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Immigration law briefing
Joongang Ilbo - The Korean Service Center (KCS) and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will hold immigration briefing sessions on the 24th at Bayside Community Center…
Reform hits US Chinese migrants' family ties
Global Times - Negotiations between the White House and Congress regarding the future of the so-called Dreamers have left many in the Chinese community unnerved. The Dreamers - immigrants who were…
Gujarati Language Now Featured on New Jersey Elections Site in Hopes of Attracting Indian American Voters
India West - The New Jersey elections site has expanded its reach by now featuring a Gujarati language option.This year during the November general election, the state’s Division of Elections…
What's that new language on N.J. elections site? Gujarati, and those who speak it find that special
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sitting in her Mount Laurel home, Sharmista Patel does not fully comprehend the conversation unfolding in her living room, but she nods in agreement with her husband as he…
Asian-American civic leader, author, lawyer, & philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis to be honored at Womankind's 35th Anniversary Gala in New York on Nov. 1
Filipino Reporter - Filipino-born American businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis, widow of TLC Beatrice Founder and CEO Reginald F. Lewis, will receive The Phoenix Lifetime Achievement Award at…
Hirabayashi, Yasui, Korematsu Families File Brief in Supreme Court in Opposition to Travel Ban
Rafu Shimpo - The children of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu on Sept. 18 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court opposing Executive Order 13780, the Trump…
DACA reactions blast Trump
Asian American Press - Reaction from organizations and elected officials around the country have condened the Trump Administration’s action to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
Asian-American Advocates Blast Trump Decision to End DACA Program
NBC News - Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups are among those slamming the Trump administration for its decision to end an Obama-era executive action that allowed undocumented…
What's Next For The Founder Of The Slants, And The Fight Over Racial Slurs
NPR - On a Monday morning in June, Simon Tam woke up at his home in Portland, Ore., to 753 notifications blowing up his phone. “At that point, I knew something had happened,” Tam said. The…
Globe's poll omission leaves Asian-Americans invisible and unheard
Boston Globe - Asian-Americans don’t expect much coverage in the mainstream media, but recent Globe stories from its poll on politics and race relations left me scratching my head. In reporting…
Why the Slants Took a Fight Over Their Band Name to the Supreme Court
New York Times - On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a law denying federal trademark protection to names that are deemed disparaging is unconstitutional. “It offends a bedrock First…
The Split At The Heart of Chinese America
Frontera News - Affirmative action used to be about black and white. But new Chinese immigrants have “scrambled that traditional thinking,” and clashed with the so-called Chinatown…
Fifth Circuit to hear AALDEF lawsuit appeal
Houston Chronicle - This happens today. Amid last-minute efforts to overhaul the state’s voter identification law in light of an ongoing legal fight, the Texas Legislature gaveled out without…
Building the Political Voice of the AAPI Voting Community
Morning Consult - Even as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders celebrated Heritage Month throughout the month of May, we received reminders that AAPIs are under siege by President Donald…
Election Protection Launches
My High Plains - Today, ahead of Texas municipal elections this Saturday May 6th, Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, is launching the…
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