Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC joins Human Rights First and 36 organizations, representing civil and human rights advocates, veterans, and concerned citizens, to strongly urge rejection of Anthony Tata, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, confirmation.

Opposing this bill should not be a partisan matter. While adding trillions to our national debt, this bill will strip health care coverage for millions of families. It will plunge our communities into deeper food insecurity and deepen the poverty chasm for nearly 4.5 million children of immigrants, all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and unprecedented, unaccountable funds for mass deportation. Members of Congress should support legislation that keeps our communities safe and healthy, not increase hardship for everyday people just trying to survive. 

This week, President Donald Trump unlawfully attempted to terminate duly appointed and Senate-confirmed Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from their positions at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), years before their terms would expire. This illegal action is a direct attack on the independence of an agency that has long served as a cornerstone of consumer protection and worked to create a fair playing field for all businesses in the United States. 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) appreciates the opportunity to comment in response to the notice published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2024 regarding the continued collection of data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with the October Current Population Survey (CPS).

Asian American communities are among the fastest growing and most diverse racial groups in the United States. Often viewed as homogenous, these communities include around 40 detailed subgroups that can differ dramatically across key social and economic indicators. For example, in the context of health disparities, U.S.-born Vietnamese American women are four times more likely to die of breast cancer than any other Asian American group.

Dear Representative Takano, Senator Hirono, and Senator Duckworth,

We the undersigned 77 organizations write in strong support of your efforts to recognize Fred Korematsu’s legacy as a civil rights hero. Accordingly, we offer our endorsement and support for the reintroduction of the following legislation in the 119th Congress: (1) Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act; (2) Recognizing the importance of establishing a national "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution"; (3) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act.

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights coalition with a diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations working to build an America as good as its ideals, and the undersigned 92 organizations, we write to express strong opposition to the nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to serve as the next attorney general of the United States.

Washington, DC – More than 65 civil rights, labor, health, and other organizations, led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Military Reform Coalition, are calling Pete Hegseth “wholly unfit” to become the next Secretary of Defense.

In a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of today’s confirmation hearing for Hegseth, the groups outline concerns about his suitability for the role, citing a troubling history of misogyny, sexual harassment, and hostility against a diverse and inclusive military.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) appreciates the opportunity to comment in response to the notice published in the federal register on October 10, 2024 regarding the collection, use, and reporting of education data. Data reported in the Civil Rights Data Collection help us to understand students’ experiences in schools and whether all students, including students of color, English learners, and students with disabilities, have equal access to education, especially Asian American students.

President-elect Trump has promised to build massive detention camps, conduct sweeping raids, and forcibly remove beloved and