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Rep. Grace Meng Focuses on Immigrant Communities, Youth in Race for DNC Vice Chair
NBC News - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) - currently the Democratic National Committee’s only Asian-American officer - is hoping to help steer her party in a new direction if she wins reelection…
Immigration raids target Indo-Caribbean community in New York City
News India Times - Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) have expressed concern over recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens,…
AALDEF, Korematsu Center, others challenge travel ban
Asian American Press - The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) on Friday joined the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (Korematsu Center), the children of litigants in…
Out of Left Field: Political power on O.I. within Dems' grasp
The Island Now - During the 1980s, a creative approach to our regional power was developed by Fred Scheiner and Harry Wachtel (Roslyn) and Dan Jacobi (East Williston). They gave birth to a political…
Asian Americans gave Trump thumbs down in last polls
Inquirer - Asian Americans strongly supported Democratic candidates in four states – Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York – in last November’s elections, with 3 out of 5…
Ethnic communities in an uproar over Trump's immigration orders
Inquirer - Ethnic communities and grassroots organizations across the nation are in an uproar over immigration orders signed by President Donald Trump within a week from taking office, purportedly…
A Chinese American Lesson for Trump
Al Jazeera - For some in the Chinese American community, Donald Trump’s executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries is a little bit of history repeating itself.…
Grassroots Legal Stars Working to Battle Trump's Attacks on Immigrants and Refugees
Rewire - On Friday night, President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively banning Muslims refugees and immigrants from seven countries from entering the United States. The order, which…
Vivian Cheng-Khanna passes away at age 62
News India-Times - Vivian Cheng-Khanna, wife of attorney Rajiv Khanna and daughter of Helen M.M. and Lu-I Cheng, passed away on November 24 at the age of 62, succumbing to cancer. She was born in New…
Muslim Groups Are Bracing For Trump To Stop Muslim Immigration
BuzzFeed News - Muslim civil liberties groups are preparing for President Donald Trump to issue executive orders that would institute a blanket suspension of visas issued to certain countries with…
Widespread problems reported to Election Protection hotline
Louisiana Weekly - On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter-protection coalition, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, provided…
National AAPI Immigrant Rights Organizing Coalition mobilization for clean DREAM Act
Asian American Press - AALDEF is among the 18 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant advocacy, labor, civil rights, community health, service provider, and undocumented youth groups…
Jeff Sessions, Who Has An Asian Granddaughter, Praised Era When Asians Were Banned From U.S.
Huffington Post - During Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, all eyes were on the nominee’s granddaughter.…
AALDEF calls on Asian-Americans to moblize for a clean DREAM Act
Filipino Reporter - AALDEF is among the 18 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant advocacy, labor, civil rights, community health, service provider, and undocumented youth groups calling…
Election moitors eye Quincy poll
Patriot Ledger - Federal and independent election monitors observed Tuesday’s elections in Quincy, making sure the polls are accessible to the city’s large Asian population. City clerk…
AALDEF calls on Asian-Americans to mobilize for a clean DREAM Act
Filipino Reporter - AALDEF is among the 18 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant advocacy, labor, civil rights, community health, service provider, and undocumented youth groups calling…
Asian American civil rights group will monitor Boston polls
Boston Globe - An Asian-American civil rights group said it is sending attorneys and volunteers to monitor polling places in Boston on Tuesday, following reports that Chinese-speaking voters were…
Fox rewards Jesse Watters with his own show after years of stalking, racism, sexism and homophobia
Raw Story - Fox News announced on Thursday that racial provocateur Jesse Watters would be the host of a new weekly hour-long show. In a statement, Fox News Programming EVP Suzanne Scott said that the…
Deepa Iyer Is Named 2017 Winner of AALDEF's Justice in Action Award
News India Times - The Asian American Legal Defense Fund, a civil rights advocacy group for Asian Americans, has announced the names of the two recipients of its 2016* Justice in Action Awards,…
The Masterpiece Cake Shop Supreme Court case doesn't really have anything to do with cake
Newsweek - A case is headed to the Supreme Court in December that centers around Jack Phillips, the owner of the Colorado-based Masterpiece Cakeshop, who refused to make a cake for a same-sex…
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