Day of Remembrance program screening
The Education Committee of the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League will host a screening its Day of Remembrance program at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at the Historic[…]
Category: Discrimination
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Video shows Worthington, Minn. police officer using excessive force against young Asian Man
ACLU calls for investigation of law enforcement Agent Joe Joswiak (CAUTION — VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE) St. Paul, Minn. (June 22, 2017) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota[…]
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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[…]
SAALT calls for investigation of bias as motivation in South Asian American killings
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[…]
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AAAJ supports Temple professor’s lawsuit against the FBI
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[…]
Groups condemn proposed ‘backdoor Muslim ban’
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[…]
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Minneapolis City Council approves Section 8 anti-discrimination ordinance
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[…]
CAPAC calls for Rep. Steve King to be removed from Constitution subcommittee chairmanship
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[…]
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Roundtable address “Muslim Bans”
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[…]
Universal condemnation for Muslim travel ban among APIA leaders
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[…]
