If you’re one of those undecided Asian Americans out there (32 percent nationwide, according to the recent National Asian American Survey), you really only have one question that should tip the scales for you: Where do the candidates stand on affirmative action?
That’s right, for Asian Americans th...
On October 2, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will join University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) student associations, We Support UT and the Multicultural Engagement Center, for a night of learning and dialogue around the Fisher v. UT-Austin affirmative action case. The...
Bergen Record – Two advocacy organizations have sued the New York Police Department for failing to provide documents related to surveillance of Muslims in schools, businesses and mosques in four states, including New Jersey..
In an effort to uncover the depth of the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) extensive surveillance of American Muslims, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and Muslim Advocates, with the assistance of pro bono counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, filed an Article 78 admini...
Who is the choice of Asian Americans in the 2012 presidential election?
Forty-three percent of likely Asian American voters support President Obama while just 24 percent back Mitt Romney, according to the new National Asian American Survey, the most comprehensive political look at Asian American po...
September 25, 2012 marks the first annual National Voter Registration Day. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will conduct a non-partisan voter registration drive in Manhattan’s Chinatown from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in front of the Canal Street JZNQ subway stop, located on Cen...
Progressive – 150 years ago this weekend, President Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that he would free the slaves in the rebelling Confederate states if they failed to return to the Union within 100 days. Lincoln signed..
NPR – There’s been a lot of attention on how voter ID laws might affect minority groups like African-Americans and Latinos. But some observers say that Asian Americans may also be affected. Michel Martin discusses the potential impact with Glenn Magpantay…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision today in Applewhite v. Pennsylvania, vacating the order of the Commonwealth Court which refused to issue an injunction to the state’s new voter identification law, and remanded the case back to the Commonwealth Court.
“The Supreme Court had all of th...
If the Democrats had answered the Republicans’ Clint Eastwood star-turn by going Gangnam-style at its convention (imagine a hybrid donkey-horse dance and the repetitive phrase “Hey, Sexy Lady”), who knows the kind of bounce the president would have had.
As it is, most polls are putting Obama’s post...
Times Ledger – The city violated the federal Voting Rights Act by acting too slowly on a 2011 requirement to provide ballots in a South Asian language and delaying them until 2013, according to a complaint filed by a nonprofit this week…
Fox News – Foreign models visiting Korea to promote the opening of American clothing company Hollister’s store have come under fire for mocking Asians. Four male models were flown in to work the opening of the first South Korean Hollister location…
How good was President Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention? In many ways, he’s hurt by the same thing that hurts all exceptional people of color who have done extraordinary things. You’re always hampered by such high expectations. And no one is expecting you to get there, aga...
NY1 News – The first draft of the new City Council district maps show some firsts for the city, which refelect its shifting demographics. “Staten Island, for the first time in its history, has three city council lines entirely within…
Everything the Republicans did last week, the Democrats appear to be doing better than their counterparts in just about every way this week.
From day one, the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina seemed to have a different energy and look. The convention floor was filled with...
WNYC – The New York City Districting Commission unveiled its first draft of how City Council districts may be redrawn for next year’s election. The preliminary hearing introduced a map of the city’s 51 council districts, re-jiggered…
New York Daily News – The City Districting Commission Tuesday rolled out first drafts of new maps for the 51 City Council districts. The plan largely sticks with the previous district boundaries…
NY1 News – Activists are trying to protect the city’s minority groups as the City Council district lines are about to be redrawn. Minority advocate groups unveiled their so-called Unity Map Tuesday. Their proposal is designed to protect…
New American Media / Asian Week – In an election year where just a handful of votes could sway a tight election, some states are enacting laws to make it more difficult for citizens to vote. Voter identification laws have been passed…
You can add “Eastwooding” an empty chair as a new phrase in the political lexicon, but did Clint Eastwood make Mitt Romney’s day? The GOP’s? Obama’s? (Uh, sorry, I can’t do that to myself.)
This was intended to be a wrap-up of the four-day distraction to Hurricane Isaac known as the Republican Nati...
