Dear Senator:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, and the 186 undersigned organizations, we write to express our st...
On March 16, 2021, eight people, including six Asian women massage workers, were killed at three spas in the Metro Atlanta area. As we mark the one year anniversary of this tragedy, we honor the victims, the survivors, and their families. We place their healing, care, and peace at the heart of our r...
New York, NY — Yesterday evening, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) was proud to present this year’s Justice in Action Awards to Thomas S. Kim, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary at Thomson Reuters, and Kal Penn, actor and author.
Thomas Kim received the award for ...
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) submitted testimony to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee in favor of House Bill 922, which calls for Asian American history to be taught in K-12 schools in Maryland.
In his testimony, AALDEF Co-Presi...
Today, the New York Voting Rights Consortium, a non-partisan group of civil rights organizations, reiterated its support for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA). The consortium, which includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Asian American Legal Defe...
University of Maryland Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
2117 Susquehanna Hall, College Park, MD 20742
301-405-0996; aast@umd.edu
Testimony in SUPPORT of Senate Bill 462
Public Schools – Expanded American History –
Development of Content Standards and Implementation
Senate Education, Health a...
NEW YORK — Today the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is pleased to announce that its #StopAsianHate Project has been named the Bronze Winner for Best Community Outreach in Human & Civil Rights in the Inaugural Anthem Awards.
“As the pandemic rages on, so too does the tsunam...
Other Law, Human Rights, and Justice Organizations Encouraged to Join Campaign
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today sent a letter to the Biden Administration, calling on the U.S. government to honor a decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), w...
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Yesterday, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) spoke out in support of Senate Bill 304 (SB304) at the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Maryland State Senate. AALDEF Board Co-President Phil Tajitsu Nash was the Lead Proponent Paneli...
NEW YORK — Yesterday, the New York State Legislature introduced bills to adopt new state senate and assembly maps that have the potential to drastically shift power for voters in New York. The Legislature had similarly introduced bills for new congressional districts on Sunday. The Asian American Le...
NEW YORK — New Yorkers awoke this week to disappointment upon the release of the New York State Legislature’s proposed redistricting plans for our state and city, further piling on to the failure of the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) process last week. New Yorkers in 2014 voted for redis...
NEW YORK — Today, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released the below statement on Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the United States Supreme Court.
“For nearly three decades on the country’s highest court, Justice Breyer played an important role in landmark rulings ...
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022
Now LATFOR Must Protect and Ensure Communities of Color Have an Equitable Voice in Democracy
25 Diverse African Descendant, Latino, and Asian American Groups Urge NY State Legislature to Support the Unity Map
NEW YORK — Today, January 25, is the last d...
NEW YORK — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) issued the following statement in response to the violent attack against an Asian American woman in the New York City subway.
“As we finish out a second year into the pandemic, violent attacks on Asian Americans have continued ...
NEW YORK — New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) has failed New Yorkers by proving themselves incapable of rising above partisan political squabbling to create a fair, nonpartisan redistricting plan. During New York’s inaugural redistricting cycle under the misnamed Independent Redis...
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
Unity Map Coalition Calls for the Rejection of the IRC Redistricting Plans
AALDEF, CLSJ, and LatinoJustice Call on New York State Legislature to Adopt Unity Map
NEW YORK — The UNITY MAP COALITION, a coalition of the leading legal voting rights advocacy...
Empower Marginalized Communities and Safeguard Democracy for the Next Ten Years
New York, NY — This is a defining moment for the new Governor and the New York State Legislature to decide where power lies in New York for the next ten years. With the Independent Redistricting Commission deadlocked, i...
WILL THEY SUPPORT THE UNITY MAP OR STATUS QUO FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS?
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference by APA VOICE Redistricting Task Force, largest APA coalition of civic engagement groups involved in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle in New York City
WHY: The Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) ...
NEW YORK — Last Thursday, the Senate parliamentarian, an unelected staff attorney who works for the Judiciary Committee, issued yet another negative decision on the immigration provision that Democrats sought to include in the Build Back Better bill. Her opinion clearly indicates that she has no int...
NEW YORK — Today, the Census Bureau released its updated list of jurisdictions that are required by the federal Voting Rights Act to provide translated ballots, voting materials, and bilingual poll workers for specific language minority groups. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AA...
