SAN ANTONIO, TX — The federal trial against Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 concluded Friday after nearly six weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses. Closing arguments are set for January 12. The judge will issue his final ruling at a future date.
At the consolidated trial, representativ...
I saw all sorts of banners when I was travelling this weekend for Hispanic Heritage Month.
None for Filipino American History Month.
But when we pass Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month, which started Sept.15, officially ends, and the rest of October is now solely dedicated to Filipino American histo...
In the federal suit, 3 former employees are asking for over $230,000 in unpaid wages, overtime pay and stolen tips.
By Dan Shalin
MALDEN, MA — Three former employees of an out-of-business Malden Chinese restaurant have filed a federal lawsuit alleging wage theft and retaliation by the establishmen...
By Akemi Tamanaha
Three former employees of Sichuan Taste in Malden, Massachusetts, have filed a lawsuit against the restaurant over wage theft and retaliation.
The workers will be represented by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the Asian Outreach Center (AOC) at Gr...
“We worked hard to make ends meet...Because of the employer’s actions, we could not move on with our lives.”
MALDEN, MA — Today, three former employees of Sichuan Taste filed a lawsuit against the restaurant for wage theft and retaliation in the United States District Court for the District of Mass...
San Francisco — The San Francisco Filipino American Chamber of Commerce (SFFACC) celebrated its 50th anniversary during Filipino American History Month with a gala event last October 7.
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SFFACC also honored some outstanding Filipino community empowerment advocates.
Among the honorees was Loida...
WASHINGTON, DC — Party and race have been intricately intertwined in redistricting, with race and party many times serving as a proxy for the other. State legislatures throughout the United States have long exploited this by drawing electoral maps that racially gerrymander voters of color while clai...
It’s my birthday today. I am 118.
No lie.
I won’t take a day off for Columbus, but I’ll take a day off for me. And my father.
If age is just a number, I had long reached an age where I just stopped counting.
But now I’m into counting each and every year. With honor.
It hit me while preparing fo...
by Akemi Tamanaha, Associate Editor
Civil rights groups recently held a press conference to condemn a racist attack on a 14-year-old Asian American boy who was canvassing for District 10 legislature candidate Weihua Yan in Nassau County, New York.
According to Yan, the attack occurred in Great Nec...
By Karina Kovac
A 14-year-old Asian-American canvasser and intern for District 10 legislature candidate Weihua Yan was punched, pushed and subjected to derogatory racially charged comments Monday by a Village of Thomaston resident on Colonial Road, Yan said.
Video was taken by an adult accompanyin...
NEW YORK, NY — On September 14, 2023, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund joined more than 50 Asian American and allied organizations in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Congress, expressing our strong opposition to the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surv...
October is Filipino American History Month, but why does it seem different this year?
Maybe it’s because Filipino history appears to be reverberating in real time in the U.S.–a harbinger of what could happen in our very own country.
The Philippines–America’s first colony that was transformed into ...
A friend of mine who writes for The New York Times recently called me “cynical but insightful.” I took it as a compliment, though I’d rather be known as trusting, loving, caring, and giving, of course.
But cynicism is probably the best lens in which to view the announcement of the new U.S. Senator ...
Accompanying Letter Urges Educational Opportunities Attainable for All
WASHINGTON, DC — Today six leading civil rights groups released a comprehensive report that offers guidance for advancing educational equity in light of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions, providing key recommendat...
I will bet anything that this question did not come up in the second Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library.
Should Harvard keep a $2 million gift to fund its first-ever Tagalog language course from the family of Imelda Marcos? Is it clean money? Or just clean enough? Was it among the...
By Akemi Tamanaha, Associate Editor
Jessica, a Chinese data scientist living in the United States on an H1B visa, has spent the past six years building a life in Florida. She had hoped to purchase a larger house for herself, her baby and her parents, who wanted to help raise their grandchild. The r...
NEW YORK CITY— The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA) Foundation proudly kick off the historic South Asian Legal Impact Fellowship, welcoming our inaugural two-year fellow Erum Kidwai.
“This partnership with the SAB...
“Here Lies Love,” the new Broadway musical, plays into the seduction of the notorious Marcos family of the Philippines. That’s what we all care about, isn’t it?
Would there be any interest in Filipinos at all were it not for the Marcos’ domination in Filipino and Filipino American history?
The sho...
I was feeling sad on Monday. After all, it was 9/11. I was in New York. I was dreading it. What do I do to honor the day?
I’ll never forget where I was in 2001. In the San Francisco Bay Area, I was thinking about trading the markets, so I was up way early with CNBC at 5.46 a.m. Pacific time when th...
