When hate hits home
By Peter Schurmann New America Media SARATOGA, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2017) — In 2012, Raymond Ho was just entering college, his mind abuzz with new ideas and the prospect of[…]
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Call on the President to #CounterACTHate
Civil Rights Coalition Denounces ACT For America’s Anti-Muslim Online Campaign Calls on the President to #CounterACTHate South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Center for New Community, Muslim Advocates, and other[…]
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Saigon-Houston Radio: ‘Our community rescued itself when Harvey came’
By Andrew Lam New America Media SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 31, 2017) — Thanh-Thuy Vu is owner of Saigon Radio KREH 900-AM, the only full-service, full-time Asian station in Greater Houston. For the city’s nearly[…]
45 years on, advocates say US not living up to MLK ideals
OAKLAND, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2017) — Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech calling for brotherhood and racial equality, where people are[…]
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Groups condemn hate march, call for intervention
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 13, 2017) — Three days of white supremacist marches and protest in Charlottesville, Va., have brought condemnation from Asian and Pacific Islander American groups and a call for[…]
Pole: U.S. Muslims concerned about discrimination but believe in the American dream
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2017) — The early days of Donald Trump’s presidency have been an anxious time for many Muslim Americans, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Overall,[…]
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Court finds that approval of Dakota Access Pipeline violated the law
Ruling: Trump administration shortcut environmental review; court seeks additional briefing on whether to shut down pipeline Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2017) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory[…]
Mendis renews affiliation as researcher at Harvard’s Fairbank Center
By Tom LaVenture AAPress.com St. Paul, Minn. (June 2, 2017) —Dr. Patrick Mendis, who served as a Rajawali senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and[…]
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White Paper analyzing Economic Espionage Act cases shows accused Asians twice as likely to be innocent
NEW YORK (May 26, 2017) — A new White Paper, “Prosecuting Chinese Spies: An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Espionage Act,” published by the Committee of 100 provides empirical indications that Asians in[…]
Groups applaud Fed courts for rejecting temporary ban but still concerned
Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2017) — Several organizations and elected officials applauded Friday’s U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision to uphold the block on President Trump’s travel[…]
