Building Community Within Diversity
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2017) — South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national South Asian civil rights organization, mourns the loss of life in separate killings of South Asian Americans[…]
LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2017) — Renowned American scientist and Temple University Professor Xiaoxing Xi has brought a lawsuit in federal court in Philadelphia against the FBI agents who conducted the[…]
LOS ANGELES (May 19, 2017) — Asian Americans Advancing Justice (“Advancing Justice”) strongly condemns the federal government’s latest attempt to immediately implement a Muslim Ban. Advancing Justice joined a diverse group[…]
MINNEAPOLIS (March 24, 2017) — The City Council passed an ordinance on Friday prohibiting discrimination against Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders — a measure intended to put voucher holders[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 20, 2017) — On March 12, 2017, U.S. Rep. Steve King (Iowa-4) made comments claiming that we can’t restore Western civilization “with somebody else’s babies.” King later doubled down[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 21, 2017) — South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national South Asian civil rights organization, joined Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and organizational leaders on Monday for[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2017) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order to update and reinstate his travel ban on Muslim-majority countries after his first order was[…]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Feb. 23, 2017) — ISAIAH is disappointed the Minnesota State House of Representatives voted today to pass a REAL ID bill which slams the door on[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 23, 2017) — OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates is alarmed by President Trump’s removal of guidance regarding Title IX coverage for transgender students. A Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2017) — South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national South Asian advocacy organization, resolutely objects to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) memoranda implementing President[…]
