The letter outlines the civil rights principles for the era of big data.

On behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC), we submit this comment in advance of your March 25th, 2021 hearing with the CEOs of Alphabet, Facebook, and Twitter to examine the proliferation and management of misinformation and disinformation content on their platforms.

We joined other civil rights organizations to urge the Biden Administration to:

We joined our partners at the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans to submit comments regarding the FCC's proposed rule on the use of E-Rate funds to support remote learning during the pandemic.

We sent these letters to Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas urging DHS and CBP to suspend the use of racial recognition technology on travelers

In light of the upcoming delayed release of redistricting data following the 2020 Census, the undersigned groups and individuals unequivocally affirm the basic principle that it is not appropriate to implement electoral district lines based primarily on American Community Survey (ACS) data. Data from the decennial census and data from the ACS are different, and each has appropriate applications, including in the area of redistricting.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice submitted a comment to NIH raising concerns about the racial profiling of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars, particularly those of Chinese descent, and urging the agency to take action in addressing NIH’s role in these efforts. Over 220 community organizations, civil rights groups, science associations, academics, and concerned citizens signed on to the comment.

Advancing Justice | AAJC delivered a petition to President Biden with nearly 30,000 signatures from impacted persons, concerned citizens, and community members urging the administration to put an immediate end to the “China Initiative” and take action to combat the racial profiling and targeting of Asian Americans and Asian immigrants by federal agencies, particularly the Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Today, governors from 26 states and territories issued a joint statement addressing and condemning the rise in anti-Asian hate.  In that statement, the governors make clear that: ‘What is happening to Asian Americans is simply un-American. We condemn racism, violence, and hatred against our AAPI communities, and we must do more to protect, lift up, and support the Asian American community.

Advancing Justice | AAJC filed comments for the March 25, 2021 Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to examine the proliferation and management of misinformation and discrimination content on their platforms.