Racial Justice
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Applauds Confirmation of Vanita Gupta for Associate Attorney General
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Senate confirmed Vanita Gupta to serve as Associate Attorney General.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC issues the following statement:
As the World Reacts to Chauvin Guilty Verdict
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Washington, DC — April 21, 2021 — Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent Asian American civil rights organizations, responds to the news of the guilty verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd nearly one year ago.
The Advancing Justice affiliation releases the following statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Urges Confirmation of Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
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WASHINGTON, DC — April 14, 2021 ― As the confirmation hearing begins today for Kristen Clarke to become the first Black woman to serve as Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC) strongly urges confirmation of Clarke.
Advancing Justice – AAJC President and Executive Director, John C. Yang, issues the following statement on this potential history-making moment:
Advancing Justice | AAJC's Petition to President Biden to End the “China Initiative” and Combat Racial Profiling
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).
Asian Americans Advancing Justice applauds President Biden’s Action Steps to Combat Anti-Asian Racism, Violence
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Washington, D.C. — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday additional action steps to respond to the growing number anti-Asian hate crimes and hate incidents, as well as ways to better protect the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) submits this written testimony to the U.S. House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties for its hearing entitled "Discrimination and Violence Against Asian Americans" on March 18, 2021.
House Testimony for Hearing on Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services
Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director John C. Yang submits this testimony to the U.S.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Strongly Supports Confirmation of Vanita Gupta for Associate Attorney General
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 9, 2021 — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC expresses its strong support for Vanita Gupta to serve as Associate Attorney General as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director, John C. Yang, issues the following statement:
Fighting To Survive
That doesn't mean all is lost.
John Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, is
hopeful. The AAJC is a civil rights group for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific
Islanders. "If there's one thing Chinatowns know best, it's the power of community," he said.
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