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.

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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.

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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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U.S. Army PFC Danny Chen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 21, 2011) — The Organization of Chinese Americans applauds the United States Army’s swift action in conducting a full investigation in the case surrounding the death of Private Danny Chen.

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(December 6, 2011) — Earlier today, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) called on local authorities to initiate a hate crime investigation into the stabbing of a Sikh man at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.

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BROOKLYN CENTER, MN, September 17, 2011—ISAIAH held a 300-person public meeting focused on the leadership needed to address both the racial equity gap in educational achievement and to create racially equitable schools.  Joining ISAIAH was Minnesota Commissioner of Education Dr. Brenda Cassellius and superintendents or their representatives from 11 Minnesota urban, suburban, and Greater Minnesota school districts.



The yawning gap in educational outcomes in Minnesota between white children and children of color is one of the most alarming challenges of our time. One in three Minnesotans under the age of 18 is a person of color. With only about 40% of African-American and Latino children graduating from high school, our state is headed into a bleak future.

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Community member, Rajinder Singh Khalsa. (SAALT photo by William Hollingsworth)

Jersey City, NJ (August 1, 2011) — Over 70 community members gathered for a July 30 hearing called “South Asians in New Jersey: Ten Years After 9/11″ to reflect on the decade since the 9/11 tragedy, and to provide recommendations for moving forward. The hearing, held in Jersey City, New Jersey, was organized by South Asian Americans Leading Together, a national nonprofit organization, as part of its campaign – An America for All of Us – to mark the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2011) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender today released a report based on available data and interviews with experts that documents growing Islamophobia in the United States and offers recommendations about how to challenge the troubling phenomenon.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On June 23, 2011, the 29th anniversary of the racially motivated murder of Vincent Chin, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus spoke out against a growing trend of anti-Chinese rhetoric in political ads that use Chinese language and imagery to portray candidates as sympathetic to China at the expense of American interests.

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NEW YORK (June 7, 2011) – Applied Research Center, the nation’s leading think tank on racial justice, today releases a 40-page study and accompanying video (http://arc.org/millennials/) on the racial attitudes of young people, whom many pollsters and commentators have prematurely labeled as “post-racial.”

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