More Asian American Voters Will Receive Bilingual Assistance in U.S. Elections
LOS ANGELES – More Asian Americans in the United States will receive bilingual assistance in elections as announced by the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. Census Bureau has released the…
Americans Who Have Sex with Teenagers in Foreign Countries Will Also Be Punished
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles-area man who traveled to Cambodia to engage in sexual activity with at least five boys has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison,…
Canadian Couple Jailed in U.S. for Scam that Victimized Hundreds of Americans
LOS ANGELES — A Canadian couple have been sentenced for their roles in a mass marketing scheme that targeted hundreds of victims across the United States with counterfeit checks that…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu Opposes Privatizing Healthcare for Veterans
LOS ANGELES – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) has expressed his opposition to privatize healthcare for the country’s veterans, Ted Lieu’s office announced Friday. Lieu issued…
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Opposes Nominating Tom Price as Health & Human Services Secretary
LOS ANGELES — Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) Thursday expressed its opposition to the nomination of U.S. Congressman Tom Price (R-Ga) as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. As a…
Alleged Pimp Arrested for Trafficking Teen Age Girl as Prostitute in Southern California
RIVERSIDE, California – California law enforcement authorities have arrested an alleged pimp who is charged with trafficking a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in an online…
Southern California Man Jailed for Receiving Child Pornography and Compiling Large Collection
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man from Torrance has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for amassing a collection of more than 20,000 images and videos of…
Two Former L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Jailed for Beating Jail Inmate
LOS ANGELES — Two former deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were ordered Monday to serve time in federal prison for violating the civil rights of a mentally…
Civil Rights Organizations Urge White House to Rescind Regulations that Target Muslim, Arab & South Asian Immigrants
LOS ANGELES — Asian Americans Advancing Justice-California (Advancing Justice-CA), together with almost 200 human rights, civil liberties, education, social justice, and inter-faith organizations nationwide, has signed-on to a letter urging…
65-Year-Old Southern California Teacher Found Guilty of Having Sex with 8-Year-Old Girl in Philippines
SANTA ANA, California – A 65-year-old former teacher with the Santa Ana School District who traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with two young girls around 8 and…