Organizational News

Peninsula, South Bay salon chain sued by immigrant workers
Joshua Melvin | San Mateo County News
September 13, 2011

American Muslims come of age in post-9/11 era: In face of what they see as bias, discrimination, new leaders assert themselves
Kari Huus  | MSNBC
September 9, 2011

9/11 anniversary makes some Muslims and Sikhs wary
Amy Crawford | San Francisco Examiner
September 8, 2011

Website aims to show post-9/11 discrimination against Muslims, Sikhs
CNN Wire Staff  | CNN
September 4, 2011

SF Excludes APIs from HIV Plan
Asianweek Staff | Asianweek
July 22, 2011

Suhr sounds open to Portland-style FBI terrorism taskforce resolution
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
June 21, 2011

Judge hears case against Georgia’s immigration law
Catherine E. Shoichet & Chelsea Bailey | CNN News
June 20, 2011

States balk at illegal immigrant fingerprint plan
Bob Egelko | San Francisco Chronicle
June 18, 2011

Civil rights advocates say S-Comm reforms are spin, part of bigger FBI biometric tracking plan
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
June 17, 2011

Senate committee approves TRUST Act in face of rising “S-Comm”
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
June 14, 2011

California DREAMing—“Education Can Be This Kind of Light”
Julianne Hing | Colorlines
June 13, 2011

As Sanctions Ratchet Up, Iranian Americans Bear Increasing Burdens
Jamal Abdi | The Huffington Post
June 10, 2011

Rights groups file lawsuit against Georgia immigration law
Maria Elisa Callejas and Gustavo Valdes | CNN News
June 2, 2011

Civil rights groups challenge Georgia’s immigration law
David Beasley | Thomson Reuters
June 2, 2011

FBI spying will be an issue for new Police Commissioner
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
May 31, 2011

SF sheriff wants to use new immigration policy
Terry Collins | Associated Press
May 31, 2011

Local Muslims urge San Francisco to overhaul JTTF participation
Ali Winston | KALW News
May 19, 2011

SF Police Chief Orders Cops to Follow Local, Not FBI, Guidelines
Jonah Most | New America Media
May 19, 2011

San Francisco Narrows Policy on Reporting Immigrant Youth to ICE
Julianne Hing | Colorlines News
May 18, 2011

Oakland Police tight-lipped on role in Joint Terrorism Task Force
Ali Winston | KALW News
May 17, 2011

City revises its stance on illegal immigrant youths
Rachel Gordon | San Francisco Chronicle
May 11, 2011

Campos urges Lee to implement entire due process law
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
May 10, 2011

Calif may let locals opt out of immigration checks
Suzanne Gamboa | The Associated Press
April 30, 2011

Spies in blue
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 26, 2011

Busy week for immigration reform advocates
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 25, 2011

SFPD officers working with FBI given more leeway to gather intelligence
Brent Begin | San Francisco Examiner
April 6, 2011

Terrorism, transparency and Oregon law: Paying too high a price to rejoin a terror task force
Alan Schlosser and Veena Dubal | OreganLive
April 5, 2011

SF in top 38 counties nationwide that deport “non-criminal aliens”
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
March 31, 2011

Police Accused of Violating Muslims’ Civil Rights
Cy Musiker | KQED News
March 16, 2011

San Francisco police struggling to resolve Mission District violence
Ari Burack | San Francisco Examiner
March 29, 2011

Historic Passage of Key Report to End Government Profiling South Asian Communities
AsianWeek Staff | AsianWeek
February 28, 2011

All of California now linked up to immigration enforcement network
Matt O’Brien | The Mercury News
February 25, 2011

Muslim advocacy group to announce class action suit against FBI
CNN Wire Staff | CNN News
February 23, 2011

Asians Urged to Apply for Redistricting Commission
Vivian Po | New American Media
February 5, 2010

Facing down Islamophobia: interview with Zahra Billoo
Hana Baba | KALW News
February 8, 2011

Korematsu Day
New York Times
February 3, 2011

A Civil Rights Hero Gets His Day
Maria L. La Ganga | Los Angeles Times
January 31, 2011

California Marks the First Fred Korematsu Day
Ling Woo Liu | Time
January 30, 2011

Fred Korematsu Day a first for an Asian American
Kevin Fagan | San Francisco Chronicle
January 29, 2011

Calif AG: Man with beard can’t become prison guard
Don Thompson | The Washington Post
January 25, 2011

What organizers want to know about Secure Communities
Rina Palta | The Informant
December 13, 2010

Dream Act Stalls in Senate
Gerry Shih | The Bay Citizen
December 9, 2010

Racial violence victim thanks WSPD, DA and FBI
Courtesy Article | Woodland Record
December 3, 2010

Indian Americans Duped by ‘Predatory’ Attorney
Sandip Roy | New America Media
November 30, 2010

DREAM Act Students Defy Deportations, Demand Vote in Congress
David Bacon | Truthout
November 28, 2010

Released, Steve Li urges passage of DREAM Act
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
November 24, 2010

Freed student Steve Li returns to S.F.
Jessica Kwong | The San Francisco Chronicle
November 23, 2010

Herrera Sues ‘One of San Francisco’s Most Notorious Predators
Aaron Glants | The Bay Citizen
November 17, 2010

Immigration Lawyer Defrauded Clients, According to Two New Lawsuits
Drew Himmelstein | Pacific Patch
November 17, 2010

Steve Li’s Deportation, Set for [Nov 15], Delayed
Saif Ansari | Hyphen
November 15, 2010

Deportation of CCSF nursing student delayed, his attorney reports
Melanie Graysmith | SF Education Examiner
November 15, 2010

Feinstein seeks to block Steve Li’s deportation
Jessica Kwong | San Francisco Chronicle
November 15, 2010

Lawyer: San Francisco student to be deported
Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press
November 15, 2010

Monitors say Bay Area could improve voting accessibility for non-English speakers
Matt O’Brien | Contra Costa Times
November 12, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Call for Ban on SF Police Bias
Shoshana Walter | The Bay Citizen
November 9, 2010

Advocates say Steve Li is DREAM Act eligible
Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian Online
November 8, 2010

Excerpts from SF Human Rights Commission hearing and interview with Ling Woo Liu, Director, Korematsu Institute
Karl Jagbandhansingh | APEX Express/KPFA
November 4, 2010

Steve Li, City College student, awaits deportation
Jessica Kwong | San Francisco Chronicle
November 2, 2010

Community Organizations to Provide Asian Americans Voter Protection at Polling Sites
Zoneil Maharaj | Union City Patch
November 2, 2010

Q&A: Attorney Angela Chan on immigrants and policing
Rina Palta | KALW News
October 28, 2010

Friends, professors rally behind student caught in immigration fight
Matt O’Brien | Contra Costa Times
October 24, 2010

FBI Tracking Advice Found on Another Arab American
Mai El-Sadany | Illume
October 19, 2010

Another Arab American Finds Tracking Device in His Car
Matthew Rothschild | The Progressive
October 15, 2010

Afifi wants his congressman’s help with FBI bug
Jeff Stein| Washington Post
October 13, 2010

Secure Communities: Could SF just ignore ICE?
Rina Palta | KALW News
October 12, 2010

San Francisco Nail Salons Encouraged to use Non-Toxic Polish
Press Release | Environment News Service
October 11, 2010

The man who said no
Jeff Yang | San Francisco Chronicle
October 7, 2010

Rights Groups Respond to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Announcement
Press Release | Center for Constitutional Rights
October 6, 2010

Deportation of criminals is up, say feds
Chelsea Phua and Miranda Simon | Sacramento Bee
October 5, 2010

Fred Korematsu, civil rights icon for younger generation, has his day
Momo Chang | Oakland Tribune
October 1, 2010

Arlington & Santa Clara join SF in requesting S-Comm opt-out
Sarah Phelan| San Francisco Bay Guardian
September 30, 2010

Senate Votes Against Taking Up DREAM Act
Lauren Smiley | SF Weekly
September 21, 2010

Defeat of DREAM Act a setback for immigrant students
Matt O’Brien | Contra Costa Times
September 21, 2010

What do these two federal programs have in common?
Rina Palta | KALW News
September 15, 2010

Guest Post: Why Korematsu Day Is Important
Ling Woo Liu | Angry Asian Man
September 13, 2010

What happens when kids get arrested
Rina Palta | KALW News
September 8, 2010

Rent collection harder than it sounds
John Cote | San Francisco Chronicle
September 7, 2010

Feds consider allowing fingerprint program opt-out
Julianna Barbassa | Associated Press
September 2, 2010

The DREAM Act: Undocumented Asian American Students Speak Out
Linda Ong | AsianWeek
August 27, 2010

Watchdog Groups Sue FBI Over Ethnically Targeted Domestic Surveillance Program
Lucia Graves | Huffington Post
August 24, 2010

Civil Rights Groups and News Outlet File Lawsuit Against the FBI
Sameea Kamal | Illume
August 24, 2010

Man Without a Country Gets Asylum
Vivian Po | New America Media
August 24, 2010

California Wants to ‘Decriminalize’ Immigrant Farm Workers
Peter Jamison | SF Weekly
August 23, 2010

SF Tries a New Tactic in Protecting Nail Salon Workers: Going Green
Ngoc Nguyen | International Examiner
August 16, 2010

Cointelpro 2.0 (Related: Letter to FBI signed by ALC)
Shahid Buttar | Huffington Post
August 4, 2010

Groups Condemn UCI Ban of Muslim Union
Ellyn Pak | The Orange County Register
August 2, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Write Letter in Support of UC Irvine’s Suspended Muslim Group
O.C. Now
July 26, 2010

Leading Asian American Civil Rights Organizations Announce New Shared Brand at the 2010 Advancing Justice Conference
PR Newswire
June 24, 2010

Advancing Justice Conference 2010 — Civil Rights and Social Justice in AAPI Communities
By Gladys Malibirian | AAPIP National Gender & Equity Campaign
June 17, 2010

Celebrating Ronald Takaki’s Life and Works: Ethnic Studies Pioneer Memorial
By Mike Garcia, Chronicle Staff Writer
July 18, 2009 | Examiner

Ron Takaki, Cal Ethnic Studies Pioneer dies
By Matthai Kuruvila, Chronicle Staff Writer
June 1, 2009 | SF Chronicle

Ron Takaki: Words from Dale Minami
By Dale Minami
May 27, 2009 | AsianWeek

Immigration

Federal deportation review comes too late for some
Sarah Hoye | CNN
September 1, 2011

Groups blast immigrant fingerprint policy change
Bob Egelko | San Francisco Chronicle
August 9, 2011

VIEWPOINTS: Alabama’s anti-immigrant law conjures oppressive reactions of Bull Connor –and coalition of conscience of Martin Luther King Jr.
Special to the Birmingham News | Birmingham News Commentary
July 24, 2011

Immigrants and Advocates Protest New ICE Measure
By Henni Espinosa | Balitang America
July 14, 2010

Alabama Anti-Immigration Law the Bane of Farmers’ Agricultural Existence
Katti Gray| ABC News
July 12, 2011

Man held as security risk released; says he was tortured in Sri Lanka
By Maria Sacchetti | Boston Globe
July 10, 2010

Man held as security risk released; says he was tortured in Sri Lanka
By Maria Sacchetti | Boston Globe
July 10, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Sue Challenging Alabama Anti-Immigrant  Law
CNN Wire Staff| CNN News
July 8, 2011

Privacy Advocates Fear Immigration ID System
Paul Bedard & Mallie Jane Kim| US News
July 7, 2011

ICE Vows More ‘Discretion’ in Deportations Don’t Hold Your Breath
Seth Freed Weisser| ColorLines Magazine
June 24, 2011

US immigration fee hikes protested by advocates
The American Visa Bureau
June 14, 2010

Milk Club dinner celebrates progressive politics
By Matt Baume | Bay Area Reporter
June 3, 2010

Advocates Protest Immigration Fee Hikes
By Steve Angeles | Balitang America
June 10, 2010

‘Secure communities’ program to move forward in SF
ABC 7
June 1, 2010

California API Policy Summit talks Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law
By Erin Pangilinan | Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
May 25, 2010

ICE immigration program put on ice in SF — for a week
By Rachel Gordon | SF Chronicle
May 6, 2010

SF Sheriff Says Fed Program Nixes Sanctuary Policy
By Juliana Barbassa | Associated Press
May 6, 2010

Thousands March at Immigration Rallies Across Nation
By Sunita Sohrabji | India West
May 6, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Condemn New Ariz. Immigration Law
By Sunita Sohrabji | India West
April 29, 2010

Deportation thwarted in schoolmate attack
The Associated Press
April 22, 2010

Green cards in hand, Washingtons want Newsom to discuss immigrant youth policy. In person.
By Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 21, 2010

Face time with San Francisco Supervisor David Chiu
By Japhet Weeks | KALW News
April 6, 2010

US Citizen Denied Reunification With Afghan Spouse
By Alan Gray | NewsBlaze
March 18, 2010

Undocumented Asians face unique challenges in the U.S.
By Kyung Jin Lee | Medill Reports – Chicago
March 9, 2010

Family Facing Deportation Breakup Wins Reprieve
By Bob Egelko
March 3, 2010 | SF Chronicle

Deportations to Tear Apart S.F. Family
By Bob Egelko
March 2, 2010 | SF Chronicle

Teenager Facing Deportation After Getting in Fight
By Juliana Barbassa
March 2, 2010 | Associated Press – San Jose Mercury

Newsom’s Sanctuary Policy Destroys MUNI Worker’s Family
By Sarah Phelan
March 1, 2010 | SF Bay Guardian

Thousands of legal residents with criminal convictions face deportation
By Ken McLaughlin
January 10, 2010 | San Jose Mercury

Report Cities Need To Restore Due Process
By Frank D. Russo
October 5, 2009| California Progress Report

U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained, Deported by ICE
By Tyche Hendricks (Features Staff Attorney Sin-Yen Ling)
July 27, 2009| SF Chronicle

Unpublished Case Matter of L-H-
By Theodore Roethke
July 14, 2009| Benders Bulletin

Immigrant law loopholes threaten SF mayor’s bid
By Juliana Barbassa
June 27, 2009 | Associated Press

Asian Law Caucus at May Day Rallies
By Steve Angeles and Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN Reporters
May 02, 2009 | ABS-CBN News

New Report Blasts U.S. on Immigrant Detainees
By Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer
March 25, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

Amnesty International Lambastes U.S. for Treatment of Immigrant Detainees
By Ken McLaughlin, SJM Reporter
March 24, 2009 | San Jose Mercury

Juvenile Justice

Immigrants and Advocates Protest New ICE Measure
By Henni Espinosa | Balitang America
July 14, 2010

‘Secure communities’ program to move forward in SF
ABC 7
June 1, 2010

ICE immigration program put on ice in SF — for a week
By Rachel Gordon | SF Chronicle
May 6, 2010

SF Sheriff Says Fed Program Nixes Sanctuary Policy
By Juliana Barbassa | Associated Press
May 6, 2010

Deportation thwarted in schoolmate attack
The Associated Press
April 22, 2010

Green cards in hand, Washingtons want Newsom to discuss immigrant youth policy. In person.
By Sarah Phelan | San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 21, 2010

Extension Granted in Deportation of Mother and 13-year-old Child to Australia
By Angela Chan – Staff Attorney | Asian Law Caucus
March 3, 2010

Family Facing Deportation Breakup Wins Reprieve
By Bob Egelko
March 3, 2010 | SF Chronicle

Deportations to Tear Apart S.F. Family
By Bob Egelko
March 2, 2010 | SF Chronicle

Teenager Facing Deportation After Getting in Fight
By Juliana Barbassa
March 2, 2010 | Associated Press – San Jose Mercury

Newsom’s Sanctuary Policy Destroys MUNI Worker’s Family
By Sarah Phelan
March 1, 2010 | SF Bay Guardian

Fighting for juvenile justice
By Sarah Phelan, Staff Writer
October 14, 2009| San Francisco Bay Guardian

Staff Attorney Angela Chan Honored as Local Hero in SF Bay Guardian
By Sarah Phelan
July 29, 2009| SF Bay Guardian

Should the SF Chronicle Be Proud of its Award?
By Staff Attorney Angela Chan & Martha Bridegam
June 23, 2009 | SF Gate

S.F. Sanctuary Policy Shielded Up to 185 Youths
By Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
April 3, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

Parents Allege Racial Discrimination Against JA Students
By Sheila Sanchez
March 28, 2009 | NikkeiWest

S.F. Dems Blast Mayor in Sanctuary City Case
By Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
March 27, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

DCCC Supports Sanctuary & Due Process for All
By Sarah Phelan, SF Bay Guardian Reporter
March 26, 2009 | San Francisco Bay Guardian

National Security

Jostling continues on SFPD participation in JTTF
Ali Winston | KALW News
September 8, 2011

Obama’s Unprecedented Use of State Secrets to Defend Religious Profiling|
Asraa Mustufa | ColorLines
September 8 2011

Post 9/11 Sikh and Muslim experiences get a hearing
Parimal M. Rohit | Times of India
September 5, 2011

San Jose Police Consider Federal Surveillance, Civil Rights Advocates Voice Concern
Raj Jayadev | SJ Beez
July 27, 2011

FBI ‘Islam 101′ Guide Depicted Muslims as 7th-century Simpletons
Spencer Ackerman | Wired Magazine
July 27, 2011

UC Irvine Urged Not to Suspend Muslim Union
By Peter Schmidt | The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 23, 2010

Groups Denounce MSU Suspension Recommendation
By Mona Shadia | Daily Pilot
July 23, 2010

Opposition to SFPD intel growing
By Brent Begin | SF Examiner
June 10, 2010

Coalition Opposes ‘Modernizing’ Miranda
By Ryan J. Reilly | Main Justice
May 17, 2010

Defendants Found Guilty In Hate Crime against Indian-American
By India Journal Staff | India Journal
March 18, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Seek Records of FBI Surveillance of Mosques in Northern CA (VIEW FOIA)
By Veena Dubal & Summer Hararah | Asian Law Caucus
March 9, 2010

Groups seek to challenge US Gov’t on seized laptops
By Agam Shah
January 14, 2010 | PC World, IDG News Service

Asian American civil rights groups seek disclosure on ‘special interest countries’
By Staff Writer
January 14, 2010 | Northwest Asian Weekly

Reopen SFPD’s intelligence-gathering unit
Opinion
October 15, 2009| San Francisco Examiner

Chief wants to beef up homeland security prep
By Brent Begin, Staff Writer
October 13, 2009| San Francisco Examiner

California Apologizes to Chinese Americans
By Ling Woo Liu
July 21, 2009| Time

Celebrating Ronald Takaki’s Life and Works: Ethnic Studies Pioneer Memorial
By Mika Garcia
July 18, 2009| Examiner

U.S. Border Screening Under Fire
By Spencer Hsu, Washington Post Staff Writer
April 20, 2009 | Washington Post

Sweatshop on Wheels:
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Attempt to Pillage the Taxi Industry
By Veena Dubal, ALC Staff Attorney
April 8, 2009 | Fog City Journal

Census

Asian Pacific Islander Groups Promote Census Participation
By Jami Farkas
December 28, 2009 | New America Media

Korematsu Institute

angry reader of the week: ling woo liu
Interview | angry asian man
May 21, 2010

Name of Fred Korematsu to Grace San Leandro School
By Jason Sweeney
December 17, 2009 | The Oakland Tribune

Remembering Fred T. Korematsu
KALW News Radio Interview with Don Tamaki and Titi Liu on Crosscurrents
April 30, 2009 | KALW Crosscurrents

Civil Rights Institute Named for Korematsu
By Tyche Hendricks, SF Chronicle Staff Writer
April 28, 2009 | SF Chronicle

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