Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns President-elect’s Choice of Steve Bannon as Senior Advisor
LOS ANGELES –, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) condemns the President-elect’s choice of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. AAAJ said in a statement released Wednesday that Donald Trump’s potential…
Asian American Voters Backed Clinton over Trump by Wide Margins, Poll Shows
LOS ANGELES, CA – Contrary to mainstream exit poll results, the 2016 national Asian American Election Eve Poll reveals that Asian Americans voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by…
ADVANCING JUSTICE-LA MOBILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT VOTERS
LOS ANGELES – As fears arise that racial minority and immigrant voters may be intimidated from voting, non-partisan organizations like Asian Americans Advancing Justice are expanding efforts to ensure that…
Informational Hearing on Asian Americans Held to Know Their Diverse Needs
Rosemead, California — The California Senate Select Committee on Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs, chaired by Senator Richard Pan (D – Sacramento), held an informational hearing to explore the needs…
Digital Citizenship Week Announced in Alhambra, California
ALHAMBRA – California State Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) Monday joined students and officials from the Alhambra Unified School District, along with Craig Cheslog, Vice President of Policy for Common…
Civil Rights Organization Outraged by Racist Portrayal of Chinese Americans by Fox News
LOS ANGELES — Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) said it is “outraged by the blatant, racist and offensive stereotypes of Chinese Americans portrayed in a recent Fox News segment during…
NBC’s New Show to Depict Asian Americans Outraged Civil Rights Groups
LOS ANGELES – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), the largest civil rights organization for Asian Americans in the United States, has demanded the cancellation of NBC’s new show “Mail Order…
Civil Rights Organization Concerned over Significant Increase of Anti-Chinese, Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in LA
LOS ANGELES – The significant increase of hate crimes against Chinese Americans and Muslims in Los Angeles and other cities in California has caused a big concern by Asian Americans…
Legislation to Highlight Chinese American History in Curriculum Signed into Law in California
SACRAMENTO — California students will receive instruction regarding the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the contributions made by Chinese Americans in establishing the Transcontinental Railroad under a new bill…
Bill to Prohibit U.S. President from Launching a Nuclear First Strike Introduced at U.S. Congress
LOS ANGELES – A legislation prohibiting the U.S. President from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by the U.S. Congress was introduced by U.S. Congressman Ted…