Racial Justice
For many, Lunar New Year and the days that follow were meant to be a time filled with celebration, joy, and community. Instead, we mourn the lives lost and many injured following the tragic shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. We are still processing and grieving, all in different ways, but the impact is clear, and it remains consistent: our community, especially those most vulnerable, is being retraumatized as they continue to be targeted by hate and violence.
We are sad. We are angry. We are scared.
Observed by over a billion people around the world including many from our Asian American and Asian diaspora community —
Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans — Lunar New Year is a time for reunions with families and loved ones to celebrate new beginnings.
ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC SELECTED AS HOST FOR ACLS LEADING EDGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC is pleased to announce their selection as a host partner for the 2023 American Council of Learned Societies Leading Edge Fellowship program. Twenty-two nonprofit organizations were selected as hosts for these two-year fellowships, which pair recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences with social justice organizations to advance initiatives including campaigns for voting rights, equal access to education, housing justice, and more.
Senator Mazie Hirono To Be Honored With the 2022 American Courage Award at Advancing Justice – AAJC’s October 21st Event
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) will recognize U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono with the American Courage Award, Kathleen Kim with the Changemaker Award, and the President’s Award to Parkin Lee during its annual American Courage Awards event on October 21. Actor and Broadway star, Paolo Montalban, will serve as host for the evening’s festivities.
Paolo Montalban Serves as Master of Ceremonies at Advancing Justice – AAJC’s American Courage Awards Event This Month
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) announces today that Paolo Montalban, a Filipino-American actor best known for his role as Prince Christopher in Disney’s multi-cultural version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, will emcee its annual American Courage Awards on October 21.
Professor Xiaoxing Xi, Civil Rights Advocates Argue for Freedom from Government Discrimination and Surveillance in Third Circuit Court
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PHILADELPHIA – In oral arguments today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Temple University professor Dr. Xiaoxing Xi and his attorneys urged the court to reinstate his claims for damages against the U.S. government for its discriminatory investigation and prosecution of baseless charges that were later dismissed. Judges seemed persuaded that Dr.
We are right here with you. That is the promise that Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC has kept with the Asian American community for over thirty years now. Three decades ago, we were founded on the need for our community to have a voice at the national level in all branches and offices of our federal government.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and AAPI Data released their bi-annual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues top of mind in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections. The survey revealed many insights into one of the fastest-growing racial groups in the United States, including their voting plans for House and Senate races in 2022, and various issue priorities such as education, healthcare, gun control, environment, and the state of the economy.
Asian Americans Polled on the Economy, Gun Control, Education, Vote Choice and More in the 2022 Asian American Voter Survey
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WASHINGTON DC – Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and AAPI Data released their bi-annual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues top of mind in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections.