Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pa., is the man the FBI has identified as the shooter at the Butler, Pa. Trump rally, in what law enforcement is calling an “assassination attempt.”
Some news organizations will choose not to say the name of the rally shooter, thinking that doing so would ...
Civil and human rights groups, including AALDEF, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardoza, urging the Department of Justice to investigate the allegations of law enforcement abuses—in response to peaceful protests occurring in cities and on uni...
As Joe Biden in fine fettle would say, “Look folks, we have reached an inflection point…”
But what kind of fettle is Biden in today? Aging for sure, but it’s not a crime to grow old in America.
If we apply the president’s favorite rhetorical metaphor to his current crisis, is the geometric curve ...
AALDEF alongside over 140 organizations, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Declaration for American Democracy sent a letter to the House Administration Committee and all House members, opposing the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of American citizens...
As the nation and Joe Biden ponder whether he is too old for a second term as president, I contemplate the birthday of one of the most influential persons in my life.
Flossie Lewis is 100 this week.
Flossie is older than Joe Biden, but not too old to still be my teacher, my friend, and the Jewish ...
As we approach the 248th birthday of our country on July 4th, consider that at no time in our history-- from the founders to modern times—has anyone ever thought it necessary to do what happened Monday.
The Supreme Court just turned our constitution upside down and made the president a “demi-king.”...
A joint letter was sent on June 28 to Attorney General Merrick Garland by members of Congress and civil rights groups, including AALDEF, requesting information about the Justice Department's efforts to enforce the Voting Rights Act for language minority voters. You can read the letter below:
Dea...
The earliest presidential debate in U.S. history was supposed to shake up the race and reset the campaign for the president with a 38 percent approval rating.
Instead, we are left wondering who has the tougher choice—voters or Joe Biden. Four more years--is he able?
It was not a good debate for th...
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, a young pioneering Asian American politico, must be wondering how a convicted felon with 34 guilty verdicts can be riding high, while an uncharged Thao fights for her political life.
That’s how strange politics is in America today.
On the national stage, President Joe Bid...
Asian Americans, especially Filipinos whose primary family members came to this country as colonized nationals to work the fields in California, identify with the African Americans in Texas in 1865. The Texans lived as slaves for two years longer than they had to, even though everywhere else black m...
On Father’s Day, how many times did you tell your dad that his wish was your command?
I know, it can get old fast. But it’s just for a day. And Dad has earned it.
Too bad it doesn’t work that way with another upcoming holiday, this week’s Juneteenth (June 19th).
Descendants of slaves don’t get to...
In 1989, I was the host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” where, incidentally, I was also the first Asian American male to host a national news show.
During my brief tenure, I’d say maybe the best story I ever told while I had that opportunity was to tell my father’s story in an audio essay.
It is...
There is a reason why I bang a gong in the one-man shows that I do across the country.
The agung is a kulintang instrument, indigenous to the Philippines, where my parents are from. My gong also is part of an historical legacy, having been owned by my late dear friend Thelma Buchholdt, the first Fi...
NYCLU, AALDEF, and CAIR-NY demand NYCPS Chancellor Banks rescind misleading guidance that has led to routine censorship
NEW YORK, NY — Following reports from dozens of New York City Public School (NYCPS) teachers, students, and parents, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the Asian American...
When I coached my daughters’ youth soccer teams, some parents, who didn’t know the game, would yell “charge” and encourage the girls to kick the ball toward the goal as hard and as far as they could.
Wrong.
Sometimes, if the ball-handling skills are up to it, you kick the ball backwards in order t...
An exit poll showed that among the Asian Americans who voted in New Jersey's Democratic Senate Primary, more than 77% voted for Kim.
By Kimmy Yam
Asian Americans showed strong support for New Jersey Senate candidate Andy Kim in the state’s primary this week, an exit poll showed.
The survey, conduc...
AALDEF and AAPI New Jersey poll Asian American voters during the New Jersey primaries
PALISADES PARK, NEW JERSEY — Yesterday, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) partnered with AAPI New Jersey to survey Asian Americans voting in the state’s June 4, 2024 primary election.
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By Rachel Lu
For the third year in a row a bill designed to improve working conditions and protect the health of nail salon workers, could potentially be blocked by the New York State Senate.
Coalition partners and workers recently organized a “nail salon caravan,” where over 50 workers from all o...
I respect the rule of law. I don’t always like it, but I understand why we need it in a democracy.
For example, when the homicide laws did not favor a prosecution in the murder of my cousin in California in 2014, I was outspoken and critical.
My family still did not get justice. And unless there w...
History was made on the eve of the last day of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the month we celebrate our inclusion in society.
It was the first time ever a former president became a convicted felon. And without a doubt, it was fueled by an unconscious but racist Asi...
