Worldwide vigil Thursday for victims of Atlanta shooting
Koreans Unite Nationally and Globally to Mourn for the Victims ATLANTA (March 26, 2021) — Leaders of the Korean American community across the country are uniting to organize a Worldwide[…]
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Joint statement of U of Minnesota programs on violence and the Atlanta shootings
MINNEAPOLIS (March 24, 2021) — Standing in solidarity with Asian American communities and all those impacted by anti-Asian violence, the Asian American Studies Program and the Department of African American[…]
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Civil Rights groups’ solidarity statement on hate crimes against Asian community
WASHINGTON (March 23, 2021) — In the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Atlanta where eight people were murdered, including six women of Asian descent, 207 civil and human rights[…]
Juju Chang, Ann Mukherjee and Ronny Chieng to receive AALDEF 2021 Justice in Action Awards
NEW YORK (March 2, 2021) — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will hold its virtual Lunar New Year Gala and Justice in Action Awards Ceremony on[…]
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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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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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,[…]
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[…]
