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[…]
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Black Lives Matter — A letter from the Asian Art Museum
SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2020) — The Asian Art Museum on Thursday sent out a letter of solidarity regarding the recent protests following the murder of George Floyd, a black[…]
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Minnesota officials respond to President’s attack on Ilhan Omar
ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 13, 2019) — Minnesota’s People of Color and Indigenous Caucus on Saturday responded to President Donald Trump’s recent Tweet attacking on Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American who[…]
Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang to hold rally at Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following his CNN Town Hall, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang will continue his Humanity First Tour with supporters in Washington, D.C. from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday,[…]
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CAIR calls for FBI probe on audio indicating white supremacist militia plot at Islamic convention in Houston
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 22, 2018) —The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, today called on the FBI to investigate an apparent plot[…]
CAIR-Georgia calls on Rep. Jason Spencer to resign after he is shown yelling ‘Sand N**ger” and other slurs on Showtime program
ATLANTA, Ga. (July 23, 2018) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) on Monday called on State Rep. Jason Spencer (R-District 180) to immediately resign his[…]
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Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to Hold 7th Annual Pilgrimage
Powell, Wyo. (July 20, 2018) — Each year hundreds of visitors make a ‘pilgrimage’ to the Heart Mountain National Historic Site, where 14,000 people of Japanese Ancestry – two-thirds of[…]
CAIR calls on GOP to repudiate Trump’s ‘aggressively racist and misogynistic’ rant in Montana
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on Republican Party leaders and elected officials on Friday[…]
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Groups condemn high court ruling on Muslim ban
National CAPACD Condemns the Supreme Court Ruling on Muslim Ban The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) condemns the Supreme Court decision to uphold the third[…]
Pennsylvania Legislature opens with Hindu ceremony
Reno, Nev. (June 20, 2018) — Both the Pennsylvania State Senate and House of Representatives in Harrisburg, started their respective sessions Tuesday with Hindu prayers, containing verses from world’s oldest[…]
