Waiting for the Supreme Court ruling in Fisher? Forget it. The fix is in. Affirmative Action for Whites is coming as more colleges use class to trump race in college admissions.
Didn’t you read the front page of the New York Times on Sunday?
The right column front is always where editors place “th...
Shucks. There’s no ban on over-sized sugary soda in New York after all.
But that’s OK.
I ban soda all on my own. I don’t drink soda anymore. Not through these lips. When I have to slake a thirst, I keep it simple.
Water, please.
It’s normally free of calories, sugar, or sweeteners.
But is it cl...
New Report: NYPD Spying and its Impact on American Muslims
American Muslim civil liberties groups released a new report today, Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and Its Impact on American Muslims, documenting the devastating impacts of the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) extensive surveillance pro...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Asian American voters in Georgia had a range of problems during the 2012 presidential election, including being improperly asked to show proof of citizenship at the polls…
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) commends the Obama administration for expeditiously signing the bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which includes the bill to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). AALDEF’s Anti-Trafficking In...
New Report Launch: NYPD Spying and its Impact on American Muslims
_Press Conference March 11, 2013 _at 1 Police Plaza
New York, NY – On March 11, 2013, members of the American Muslim community will release findings from a ground-breaking new report, Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and its Impact on...
Last week’s SCOTUS hearing on the Voting Rights Act provided us with yet another reminder about an important factor to consider in voting for president: the quality of Supreme Court justices our top office holder is likely to appoint.
Presidents, after all, max out after two four-year terms, while ...
February 28, 2013 — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released detailed findings from its nonpartisan multilingual exit poll of 361 Asian American voters in Georgia in the November 2012 elections, the largest survey of its kind in the nation. The results indicated t...
Next City – Last month, charter school operators across New York City submitted letters to local parent volunteer groups announcing plans to site new charter schools. Some of these operators are increasingly touting the benefits of racially and economically…
MintPress News – Gentrification is not only eroding America’s Chinatowns, but robbing the country of important cultural and economic centers relied upon by Asian Americans and immigrant families, as a recent study…
China Daily – During the construction of New York City Chinatown’s Confucius Plaza in 1974, the lack of Chinese representation on the building crew inspired an outpouring of protests within the community over the span of several months…
February 26, 2013 — On Thursday, February 28 in Atlanta, Georgia, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will release detailed findings on Asian American voters in Georgia in the 2012 Presidential Election. The results will be presented as part of the Advocacy Training Panel at...
As we go into Oscar weekend, the favorite for Best Picture seems to have cheering agents in everyone’s medicine cabinet.
They have scary medicinal names like amoxapine and ariprazole, but are better known by their patented brands like Asendin and Abilify–names that, like the drugs, are intended to ...
February 20, 2013 – Congressman John Lewis, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Georgia), Jose Antonio Vargas of Define American, and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International, Inc. were honored with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s (AALDEF) 2013 Justice in Action Awar...
Wall Street Journal – #NotYourAsianSidekick has gone global. The algorithms that determine how Twitter hashtags trend are opaque, but to have a worldwide impact, it’s clear that a conversation…
MSNBC – If a budget can pass the House quickly, then anything’s possible-even immigration reform. Like the budget, it would need concerted Democratic and Republican support. Certain GOP voters expect not only fiscal conservatism…
Capital New York – Two translators from the New York City Board of Elections were suspended after the Chinese-language version of the November ballot included the same text for two different Adirondack-related ballot proposals….
For Asian Americans, the best thing about the 2013 State of the Union may have been that outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu was given a somewhat left-handed parting gift by the president, who named Nobel Laureate Chu “designated survivor.” He was the smartest man not in the room. What a way to pad...
Congressman John Lewis, Jose Antonio Vargas, and Simone Wu to Receive 2013 Justice in Action Awards Featuring Rep. Grace Meng, David Henry Hwang, Gordon Smith, Juju Chang, and Sree Sreenivasan
New York, NY — On Tuesday, February 19, 2013, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)...
Civil Rights Advocates Discuss Why African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans Must Defend Their Right to Vote Before the Supreme Court
The right to vote is a fundamental American value that must be protected. For generations, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has provided protections to ensure that ...
