Story by James S. Kim. In support of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (AAPIHM), the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) will be launching its #IAm Campaign, a celebration…
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The Label Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story: Powerful Campaign Shines Light on Sweatshop Horrors
…Story.” The campaign aims to shine light on these atrocious conditions, get people talking and encourage everyone to shop more consciously. How will the campaign achieve this consciousness? Well, we…
The Capital Gang
…rights violations of Korean “comfort women” forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II. In 2007, Park became active in the Obama campaign, creating a channel…
#SelfieWithDaughter Campaign Goes Viral in India
…has been going viral on social media since last Sunday, is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Save Your Daughter, Teach Your Daughter” campaign to discourage female foeticide and improve…
2020 Is Hindsight
…are far from an adequate response from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, whose stated purpose is to ‘uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, particularly some of…
Study: South Koreans Becoming More Open-Minded About LGBT Issues
…with the United Nations Officer of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to adopt international human rights standards to protect LGBT individuals from torture, discrimination and violence. When it…
Remembering the ‘Korean MLK’ on Korean Independence Day
…Civil Rights Walk of Fame. Organized by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, eight or nine civil rights figures each year are awarded a place along the sidewalk adjacent to the church,…
Fullerton in Orange County Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com The City of Fullerton in Orange County, Calif. has settled a lawsuit brought by two civil rights groups alleging that its use of at-large…
Roy Cho’s Surprisingly Plausible Bid for a New Jersey Congressional Seat
…the campaign headquarters of Roy Cho, candidate for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. When he’s at the campaign office, Cho works from one of the makeshift chambers hidden by the…
Asians Shading Blue?
…Act, which in addition to barring Chinese laborers from the country also denies Chinese immigrants citizenship rights (and thereby voting rights). 1923 The U.S. Supreme Court closes the door to…
Elections Lawsuit Focuses on Asian American Voting Rights
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Two prominent civil rights groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Fullerton, located in Orange County, Calif., alleging that its at-large…
Korean LGBT Activists Protest at Seoul City Hall
…State that does not comport with the Constitution and the National Human Rights Commission Act, as well as the international human rights law. The Charter must be proclaimed, as is…
Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies At Age 61
…up for those rights for the benefit of others,” said the organization’s chairwoman, Berit Reiss-Andersen. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Liu Xiaobo was a “courageous fighter for civil rights and…
Jeremy Lin, Jubilee Project Promote ‘Acts of Love’ Campaign
The video producers behind the Jubilee Project have partnered again with basketball star Jeremy Lin and his foundation this time to inspire an “acts of love” campaign, which begins today….
April 2014 Issue: Campaign Seeks to Diversify Clinical Trials
The website for the Clinical Trial Engagement Network, which will allow patients to connect with physicians and clinical investigators. Diversifying Clinical Trials A new national campaign aims to include more…
