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…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu Asks U.S. State Department to Stop War Crimes in Yemen
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) Thursday asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to immediately stop aiding and abetting Saudi military coalition…
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…
Bill Introduced at U.S. Congress to Ban BPA from Food Containers
LOS ANGELES – A legislation has been introduced at the U.S. Congress to ban the use of Bisphenol -A (BPA) in food containers and require a warning label on any…
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…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Help Homeless Veterans in LA
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) Monday applauded U.S. Senate’s passage of a bill to help homeless veterans to build housing in Los…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu Announces Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness in LA
By George Bao Sept. 14, 2016 LOS ANGELES – U.S. Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) announced Wednesday that seven organizations serving Los Angeles City and County…
Bill Authored by California State Assemblyman Ed Chau to Protect Consumers Signed into Law
By George Bao Sept. 13, 2016 SACRAMENTO – Two consumer protection bills authored by California State Assemblyman Ed Chau were signed into law Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown. According to…
Former California State Assemblyman Sentenced to Prison for Laundering Bribe Payments
By George Bao Sept. 12, 2016 LOS ANGELES – Thomas M. Calderon, a former member of the California State Assembly, was sentenced Monday to one year and one day of…