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From "War on Terror" to the “China Initiative:” The Chilling Parallels of Racial Profiling Between Chinese American and AMEMSA Communities
May 23, 2022
Professor Xi’s unjust arrest is a part of the U.S. government’s legacy of discriminatory policies targeting communities on the basis of their race, ethnicity, national origin or religious background.
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Q&A: Yuri Kochiyama’s Legacy Carries Forward
May 19, 2022
In honor of Yuri Kochiyama's birthday, we spoke with Aarti Kohli, Asian Law Caucus executive director, and Chanthon Bun, former Yuri Kochiyama Fellow and now advocate in our Immigrant Rights program.
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Q&A: Making it Possible for More People to be a Voter
May 17, 2022
We spoke with a San Francisco resident who has volunteered as a poll monitor to help Bay Area voters fulfill their right to vote.
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Kerry v. Din: Striving for A Country That Lives Up To Our Values
May 16, 2022
Fauzia Din put a national spotlight on federal policies and programs enacted after 9/11 that deny Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim communities the freedoms and rights enshrined in our Constitution.
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‘I am only just starting to heal’: A South Asian domestic violence survivor shares her story
May 11, 2022
A domestic violence survivor shares her story and says she wants to help other people, especially women immigrating from Pakistan and other South Asian countries, to know that they are not alone.
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Q&A: Taking a Stand Against Immigration-Based Retaliation at Work
April 27, 2022
A San Francisco family celebrated a victory affirming Californians' right to be free from immigration-related retaliation and shared their advice for anyone else facing retaliation at work.
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Q&A with Outgoing Policy Director and Senior Staff Attorney Angela Chan
January 28, 2022
Angela Chan is the outgoing policy director and a senior staff attorney managing the Criminal Justice Reform Program at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus.
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Reflecting on the 2020 Census
October 19, 2021
The 2020 Census results are out and they make it clear: the U.S. is more multiracial and diverse than ever before.