Racial Justice
American Bar Association Honors Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director with Spirit of Excellence Award
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February 18, 2021—Washington, D.C.—Tonight, the American Bar Association will honor Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director John C. Yang with the Spirit of Excellence Award alongside four other esteemed civil rights leaders. The Spirit of Excellence Award celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of lawyers who work to promote a more racially and ethnically diverse legal profession.
Advancing Justice Applauds Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary of Department of Labor
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Washington, D.C.—February 10, 2021—President Joe Biden nominated California Secretary of Labor Julie Su to Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent Asian American civil rights organizations, releases the following statement:
(CNN) The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.
Justice Department Reversal on Yale Lawsuit is A Key Victory for Affirmative Action and Diversity in Higher Education
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Washington, D.C. - The Department of Justice announced today that it will be dropping its lawsuit against Yale University, which had alleged the university was discriminating against white and certain Asian American applicants in its admissions process. The following are statements from civil rights groups involved in the case:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Applauds Presidential Memorandum Countering Anti-Asian Racism
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Washington, D.C. — On racial equity day, President Biden issued a presidential memorandum acknowledging the harm caused by harassment and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and condemning anti-Asian bias and discrimination. This memorandum directs the Department of Health and Human Services and the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to issue guidance on cultural competency, language access, and sensitivity in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring that federal agencies avoid discriminatory language.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Applauds Diversity of DOJ Nominations
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WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney General, Lisa Monaco for Deputy Attorney General, Vanita Gupta for Associate Attorney General, and Kristen Clarke for Assistant Attorney General at an afternoon press conference.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director, John C. Yang, issues the following statement to applaud the selection of Gupta and Clarke as part of the proposed new leadership at U.S. Department of Justice.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Denounces Today’s Assault on Democracy
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Washington, DC — The world has watched in horror as Trump terrorists, rioters, and seditionists stormed the U.S. Capitol incited by President Trump, who earlier in the day urged his ardent supporters to walk to the Capitol Building and "show strength" and "fight."
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent Asian American civil rights organizations, releases the following statement:
A group of community organizations, advocacy groups, science associations, and individuals sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging the incoming administration to end the Justice Department’s “China Initiative” and take further steps to combat the pervasive racial bias and targeting of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and students by the federal government.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Move to Nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to The U.S. Supreme Court Before the Election
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by President Trump this afternoon to the Supreme Court of the United States, intending to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg one week ago. Asian Americans Advancing Justice opposes this nomination because she has a track record of harmful decisions affecting the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.