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Advancing Justice | AAJC’s Announces 2017 American Courage Awards Honorees
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC will celebrate its 2017 American Courage Awards, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate individuals, groups, and corporations for their commitment and contributions to civil rights, on October 5, 2017. Among this year’s honorees are the Starbucks Coffee Company, former Congressman Mike Honda, prominent Supreme Court attorney Neal K. Katyal, and co-founder of the Women’s March – Linda Sarsour, were announced today as the honorees for the Advancing Justice | AAJC’s annual American Courage Awards event.
Advancing Justice Applauds the Protection of Health Care For Millions of Americans
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Washington, D.C. – July 28, 2017 – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) applauds the U.S. Senate vote of 51 to 49 votes to defeat H.R. 1628, the Health Care Freedom Act, also known as the “skinny repeal” bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare). In a late night vote, three Republicans — Senators Collins, Murkowski, and McCain — joined all 48 Democrats to block the Senate Republicans from taking away critical health coverage from millions of Americans.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Warns of Divisive Tactics in Recent Attacks on Muslims
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, is deeply disturbed over the latest attacks on Muslims and attempts to use the incidents to divide communities of color and further contribute to the criminalization of immigrants.
May 8: Rally Against the Muslim Ban
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Join us on Monday, May 8 to rally against the Muslim ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, on the day the Fourth Circuit appellate judges will hear the administration’s appeal to reinstate the ban.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Applauds Stance by WHIAAPI Commissioners
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WASHINGTON — In a bold move, ten commissioners of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) resigned after recognizing the administration is not interested in hearing from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community or the federal government workers who represent those communities.
An alarming uptick in hate crimes against Asian-Americans has led one nonprofit to take action.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a civil and human rights nonprofit, recently launched StandAgainstHatred.org, a website to track Anti-Asian hate crimes.
Mee Moua, Executive Director and President, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
On many occasions, President Obama has said that when he's among the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, he was among family. To many AAPIs, he is family -- he grew up in Hawaii where his Asian American sister and her husband still live and where his family visits often. As a member of the AAPI community, I've had the honor and privilege of sitting at the same table with the most powerful person in the world.
"On many occasions, President Obama has said that when he's among the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, he was among family. To many AAPIs, he is family - he grew up in Hawaii where his Asian American sister and her husband still live and where his family visits often," said Mee Moua, president and executive director of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
Civil and human rights nonprofit group Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) has found a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes as a result of President Trump’s stance against China.
According to the Huffington Post, AAAJ has launched StandAgainstHatred.org, a website to track Anti-Asian hate crimes after noticing a “h
Civil and human rights nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) recently launched a website to keep tabs on Anti-Asian hate crimes, according to Huffington Post.
“We cannot stay silent when our communities become victims of hate speech or harassment.” AAAJ president and executive director Mee Moua said in a press statement.