Trump Nomination to Lead Civil Rights Division Has Career Defending Corporations from Discrimination Suits

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The person nominated to lead President Trump’s civil rights efforts has a lifetime of defending corporations from discrimination complaints.
 
CNN reported Thursday that Eric Dreiband was nominated as the President’s person to run the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
 
“Our preliminary review of Mr. Dreiband’s record suggests that he brings … Read more

Candlelight Vigil Held Outside Home of Ronald Ebens from Vincent Chin Case

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By Corky Lee
Special to AsAmNews

It started on Father’s Day in NYC Chinatown at First Chinese Baptist Church. I organized a free screening of Who Killed Vincent Chin? by Christine Choy & Renee Taijima.

Chin was beaten and killed with a baseball bat on the night of his bachelor party 35 years ago by … Read more

What We Can Learn from the Death of Vincent Chin 35 Years Later

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By Logan Wilbur
Asian American Life Intern

This month marks the 35th anniversary of the brutal murder of Detroit resident, and Chinese American, Vincent Chin.

There are many similarities in the ways communities rally together around social injustices today, as the Asian American community rallied around the death of Chin over thirty years ago.

On … Read more

Customs Officials May Monitor Social Media of Chinese Visa Holders

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By Elena Shore
New American Media
 
Civil rights organizations are sounding the alarm over a proposal by Trump’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that would require visa holders … Read more

Asian American Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit in Police Shooting

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A Japanese American widow who was cowered behind her 86-year old husband as sheriff deputies shot him in their home has filed a wrongful death suit against the Santa Clara County in California’s Silicon Valley.

In court papers obtained by AsAmNews, 90-year-old Harue Craig accuses Deputy Douglas Ulrich of using … Read more

Opinion: Over-Reaching to Call United Flight “Overbooked”

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By Charleston Wang

On Sunday April 9, an Asian American passenger was forcibly removed from his seat, screaming and blood covered his face, by United Airlines at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Since then, the whole world has witnessed the violence through the internet and is struggling to understand how United Airlines could use such force against … Read more

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Play Huge Roles in Stopping Muslim Travel Ban

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Three Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders knocked the White House for a loop when at the 11th hour, they succeeded in blocking the President’s travel ban from six mostly Muslim countries.

The orders by Judge Theodore Chuang from the district of Maryland and Derrick Watson from the district of Hawaii … Read more

Advancing Justice Creates Website to Report Hate Incidents Against AAPI Community

posted by Brittney Le

Asian Americans Advancing Justice has launched a new website  to track incidents of hate plaguing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.  Amidst the racially-charged atmosphere of today’s political climate, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are  fearful.

“While … Read more

Vanita Gupta to Leave Civil Rights Division of Department of Justice

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By Ed Diokno
 
One of the hallmark’s of President Obama’s administration has been the rebirth of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.

 

California Legislators Vow to Oppose Trump’s Plans vs. Immigrants & Minorities

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