Orange County study helps dispel model minority myth
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2018) — Orange County serves as a microcosm of the major demographic shifts taking place across the nation, placing it squarely in the midst of the[…]
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CAPAC condemns White House immigration proposal
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 26, 2018) — U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, said the White House immigration proposal is an insult to our nation.[…]
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Hirono resolution recognizes Fred Korematsu Day, denounces hate discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2018) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) led a Senate resolution Tuesday, recognizing Fred Korematsu for his opposition to the illegal incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II[…]
Vietnamese vulnerable to deportation
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 2, 2017) — Asian Americans Advancing Justice reports that at this time Vietnamese community members with final removal orders are vulnerable to potential arrest, detention, and deportation.[…]
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SAFE Cities Network lists 11 communities defensing immigrants facing deportation
NEW YORK (Nov. 9, 2017) — At a time when harsh immigration policies are disrupting our communities, separating families, and increasing detention and deportation, leaders and legal service providers from[…]
National AAPI Immigrant Rights Organizing Coalition mobilization for Clean DREAM Act
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 9, 2017) — AALDEF is among the 18 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant advocacy, labor, civil rights, community health, service provider, and undocumented youth groups calling[…]
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APIA youth rally in Washington to combat hate in the neighborhoods
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 13, 2017) — Hundreds of leaders from the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) rallied together[…]
Attorney Jae Park is NAPABA Pro Bono Award recipient
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2017) — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is proud to present the 2017 Pro Bono Award to Jae Park, senior managing associate, Dentons[…]
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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[…]
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[…]
