Racial Justice
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) respectfully submits this testimony for the record for the public hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigations” held on February 5, 2020 by the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C. We write to express our concerns about the FBI’s profiling and wrongful prosecutions for espionage of students, scientists, and researchers of Asian descent.
Download our letter, which we sent with Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), and Hmong National Development.
Comment in response to the request for information on the American research environment by the Science and Technology Policy Office
Advancing Justice | AAJC provided comment on the harms resulting from the profiling of our communities in the American research environment. At various times in our nation’s history, AAPIs have borne the brunt of this country’s xenophobia.
Advancing Justice | AAJC Awards Stipends to Six Student-Led Projects
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) announces today it has awarded six stipends to student leaders to support campus-based and community-based projects that elevate our communities’ stories and experiences and advance dialogue, advocacy, and civic engagement within our communities. In September, Advancing Justice | AAJC hosted its 2019 Youth Leadership Summit, an annual three-day convening for college students with advocacy trainings and leadership development workshops focused on civic engagement.
Testimony on “Securing the U.S. Research Enterprise from China’s Talent Recruitment Plans”
Download our testimony for the public hearing entitled, “Securing the U.S. Research Enterprise from China’s Talent Recruitment Plans” held on November 19, 2019 by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in Washington, D.C.
Living Legend Karen Korematsu and Noted Civil Rights Philanthropist Paul W. Lee Receive Special Honor At 2019 American Courage Awards
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Washington D.C. — Advancing Justice | AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC) announced today it will honor two powerhouses in the civil rights community, Karen Korematsu and Paul Lee, at its 2019 American Courage Awards on October 3rd at the National Press Club. The American Courage Awards is an annual event honoring individuals, groups, or corporations for their extraordinary commitment to the cause of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) civil and human rights.
Karen Narasaki Recognized as 2019 American Courage Award Honoree
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Washington D.C. — Advancing Justice | AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC) announced today it will honor longtime civil rights advocate, Karen Narasaki, at its 2019 American Courage Awards on October 3rd at the National Press Club. The American Courage Awards is an annual event honoring individuals, groups, or corporations for their extraordinary commitment to the cause of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) civil and human rights.
The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, or the “NO BAN Act,” was introduced on April 10, 2019, by Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE). The bill would repeal each iteration of the Muslim Ban, the Refugee and Asylum Bans, and further prevent the issuance of similar bans in the future that target immigrants based on religion or national origin. Download the factsheet for more information about the legislation and why it would help communities.
Guest host, Anisha Singh, interviews John C. Yang and Lakshmi Sridaran about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates the culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
More than 22 million Asian Americans and nearly 1.6 million Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders live in the U.S. And 92 percent of Asian Americans are immigrants or the children of immigrants and nearly two-thirds of all Asian Americans today are foreign-born.
...“This is absolutely a moment of importance,” John C. Yang, the president of the national arm of the nonprofit advocacy organization Asian Americans Advancing Justice, said of the three presidential candidates. “It says something about how far we have come.”
...The way Mr. Yang has chosen to lean into stereotypes about Asian-Americans, though, has led to tension among members of the community.
John C. Yang treaded carefully when asked about the candidate’s embrace of those tropes, calling it “a very complex, difficult area.”