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New Report Shows Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Communities

Release Date: 11-Jul-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Language Access
Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applauds the recent release of Disaster Preparedness in Urban Communities: Lessons Learned from the Recent Catastrophes Relevant to Asian and Latino Communities in Southern California, a joint collaboration by AAJC�s affiliate, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), and the Tom�s Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI). �While focused on California, the report provides important ...
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds New Report on Adult Literacy

Release Date: 10-Jul-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Adult ESL
Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) commends the recent release of Reach Higher, America, a report by the National Commission on Adult Literacy. The report documents the adult education and skills crisis facing American workers, proposes a fundamentally new approach to adult basic education and workforce skills preparation in America and lays out the fiscal and social benefits that will result from substantially ...
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds California Supreme Court Decision

Release Date: 16-May-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) is pleased with the California Supreme Court�s decision that same-sex couples cannot be excluded from civil marriage. According to a UCLA study, the Supreme Court�s ruling in the California Marriage Cases will have a positive impact on at least 13,000 Asian American same-sex couples and more than 5,600 children being raised by these couples in California. AAJC and its affiliates � the ...
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds the Introduction of Lofgren-Sensenbrenner Visa Recapture Bill

Release Date: 9-May-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams Category: What's New? Subcategory: Immigration
Calls on Congress to Address Family and Employment Visa Backlogs Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a leading national civil and human rights organization, applauded last week�s introduction of a visa recapture bill (HR 5882) by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI). The bill would ensure that unused and unclaimed family and employment-based visas which have been allocated in ...
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Asian American Advocates Disappointed in Supreme Court�s Decision in the Indiana Voter ID Case

Release Date: 28-Apr-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams Category: What's New? Subcategory: Voting Rights
Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates � Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American Institute � join voting rights and advocacy groups nationwide in their disappointment in the United States Supreme Court�s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Indiana voter photo identification law. The decision did, however, leave the door open to future challenges in Indiana ...
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Asian American Justice Center Disappointed With Closing of AZN Network

Release Date: 28-Jan-08 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams Category: What's New? Subcategory: Television Diversity
"Cites Lack of Investment To Develop Asian American Market" Washington, D.C. � The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a national civil rights organization, is disappointed with the Comcast announcement of the closing of the AZN Network as of April 9 for financial reasons. AZN Television specializes in programs targeted toward the Asian American community. AZN Network reached 13.9 million households and broadcast news, movies, dramas and ...
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds Congress for Protecting Worker�s Rights in Omnibus Spending Bill

Release Date: 17-Dec-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Language Access
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a national civil rights organization, applauds Congress for omitting a harmful amendment to the 2007 omnibus spending bill. This amendment could have severely restricted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission�s (EEOC) ability to fully investigate and pursue civil actions against employers which have English-only policies in the workplace and are using these policies in a discriminatory and ...
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Asian American Organizations Encouraged by Maximum Sentence in the Murder of Cha Vang; National Efforts Will Continue for Strengthening Hate Crime Laws

Release Date: 28-Nov-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Anti-Asian Violence
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), Hmong National Development, Inc. (HND) and the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) are encouraged that on the heels of Monday�s community rally around racial justice in Madison, Wis., James Nichols received the maximum sentence allowed under Wisconsin law in the murder of Hmong American Cha Vang. AAJC, HND and SEARAC, organizations that serve the Asian American community nationwide from their ...
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AAJC AND 25 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ASIAN AMERICAN ADVOCACY GROUPS FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN VOTING RIGHTS CASE

Release Date: 14-Nov-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Voting Rights
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a national human and civil rights organization, and its affiliates � Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and Asian American Institute (AAI) � along with 22 other national and local Asian American advocacy groups, filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court against Indiana�s restrictive voter ID law in the case of William Crawford et al. v. Marion County ...
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Asian American Justice Center Opposed to Legislative Language in Appropriations Bill Which Would Severely Restrict Workplace Discrimination Enforcement

Release Date: 13-Nov-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Language Access
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a national civil rights organization, is disappointed that last Friday the House passed a Motion to Instruct Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill conferees to accept language that could severely restrict the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission�s (EEOC) ability to fully investigate and pursue civil actions against employers which have English-only policies in the workplace and are ...
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The 2007 Asian Pacific American Media Coalition Report Card on Television Diversity

Release Date: 29-Oct-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Television Diversity
While there was some improvement on the screen for Asian Pacific American actors, it is disappointingly limited in both quality and scope, particularly given the fact that the networks have been working to address this issue for eight years.
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AAJC Urges Community to Call Out the 44 Senators Who Rejected the Dreams of Immigrant Youth

Release Date: 25-Oct-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: What's New? Subcategory: Immigration
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) is extremely disappointed in the 44 Senators who yesterday voted against giving talented immigrant youth a chance to fully contribute to this country. Although a majority of Senators supported the DREAM Act, the 52 votes cast did not overcome the 60-vote threshold for today�s procedural motion.
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AT&T, Carol Lam and Peggy Saika to Receive Awards Tonight at AAJC�s American Courage Awards Event; Yul Kwon to Emcee Ceremony

Release Date: 10-Oct-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Special Events
Today, at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club, the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) will honor AT&T, former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam and community activist Peggy Saika at its annual American Courage Awards reception, which honors Americans who exemplify community service to Asian American and other minority communities. Survivor: Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon will emcee the event.
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Asian American Justice Center Calls on USCIS to Inform Immigrant Communities About the New Naturalization Test

Release Date: 2-Oct-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Immigration
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a leading national civil and human rights organization, calls upon the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to conduct a comprehensive outreach plan to inform all segments of the Asian American and other immigrant communities of the new naturalization test. Last week, USCIS released the 100 questions and answers that comprise the civics portion of the new exam and will begin administering ...
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds Senate Passage of Hate Crimes Bill

Release Date: 1-Oct-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Anti-Asian Violence
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applauds the Senate for voting to pass a bill that expands federal hate crimes coverage to include sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability, bringing it a step closer to becoming law. The vote came after a successful vote (60-39) to stop debate and add the amendment to the Department of Defense bill.
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ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER CITES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED XM/SIRIUS MERGER

Release Date: 17-Jul-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Television Diversity
The Asian American Justice Center, a premier national civil rights organization filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission stating the proposed XM/Sirius satellite radio merger will create a monopoly to the detriment of the non-English language minority radio market.
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Asian American Justice Center Applauds Senators who Upheld Family Values

Release Date: 11-Jul-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Immigration
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) commends the Senators who stood up for this nation�s commitment to due process and to our tradition of family-based immigration during the last two months� Senate immigration debate.
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Asian American Justice Center Condemns Senate Vote Against Moving Immigration Debate Forward

Release Date: 29-Jun-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Immigration
Yesterday, the Senate again allowed a minority of immigration restrictionists to maintain the broken status quo of our immigration system. Senators voted 46-53 against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid�s (D-NV) effort to move the comprehensive immigration reform legislation forward for a final vote.
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Asian American Advocates Disappointed in Ruling in Supreme Court Case

Release Date: 29-Jun-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Affirmative Action
The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates � Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American Institute � join educational and advocacy groups nationwide in their disappointment and optimism in the United States Supreme Court�s split decision to overturn voluntary integration in the cases of Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, et al., and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle ...
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Asian American Justice Center Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Vincent Chin�s Murder; Supports Passage of Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Release Date: 19-Jun-07 Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell Category: Recent News Subcategory: Anti-Asian Violence
Today, the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) commemorates the 25th anniversary of the bias-motivated murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American who was killed in 1982 by two white men, Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz. Chin�s murder is considered to have been a turning point in the Asian American movement for civil rights.
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