…to the U.S. general population, AAPI voters are more likely to support Clinton. In a previous survey, released this spring by APIA Vote, AAPI Data and Asian Americans Advancing Justice,…
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AAPI Groups React To ACA Repeal Vote
…groups were quick to express their disapproval. Among vocally opposing AAPI groups were the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles (AAAJ), Asian & Pacific Islander American…
#TogetherWeSpeak: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2018
…of Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s Health Access Project, and the founder of API Equality-LA. –Esther Lim is the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Jails Project, and an advocate…
Asian American advocates, leaders call for end to hateful violence
…Facebook by his girlfriend and witness Diamond Reynolds, who said he was shot while reaching for his drivers license in his pocket. Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), reacting Thursday, mourned…
APAHM 2018: Doreena Wong On a Lifetime in Civil Rights Advocacy
…rights and racial justice organizations, and project director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s Health Access Project, which helps Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gain access to health care through outreach,…
Asian American Orgs Hand Fox News Execs Letter, Petition On Chinatown Segment
Members of 134 Asian Pacific American organizations met with Fox News executives on Tuesday to hand over a community letter and petition with over 24,000 signatures in response to a…
#AllCACounts: CA governor signs AAPI disaggregation bill
…For example, an analysis of U.S. Census data by Asian Americans Advancing Justice found that 14 percent of the Asian American community lacks health insurance. Broken down by ethnic groups,…
Muslim Awareness Month brings together Muslim, Sikh, South Asian groups for discussion
…call for the support of AB 2845, an anti-bullying bill that would provide resources to students discriminated against for religious affiliation. Asian Americans Advancing Justice, which is organizing a “week…
Asian American Org Condemns Trump Appointments
…of his senior chief strategists. Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a nonprofit organization dedicated to national civil rights, recently denounced Trump’s appointees because they believe both Bannon and Sessions espouse…
Asians Slower to Seek Immigration Protection
…Tiffany Panlilio, a legal advocate at Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles. But even with these efforts, some experts question whether more Asians will come forward and apply. Tom…
Attack On Two Indian Men Shocks AAPI Community
…community, in response, has condemned the attack, connecting the tragedy to the recent rise of xenophobic and racist rhetoric against immigrants and Muslims in the country. Asian Americans Advancing Justice,…
Signed: Anti-bullying law for Muslim, Sikh and South Asian students
…superintendent to publish anti-bullying material related to religious affiliation online, according to Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), one of the groups that supported the law. “At the heart of this,…
Son of anti-affirmative action group head files complaint toward Ivy League schools
After being rejected for admission to Ivy League universities despite a weighted 5.3 GPA, a Chinese American student has filed a complaint via a letter to the U.S. Department of…
AALAC Pushes to Register 10,000 Korean American Voters for Midterm Elections
…Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Well, the State of Georgia is planning to do something about it. Since July, the Asian American Legal Advocacy Center‘s (AALAC) has been running a campaign…
KoreAm U Weekly Roundup
…take time out of their weekends to brush up on their ga, na and das. 2015 Youth Leadership Summit, March 26-28 Asian Americans Advancing Justice AAJC’s Youth Leadership Summit is…
