CINCINNATI, OHIO — Yesterday, the Cincinnati Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 9 issued a formal Complaint against CommuniCare, a health care company that requires nurses recruited from the Philippines to sign employment contracts with steep financial penalties if
ORANGE COUNTY, CA. — On November 7, a New York State Supreme Court trial judge issued an opinion striking down the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA). Today, the Legal Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
2024 Asian American Exit Poll: Language access is the most reported incident disenfranchising Asian American voters
Voters in 5 key locales supported Harris over Trump for president. 1 in 5 Asian Americans polled experienced bias-motivated harassment/violence in past 2 years.
NEW YORK CITY — Tod
New York, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released the following statement in response to the reelection of Donald Trump.
Bethany Li, executive director of AALDEF:
“Trump’s return to the White House threatens the safety and civil rights of Asian America
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, a group of Filipino immigrant nurses filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against their former employers, TGS Healthcare Solutions, a health care staffing agency; Compleat Rehab & Sports Therapy Center, Kare Partners; and their
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the 2024 general elections well underway, we are working to ensure voters can cast their ballots and that every vote is counted. The Voting Rights Working Group hopes the trend of
Judge rules in favor of civil rights groups, that provision of Senate Bill 1 that criminalizes compensated mail-ballot assistance violates the Voting Rights Act
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A federal district court ruled Friday, in a victory for voting rights, that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law
Workers say the NYC Dept. of Buildings has discriminatorily targeted and harassed them for the past 4 years
NEW YORK CITY — Today, Red Canary Song, an advocacy organization composed of Asian and migrant massage workers and sex workers, sued the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) over the
In a moment of generational change for the organization, Li succeeds Margaret Fung, AALDEF’s founder
NEW YORK, NY—This week, Bethany Li assumed the role of executive director at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), one of the nation’s oldest Asian American civil rights or
Judge rules in favor of civil rights groups, stating a provision of Senate Bill 1 violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.
The lawsuit,
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT — Today, two Nepali immigrant workers filed a lawsuit against their former employer Taste of Everest, a Nepali and Indian restaurant, for wage theft in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs were forced to work for up to 12 hours a day, or 80 h
Filing comes amid reports that Egreen Transport, the company operating the Savannah warehouses, is also being investigated for labor trafficking by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
SAVANNAH, GA — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed unfair labor practice charge
Eleven organizations sign onto the brief in support of Dr. Yanping Chen, highlighting the racial profiling and targeting of Asian Americans.
NEW YORK, NY — Yesterday, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit in Chen v. FBI in support of
NEW YORK, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced that they, along with co-counsel Murphy Anderson PLLC, have reached a settlement with four health care companies to rescind the “stay or pay” provisions in employment contracts for current and former employe
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
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
George W. Bush smiled and chatted up Matt Lauer on the Today Show Wednesday. “I’m enjoying selling the book,” Bush said. “My debating days are over.”
Yes, with his memoirs out now, Bush is all about retail. And I certainly understand his not wanting to debate.
Who wants to get into a debate, say,
So Democrats lost the House, but the Republicans couldn’t win the Senate.
It means on the national level, we are in for two years of “incremental nothing,” when things only seem to be happening but aren’t. We’ve seen gridlock before. And it really isn’t too bad–if you’re at a parade. Makes it go sl
Even before the results are in, the Tea Party has impacted this year’s mid-terms.
But have you seen any Asian Americans in its ranks?
I haven’t noticed any. Which leads me to wonder, how can you call yourself a TP and not have enough Asians in it to fill a teepee?
Where are all the Asians? Servin
While we wait to see if New Jersey prosecutors will pursue hate crime enhancements against Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei in connection with the outing of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, is there anyone out there in the community who may want to see this with a more positive spin?
Just think, after year
