companies causes outrage
Morton Grove, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2020) — The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has condemned an increasing pattern of[…]
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Georgia groups sue over purged voters
Atlanta, Ga. (Dec. 4, 2020) — Voter advocacy groups in Georgia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday asking a federal court to compel the state to restore nearly 200,000 names to[…]
Committee of 100 applauds selection of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
NEW YORK (Dec. 10, 2020) — The following statement was issued by Zhengyu Huang, President of Committee of 100, regarding the Joseph Biden administration appointment of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative.“The[…]
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NCAPA: Absence of AAPI Cabinet Secretaries move community backwards
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2020) — The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans issued the following statement raising questions over why there have been no Asian American, Native Hawaiian Pacific[…]
Samantha Vang to chair Minnesota Legislature’s People of Color and Indigenous Caucus
St. Paul, Minn. (Dec. 12, 2020) — The current and incoming members of the Legislature’s People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus have elected Rep. Samantha Vang (DFL-Brooklyn Center) as chair[…]
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Legislation would authorize humanitarian, UXO assistance in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 24, 2020) — Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would authorize funding for humanitarian assistance programs, including for the clearance of unexploded ordnance and other[…]
AAPI rights groups seek student entrance denial records from Border Patrol
Organizations To Examine CBP’s Enforcement, Treatment, and Denial of Admissions to International Students WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 10, 2020) — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) and Asian[…]
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Taiwan’s ‘legacy’ in the Versailles Treaty still matters in US-China tensions, says diplomat
By Emerson De-Yi Zhou TAIPEI – As trade war and the South China Sea tensions between Washington and Beijing are intensifying amid Covid-19, the “American betrayal” in 1919 at the[…]
Xoua Thao, Lue Yang named to service academies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 16, 2020) — U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (DFL-MN-4) recognized the 12 Fourth District residents she nominated and who are accepting appointments to U.S. Service Academies. “I[…]
