WASHINGTON — The Sikh Coalition, together with the national civil rights community, will unveil a mobile application that allows users to report instances of airport profiling in real time during a launch event at the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Washington, DC on April 30.
The launch event will also be live-streamed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sikhcoalition.
Courts, Editorial, Government, Racism-Hate
WASHINGTON (March 5, 2012) — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) strongly condemns Chief Judge Richard Cebull of the U.S. District Court for Montana for sending a racist email from his chambers relating to President Obama, which equated interracial relationships with bestiality. Organizations throughout the nation, including the Congressional Tri-Caucus, which includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, have expressed outrage at Judge Cebull’s conduct, and many have called for his resignation.
Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2012) — This past Tuesday, February 28, 2012, a Sikh American family from Sterling, Virginia received a letter containing death threats addressed to ‘Turban Family’.
The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund obtained a copy of the letter and is calling for a federal investigation into a hate crime. The text of the letter reads as follows:
Editorial, National, Racism-Hate, Veterans/Military
By Tom L. Hayashi
OCA Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2012) — The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), calls for a unified effort to fight harassment and hazing of Asian Pacific Americans in the military.
St. Paul, MN (February 20, 2012) — On Monday morning, TakeAction Minnesota, along with State Representative Rena Moran (65A) held a press conference condemning racially-derogatory imagery being promoted on a pro-photo ID website run by Minnesota Majority. Organizers of the press conference say the online images on WeWantVoterID.com imply that African-Americans and Latinos are looking to cheat Minnesota’s elections system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2012) — Late yesterday, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund called on local and federal authorities to initiate a hate crime investigation into the vandalism and defacing with graffiti of a gurdwara (Sikh congregational place of worship) in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
According to reports directly from the gurdwara management committee, the vandalism happened between the evening of Feb. 5th and the morning of Feb. 6, 2012. The graffiti included vulgar language, racial epithets, the use of what appears to be a cross, a large drawing of a gun, and references to the attacks of Sept. 11.
Government, National, Racism-Hate, Veterans/Military
Harry Lew
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 2, 2012) — Following recent high-profile military hazing cases, members of the House of Representatives, family members of victims, and a community advocate joined forces Thursday to call for immediate action from the highest levels in the military to stop hazing.
Editorial, National, Racism-Hate, Social Justice
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 17, 2011) — The Asian Pacific American Legal Center condemns derogatory remarks against Korean Americans expressed by co-host John Kobylt (KFI 640) during the Jan. 5 broadcast of Clear Channel’s “The John and Ken Show.”
The press conference was held at the Korean Resource Center, and also included speakers from National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, Korean American Bar Association and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Government, National, Racism-Hate, Veterans/Military
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2011) — A senior Pentagon official today underscored the military’s “zero tolerance” against bullying and hazing in light of charges brought against eight soldiers.
Government, National, Racism-Hate, Veterans/Military
Regional Command South Public Affairs
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Dec. 21, 2011) – Eight U.S. soldiers deployed to southern Afghanistan were charged today in connection with the death of a fellow soldier, military officials reported.
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