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A Generational Threat: The Disturbing American History Of Anti-Asian Discrimination
…Los Angeles. (Photo is public domain.) In 1882, as the anti-Chinese movement spread from the streets to the statehouses and finally to the federal government, the Chinese Exclusion Act was…
Asians Shading Blue?
…Chinese Exclusion Act, thereby granting Chinese immigrants the right to citizenship. 1946 The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 grants naturalization rights to Filipino Americans and Indian Americans. 1952 The McCarran-Walter Act…
North Korean Refugee Act
…Please support this act and the freedom and new life it would bring to North Korean refugee children. Sign this online petition if you wish to support the Act. [ad#bottomad]…
House Passes DREAM Act/Senate Puts It On Hold
…passed the DREAM Act on Wednesday, after a decade of trying, by a vote of 216-198. If the Senate passes the bill, the Act would give certain undocumented students a…
Review: ‘Asian Americans’ Docu-Series Illuminates A Different Side Of American History
…of the Chinese Exclusion Act and a conspicuous glossing over of the World War II Japanese internment camps are the most Asian American students can expect to hear about the…
Acting on DREAMs
…his sister. “[It] wouldn’t stop us from striving to do the best we can in every field.” The 22-year-old knows well the arguments from opponents of the DREAM Act who…
Senate Kills DREAM Act
Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP. Despite a last-ditch effort to garner enough votes, the Senate on Saturday morning failed to pass the DREAM Act, which would have created a path…
CAAMFest Puts On 35th Showing With 11-Day Celebration
…famous for winning “Jeopardy!” 11 times. It’s co-directed by Scott Drucker and Yu Gu. The other gala presentation documentary being screened is “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” by Ric Burns and…
Homeland Security Chief Backs DREAM Act
The DREAM Act won an endorsement from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today. She said such a law—which, if passed, would give certain undocumented students a chance to become…
Adoption Stories Untold
…has been slow to form. And I dare say that this exclusion from the conversation has not been an oversight. In fact, the findings and recommendations by the Donaldson Institute…
Act of Heroism From Japanese Train Passengers
…women had fallen into the gap, but onlookers claim that she had gotten trapped around her waist. A newspaper photographer happened to catch the act of heroism in action. This…
The Immigration RAISE (Act) AAPIs Do Not Want
After two conservative lawmakers — Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue — filed a bill named the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE) Tuesday, aimed at slashing significant…
Commentary: Korean Americans to Benefit From the Affordable Care Act
…liver cancer. The good news is that the Affordable Care Act provides Korean Americans new options for affordable health insurance that covers a range of benefits, including important preventive services…
“Maryland DREAM Act” passes
…bill. The passage of what became known as Maryland’s DREAM Act is monumental for undocumented student immigrants pursuing higher education because they aren’t allowed to access federal financial aid, grants…