Fusion - The ornate, colorful welcome gate at the entrance to Washington D.C.’s Chinatown once marked a thriving immigrant neighborhood. Like Chinatowns in big cities around the U.S., the neighborhood helped working-class Chinese immigrants…
India West - Bringing an end to one of the largest-ever human trafficking cases in U.S. history, shipping giant Signal International LLC agreed July 12 to settle 11 lawsuits for a total of $20 million on behalf of 200 Indian guest workers who were brought to the U.S….
Alabama Media Group - The Southern Poverty Law Center confirmed Tuesday Signal International has agreed to a $20 million settlement to resolve 11 outstanding lawsuits representing 200 guest workers who alleged the Mobile-based marine services…
Nonprofit Quarterly - If you need yet another reason to remember the crucial importance of nonprofit advocacy, consider the Museum Square battle going on right now in Washington, D.C. Washington’s Chinatown is one of the most unbelievably…
Education Week - As the New York City district forges ahead to add or expand dual-language programs at 40 schools this coming fall, education leaders here continue to grapple with issues that have hobbled their ability to provide required services…
Education Week - As the New York City district forges ahead to add or expand dual-language programs at 40 schools this coming fall, education leaders here continue to grapple with issues that have hobbled their ability to provide required services…
The Lo-Down - An advocacy organization, Coalition to Protect Chinatown & the Lower East Side, staged a protest yesterday in front of 83-85 Bowery, in an effort to force the landlord to take better care of the buildings. In 2013, 83-85 Bowery and nine other…
NBC News - A coalition of more than 60 Asian-American groups filed a complaint today against Harvard University, asking for an investigation into what it alleges are “discriminatory practices” in the Ivy League school’s admission process…
Newark Start-Ledger - The New York Times has exposed horrific abuse of workers in nail salons, most of whom are immigrants, and there’s no reason to think this stops at the Hudson. New Jersey salons face the same economic conditions and draw from the same labor pool…
The Lo-Down - Community activists from several groups staged a protest today across the street from Extell Development’s massive project on the site of the former Cherry Street Pathmark store. They urged Mayor de Blasio to stop construction of the luxury tower…
The Lo-Down - Local community activists are stepping up their campaign against Extell Development’s massive new residential project at the former Pathmark site on Cherry Street. The luxury project, now under construction…
NBC News - Nine Korean and two Latino restaurant workers have been awarded $2,672,657 in damages by a US District Court from Kum Gang San, a large and well-known Korean restaurant with multiple locations in New York, for various labor law violations…
India West - The Asian American Legal Defense Fund honored partner Neal Katyal Feb. 23 with a 2015 Justice in Action Award, which was presented to him at AALDEF’s Annual Lunar New Year Gala in New York City. AALDEF honored Katyal…
NBC News - Sunday night’s surprise ending to the Miss Universe Pageant saw host Steve Harvey accidentally announce Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez the winner, only to backtrack on air moments later and announce Miss Philippines…
Courthouse News Service - A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $14M million in compensatory and punitive damages to five Indian guest workers who said they were lured to the U.S. on false promises of visas..
At Cornell University, students have had the opportunity to pursue the academic program of Asian American Studies since 1987. On the other hand, while Princeton has certificate programs in African American Studies, Latino Studies…
NBC News - In an amicus brief filed this week, the National Council of Asian and Pacific Americans (NCAPA), along with 11 of its member groups, joined more than 200 immigration, civil rights, and social justice organizations in urging the Supreme Court…
New York Magazine - Those at a loss for where to give back this season may want to dive into this roundup of 101 charities by category – women’s rights and health, LGBT, hunger, homelessness, environment, and more…
Law 360 - A New Jersey town has settled a federal lawsuit over an allegedly discriminatory zoning law that Muslim plaintiffs say blocked their plans for a mosque for $7.75 million, agreeing to allow the Al Falah Center..
NBC News - The first scholarship ever offered exclusively for undocumented Asian-American youth is now accepting its first round of applications until the end of January. Approximately 1.3 million Asian Americans are undocumented….
