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AALDEF to Monitor Asian American Voting Rights and Preferences in 10+ States for 2012 Elections
05.14.12
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), which has monitored the voting rights and political opinions of Asian American voters in every major election since 1988, announced that it will monitor poll sites and conduct exit polls in...
AALDEF Statement on Upcoming Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case Fisher v. Texas
04.30.12
In 2012, the Supreme Court will hear Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin to determine whether UT-Austin's policy of considering race in undergraduate admissions should be upheld. Here's some background information on the upcoming case. BACKGROUND The case: Abigail...
Queens to Provide Bengali, Hindi, and Punjabi Language Assistance in Upcoming Elections
04.30.12
After the United States Census Bureau required Queens County to provide language assistance to Indian voters in "Asian Indian" under the Voting Rights Act last fall, the New York City Board of Elections has now selected the specific languages for...
Well-Known NYC Chef and Restaurant Sued for Exploiting "Apprentice" for Cheap Labor
04.25.12
Edward Kim, a former employee at the Manhattan gastropub Spitzer's Corner, has filed suit in federal court against the restaurant, its owner, prominent lower east side restaurant entrepreneur Robert Shamlian, its former chef, current Bistro Petit owner and executive chef...
City Rescinds Thousands in Illegal Chinatown BID Fees After property Owners Protest
04.10.12
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), the Property Tax Payers' Association, and small property owners in Chinatown announced that New York City's Department of Finance and Department of Small Business Services have admitted that property owners were...
April 11 Press Conference: City Rescinds Thousands in Illegal Chinatown 'BID' Fees After Property Owners Protest
04.06.12
Chinatown, NY -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), the Property Tax Payers' Association, and small property owners in Chinatown will hold a press conference on Tuesday, April 10 in Chinatown to announce that New York...
New York State to Make Long Overdue Changes to English Language Learner Education Law
04.05.12
This summer, the New York State Department of Education will be revising state regulations for English Language Learner (ELL) education (Part 154). This pledge to improve conditions for ELL students on a state-wide basis follows the Department's major intervention into...
Nepali Worker Announces Lawsuit Against Masala Wok & Grill for Fraud and Severe Labor Abuse
04.02.12
A Nepali immigrant worker who was subjected to abuse, fraud, and egregious labor violations at the hands of his former employer, Long Island Indian fusion restaurant Masala Wok & Grill, announced the filing of his complaint against the restaurant and...
April 2: South Asian Worker Alleges Fraud and Severe Labor Abuse Against Restaurant
03.30.12
APRIL 2 PRESS CONFERENCE: A South Asian immigrant worker from Queens who was subjected to abuse, fraud, and egregious labor violations at the hands of his former employer, a Long Island restaurant, will be speaking at a press conference on...
GO FOIL YOURSELF! Join Countless Others in AALDEF's Campaign to Help You Find out What's in Your NYPD File
03.27.12
Are you being watched? From the recent AP reports, it's clear that the NYPD kept hundreds of individual names and businesses on file without any suspicion of wrongdoing. Undercover informants recorded how many times Muslim students prayed, tracked which businesses...