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Contact: Vicki Shu Smolin, President, OCA-NY: 646-263-6044
COALITION EXRESSES OUTRAGE TO 92.3FREEFM AND CBS RADIO OVER RACIST AND SEXIST PROGRAMMING
May 4, 2007 — Representatives from numerous organizations met with 92.3FreeFM and CBS
Tuesday, May 1 in New York City
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in cooperation with Legal **Access Network for South Asians Sikh Coalition South Asian American Leaders **of Tomorrow South Asian Youth Action!
Invite you to a special presentation on The South Asian American Vote 2006
Monday, April 30 in Boston
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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
in cooperation with
Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts Chinese Progressive Association Greater Boston Legal Services, Asian Outreach Unit MassVOTE ONE
New York Times, April 15, 2007
“…Call it the deliverymens rebellion. These workers, almost all of them immigrants from China, have picketed several Saigon Grill, Ollies and Our Place outlets, accusing these well-known Asian restaurants of paying them as little as $1.40 an hour, far less than the fe
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April 26-28, 2007
https://laborsvoices.org
CUNY Graduate Center,
34th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Dear Friends,
Join journalists, authors, educators, and worker activists David Bacon, Tom Zaniello, Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, Lucas Benitez, Stanley Aronowitz, Steve Early, Raj
Thursday, April 19, 2007 in Philadelphia
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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
in cooperation with
Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition Philadelphia Chinatown
2007 CUNY Caribbean Asians Conference
Asian American/Asian Research Institute
Along with GOPIO-New York, Global Organization People of Indian Origin
and GEICA-Guyanese East Indian Civic Association
PRESENT A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
’CARIBBEAN ASIANS — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES’
The aim of the conferenc
“Break the Silence”
Two AALDEF staffers will be speaking at the 1st Annual NYC Asian American Student Conference at New York University, in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month on Saturday, April 14.
AALDEF Staff Attorney Tushar Sheth will talk about immigrants rights after September 11, a
Monday, April 9 in Ann Arbor & Tuesday, April 10 in Detroit
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
in cooperation with
ACA/ Organization of Chinese Americans Detroit Chapter ACCESS Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Asian American Center for Justice/American Citizens
NYT Diner’s Journal, March 26, 2007
https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com
March 26, 2007, 2:46 pm
“The Real Cost of Takeout”
By Julia Moskin
New York runs on takeout and delivery, but the working conditions of the guys who actually show up with the food is something many New Yorkers prefer no
Agence France-Presse, January 23, 2007
“A Korean electrician who moved to America to start a new life only to be paid a pittance working long hours as a church janitor has won 32,000 dollars in overtime pay, his lawyers said Tuesday.
Despite working up to 30 hours overtime a week and regularly put
Yale University (New Haven, CT)
AALDEF Staff Attorney Khin Mai Aung and Voting Rights Public Education Coordinator Brian Redondo will be facilitating workshops at this year’s ECAASU (East Coast Asian American Students Union) Conference on Saturday, February 10th.
A full workshop schedule is availa
Just Between You and Me – and the NSA?
A Town Hall Meeting on Domestic Spying, NSA Surveillance, and the Rule of Law
Date: January 16, 2007
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: NYU School of Law, Lipton Hall, 108 W. 3rd Street
In 2001, President Bush issued a secret executive order authorizing warran
Jan. 25, 2007
The Pro Bono Committee of the
Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)
in collaboration with the
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and
Asian American Arts Alliance
Presents a free workshop on:
Legal Nuts and Bolts
of Becoming a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
This
The Notion Blog, January 9, 2007
https://www.thenation.com/article/asian-americans-affirmative-action/
In response to NYT reporter Timothy Egan’s Jan. 7 article, “Little Asia on the Hill,” The Nation’s Richard Kim writes in his blog, The Notion:
“What Egan fails to note here is that, despite the
National Movement Grows as Immigration is Placed on Congressional Policy Plank
Statement
Philadelphia January 3 — The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and more than 60 human rights organizations across the country urge President Bush to issue an executive order that declares an immediate
By becoming a U.S. citizen you can vote, transmit citizenship to your children born abroad, obtain federal employment and certain state jobs, sponsor immediate family members to be lawful permanent residents, travel without obtaining reentry permits, hold public office, and serve on juries.
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As a Green Card Holder, “Legal Permanent Resident”, you may be able to receive many public benefits from New York State and the Federal Government. In some cases, you are entitled to receive these benefits under some circumstances without residency or work requirements. For other public benefits, th
Submitted for consideration on December 15, 2006, to the Chronicle of Higher Education
To the Editor:
The article Supreme Court to Revisit Key Affirmative Action Rulings in Cases Being Heard Today. (12/4/2006) contains two alarming inaccuracies.
First, the article misconstrues the law by stating
