New York, NY—In the company of more than 900 guests, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) honored Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, former Attorney General of the United States, Javade Chaudhri, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Sempra Energy, and Helen Zia, author and
Advocates Express Deep Concern over the Report’s Findings
Washington D.C—Advocates expressed deep concern today over new data that suggests Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans are less likely to vote as a result of increasingly restrictive voter identification requirements. This accordi
Today, AALDEF Executive Director Margaret Fung spoke at a special meeting convened by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to announce an expansion of the Civil Rights Bureau and his agenda for pursuing civil rights cases.
Fung was invited to speak about civil rights issues affecting New Yo
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh, ABC News Correspondent Juju Chang, Journalist Carol Jenkins, and Attorney Elwood Lui Join Evening’s Program
New York, NY—On Thursday, February 22, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will honor Javade Chaudhri, Executive Vice Presiden
Human Rights Groups Call For Systematic Monitoring and Greater Transparency in Detention Operations, in Light of Government Report
Report Exposes Non-Compliance with Detention Standards, Gaping Holes in Oversight, and Broken Grievance Procedures
CONTACTS:
Amy Gottlieb, AFSC-NJ - (973) 643-1924
Jen
New York, NY—The Korean Workers Project today announced a $32,000 settlement for unpaid overtime wages on behalf of Mr. Jang, a church janitor and driver who worked for years at a New York City-area Korean American church. Under the terms of the confidential settlement, the identities of the plainti
A Collaboration with Asian Women’s Christian Association in Teaneck, NJ
Teaneck, NJ—The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Funds New Jersey Asian American Legal Project (NJ-AALP), in partnership with the Asian Womens Christian Association (AWCA), a Korean American non-profit agency in Berge
Coalition Says Plan Is Designed To Reinforce EPA’s Longstanding Cover-up of 9/11 Hazards.
Contact:
Paul Stein 917-664-5773
Stan Mark (212) 966-5932 x204
Today, as the EPA launches its latest, fatally flawed, WTC “Test and Clean” program for World Trade Center indoor contamination, it has posted a
Labor and Community Reps: This plan is even worse than the version we rejected in December 2005. We cannot support it.
The World Trade Center Community-Labor Coalition today condemned as fatally flawed, rigged, and irresponsible, the test and clean program for 9/11-related indoor contamination that
Latino and Bangladeshi Employees Denied Promotion, Fair Wages
New York, NY—Seven workers from the upscale Manhattan restaurant Daniel have filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleging intentional employment discrimination and harassment on the basis of their race, color, ethnicity, alienage,
Experiences of Asian American Students Demonstrate Compelling Need for Racially Integrated Public Schools
Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding racial desegregation plans in the cases of Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, et al., and Parents Involved in Community Sch
Jersey City, NJ—The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s New Jersey Asian American Legal Project (NJ-AALP), in collaboration with the Philippine American Friendship Committee (PAFCOM), will host its next free legal clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Jersey City.
Said NJ-AALP Director Alex
76% of Asian Americans in Michigan Reject Anti-Affirmative Action Referendum
New York—Asian American voters in eight states continued a decade-long shift to support Democratic candidates, with 79% of those polled favoring Democrats in Tuesday’s congressional and state elections. According to prelim
More than 625 volunteers from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and a coalition of Asian American advocacy groups monitored today’s elections in eight states—New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland—and Washington, D.C.
Multilingual Asian American Exit Poll Survey Expands in Eight States, to Document Voters’ Experiences and Choices in Key Congressional and State Races
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a 32-year-old civil rights group, today announced the details of its Election Protecti
Flushing, NY—The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and YKASECEmpowering the Korean American Community, today announced the terms of two significant settlements on behalf of Mr. Park, a deli-grocery store worker, and Mr. Lim, a retail store worker. In both cases, the Korean Wor
Outlook is the biannual newsletter of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. Read the Fall 2006 edition here: /uploads/pdf/AALDEFOutlook_Fall_2006.pdf
Join us for a PRESS CONFERENCE and PICKET on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 12:00am at: 167 NAIL PLAZA 167 Amsterdam Avenue, (btwn. 67th & 68th Streets, NYC) (Directions: 1 / 9 Train to 66th Street)
For almost 17 years, Susan, a Korean nail stylist, endured intolerable and illegal working condition
Media Advisory
**Contacts:
**Danny Chen, (917) 693-2198
Jan Lee, (212) 587-2393
Lower Manhattan Residents Call on the Mayor to Find the Best Post 9/11 Location for Police Headquarters
When: Monday, October 23, 2006, NOON
Where: Corner of Park Row & Worth Street at Chatham Square (Southern Corner
New York, NY—The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will honor Javade Chaudhri, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Sempra Energy, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, former Attorney General of the United States, and Helen Zia, author and activist, with the 2007 Justice in Ac
