Forbes – No. The argument for race-conscious affirmative action is that, all other factors being equal, people of color still experience obstacles to pursuing an education based on subtle discrimination in policy or daily practice…
NY1 News – Following state and congressional redistricting, Asian-Americans and other minority communities in Queens shared with the city’s Districting Commission at the Flushing Library on Tuesday about changes in City Council districts…
Houston Chronicle – On its surface, the case of Abigail Noel Fisher v. University of Texas revolves around whether the school’s consideration of race in admissions led to the rejection of a white student..
Queens Campaigner / Times Ledger – A commission is set to host next week the only public hearing in Queens on the once-in-a-decade process of redrawing the City Council’s district lines..
Associated Press – A naval officer from the United Arab Emirates has failed to appear in court to defend himself against a claim that he didn’t pay a domestic servant for long hours of work, prompting a judge to rule against him…
Reuters – On Monday, dozens of Asian-American organizations filed amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that universities should be allowed to consider race in admissions decisions. Five Asian-American groups were not among them….
The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Obama administration on Monday joined a long list of higher-education associations, civil-rights groups, and other organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold race-conscious admission policies…
Asia Pacific Forum – Supporters of affirmative action file their amici briefs today in support of University of Texas (UT)-Austin in Fisher vs UT-Austin, the latest Supreme Court case on race-conscious college admissions. Conservative pundits…
Examiner – The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will testify at the first NYC Council Redistricting hearing in Brooklyn on Monday, August 13. AALDEF will propose new NYC Council district lines…
US News & World Report – Jockeying for popularity and status within high school cliques can bring out the worst in teens. Students at the center of their social circles are often more likely to be bullies, and they tend to target..
Newsday (Op-ed) – ‘No matter who is shot and killed in there, it’s going to affect all of us out here," said Simran Kaleka, the niece of Satwant Singh Kaleka, president of the Sikh gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wis. Her uncle was preparing to deliver remarks…
Global Times – Earlier in June, US President Barack Obama said his administration will stop deporting young “illegal” immigrants under 30 years old who entered the US before 16 years of age, have resided in the US for at least five years, pose no criminal or security threat…
Education Week – Most of the faces of undocumented students who have publicly revealed their immigration status to push for immigration reform and more specifically, passage of the federal DREAM Act, are Latino. And that makes sense given that..
Asia Pacific Forum – Last month, President Obama made an announcement that could change the lives of immigrant activists across the nation known as DREAMers. These are the undocumented immigrant youth who have been campaigning…
Education Week – With more than 1.3 million undocumented young people now eligible to seek relief from deportation and gain work permits and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down much of Arizona’s immigration law, some educators and advocates..
CBS News – Several Asian American civil rights groups held a press conference earlier this week to discuss how the Commonwealth’s voter ID law is impacting new immigrants..
The Progressive (Op-ed) – Beware the “model minority” stereotype about Asian-Americans. The Pew Center recently issued “The Rise of Asian-Americans,” stressing that they have the highest income and..
Philadelphia Inquirer – Stephanie Singer, city commissioners chairwoman, urged Asian-Americans on Monday to make sure that they exercise their right to vote despite obstacles posed by the new voter-ID law..
Philadelphia Inquirer – Pennsylvania’s new voter-ID requirements threaten to disenfranchise a significant number of Asian Americans, particularly immigrant citizens without a solid command of English, leaders of Asian American..
Bergen Record – Asian-Americans interested in casting a ballot in this year’s presidential election can register to vote in coming days in Middlesex County and in Manhattan. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund..
