WASHINGTON DC (April 30, 2012) – The Sikh Coalition and other prominent national civil rights leaders released a game-changing mobile application that enables users to report instances of airport profiling in real time.
The Monday launch event at the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Washington, D.C. was also streamed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sikhcoalition.
Buddhism, Human Rights, International, Social Justice, Tibetan
MINNEAPOLIS (March 28, 2012) — The Tibetan community of Minnesota is mourning the death of 27 year-old Jamphel Yeshi who passed away Monday in New Delhi.
The Tibetan Youth Congress announced the death of Jamphel Yeshi, 27, who set his body on fire for the cause of Tibet in New Delhi. They consider Yeshi a of martyr. He is survived by his mother and four siblings, who are all in Tibet.
Asian American Studies, Government, Japanese, National, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 22, 2012) — The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced that the National Park Service is awarding funding to help preserve and interpret the U.S. confinement sites where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.
The 17 grants, totaling nearly $2.9 million, are part of Interior’s ongoing efforts to capture and tell a more inclusive story of American history.
Government, International, Japanese, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, DC (February 17, 2012) — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements regarding the Japanese Latin American experience during World War II in conjunction with observing this year’s Day of Remembrance:
Asian American Studies, CAPAC, Japanese, National, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2012) — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and Congressional Leaders released statements in honor of California’s second annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.
Editorial, Government, National, Social Issues, Social Justice
By Doua Thor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2012) — At Southeast Asian Resource Action Center, we listened to the president’s State of the Union Address with interest, as this was an opportunity for us to consider his proposals and their impact on the many issues that we work on for the Southeast Asian American community.
Government, Hmong, National, Social Justice
New AAJC director and former State Senator Mee Moua, left, and Karen K. Narasaki, stepping down after 20 years.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2012) — Former State Senator Mee Moua is set to become the president and executive director the Asian American Justice Center, of one of the nation’s premier civil rights organizations.
AAJC announced this week that on March 19, Moua will succeed Karen K. Narasaki, who announced in June she is stepping down after 20 years of service.
“Mee already has an impressive record as a strong civil rights advocate,” said Narasaki. “Her tremendous experience, insight, passion and outstanding reputation make her a wonderful choice to lead an organization that has become so important to ensuring the voices of the nation’s growing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are heard.”
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.
Disparities, Editorial, Government, Social Justice
Bruce Corrie, Ph.D.
By DR. BRUCE CORRIE
Dear Chair Rep. Kiffmeyer and Vice Chair Sen. Bonoff, Sunset Advisory Commission:
I request you not to sunset the four councils (Chicano Latino Affairs Council, Indian Affairs Council, Council on Black Minnesotans and Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans) but rather equip them to be more effective to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing demographics of Minnesota. Minnesota is fortunate to have these institutions. Unfortunately they have not been used very effectively.
Cambodian, Social Justice, United Nations
NEW YORK (Dec. 14, 2011) – The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia ruled today that Ieng Thirith, a 79-year-old former senior member of the Khmer Rouge who was found unfit to stand trial, will not be released as ordered last month but remain in detention.
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