Fred Korematsu would have been 96 on Friday, January 30, and if you don’t know him, you should know why he’s important. Even if you do know Korematsu’s basic story, you might be surprised by some details here. There was nothing easy about what he did.
It’s been just four years since the inaugural F...
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..
If you’re an Asian American like me, you may be watching movies and media for any presence of Asian or Asian American anything.
It’s like our “AA-dar.”
Among the Oscar-nominated movies of note, mine went off in “Boyhood,” when Mason crashes at his sister’s University of Texas dorm with his girlfri...
More than Jennifer Lopez’s dress, it was Margaret Cho on the Golden Globes that made me do a double-take last week. And she was in that sexy North Korean military drag.
At first glance, I just wasn’t sure it was her. If you’ve seen Cho’s stand-up shows on cable, you know she’s outrageously tatted...
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….
During the months of January and February, AALDEF attorney Jerry Vattamala will present statewide results of AALDEF’s Asian American Exit Poll in the 2014 midterm elections. On Election Day, November 4, 2014, AALDEF conducted a nonpartisan exit poll of 4,102 Asian American voters in 11 Asian languag...
Courthouse News Service - Trial begins Monday in a federal class action accusing Signal International of human trafficking and labor abuses in the massive construction work needed after Hurricane Katrina. Roughly 500 workers, mostly from India…
I always wondered whether I could create a ruckus by getting a voting membership in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, by virtue of my column “Emil Amok” appearing in a Philippines publication. You know, as the second coming of dictator Ferdinand Marcos of the movies, I could vote for more Fil...
Gulf Live - A federal labor trafficking case involving Signal International in Pascagoula is set to for trial Monday in New Orleans. The major case involves guest workers from India who say they were lured to the U.S. by false promises…
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Je suis Charlie. Nous sommes Charlie. Can you tell I was a Francophile in high school? (The man can conjugate an irregular verb!) My French high school teachers were teachers’ union radicals who had an impact. I loved everything French for many years. I even lived in France–in Paris, but also on a f...
Al Jazeera America - Immigration and religion may be incendiary topics, but Christian Bato doesn’t mind playing with a little fire if it stokes the political passions of his fellow Nevadans, particularly among the booming population of Filipino Americans…
I won’t waste your time. Here’s the problem with that “Saturday Night Live” Asian American Doll sketch right up front: It’s so self-consciously aware of pandering to diversity that it’s really a blatant attack on remedies for equality, fairness, and civil rights.
These are principles we should all ...
And to think we’d heard it all when the Senate report on CIA torture gave us that memorable headline phrase, “rectal rehydration.”
With hummus and pine nuts, it may be the gift that keeps on giving. But there’s so much more in the stocking stuffer as we head into the holidays, beginning with…
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In response to President Obama’s announcement about the provision of administrative relief to certain groups of undocumented immigrants living in the United States, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has issued new fact sheets summarizing these programs. They include the ex...
Useful Documents To Prepare for Expanded Deferred Action Applications
On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Obama announced taking executive actions for immigration relief. These actions include the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and a new Deferred Action for Parental A...
Turns out I have more in common with Eric Garner than just the initials E.G.
Earlier this year, I wrote about how I was confronted at a car rental facility near a major airport in Kentucky.
I simply wanted an upgrade on my car. And while I admit to being slightly aggressive with the manager, I did...
The Al Falah Center reached a settlement with Bridgewater Township this week, allowing Al Falah to proceed with its plans to build the first mosque in this New Jersey township.
“We applaud the Mayor and the Council for entering into this Agreement and look forward to working cooperatively with them...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
**Deferred Action for Parental Accountability and Expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Programs
**November 25, 2014 (updated August 12, 2015)
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced the expansion of deferred action. Deferred action is a measure ...
Voting rights coalition applauds City Council, Mayor, and Agency Leadership in expansion of NYC’s pro-voter law
New York, NY…The New York City Council will enact new legislation today that will strengthen provisions of Local Law 29, also known as the Pro-Voter Law, which was originally passed in 20...
Asian Americans aren’t immune to this feeling.
If you are person of color in our society and have experienced the loss of a family member or loved one to a gun death, as I have, then you know the feeling well.
It’s one of complete helplessness, like you and your family don’t matter. Justice just...
