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The Unity March was founded by several national organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and Indian American Impact.
“We felt that it was time for us to do something big and visible in our community” said Tiffany Chang, director of community engagement at AAAJ-AAJC. “Because whenever we’ve let other folks tell our stories, it’s been one of either erasure or invisibility, or pernicious stereotypes.”
Approximately 15,000 people gathered June 25 at the National Mall here for the first-ever Unity March, organized to draw attention to the dramatic spike in hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander Community.
More than 40 organizations, representing the full spectrum of AAPI sub-ethnicities, arranged the noon event, led by APIAVote and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC.
President Joe Biden Monday signed into law the establishment of a commission to study the creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
The bill originally introduced by Rep Grace Meng (D-NY) in 2015 passed both houses of Congress earlier this year.
John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC quoted:
Advancing Justice – AAJC Applauds Signing of Historic Legislation Providing Pathway to First National Asian Pacific American History and Culture Museum
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Biden signed into law the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act, following the historic passage of this legislation by unanimous consent in both the House and the Senate.
Leading Asian American Nonprofits Unveil Equity Platform to Drive Social, Civic and Economic Change
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WASHINGTON, DC, May 12, 2022 – The country’s leading Asian American nonprofits announced today the first-ever Unity March to take place on June 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Thuy, Geena Rocero, Jose Antonio Vargas, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Esther Lee to Speak at First-Ever Unity March to Drive Social, Civic and Economic Change
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WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2022 – The country’s leading Asian American nonprofits announced today the first-ever Unity March to take place on June 25, 2022, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. R&B/Pop artist Thuy, award-winning producer and trans rights advocate Geena Rocero, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, civil rights activist Rev.
Leading Social Justice Organizations Call For National Summit on Right-Wing Extremism
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New York, NY – Following the horrific attack in Buffalo, national organizations representing racial and ethnic groups targeted by violent extremists today urged President Biden to convene a summit to confront the threat.
America Lost a Titan in Our Country and a Fierce Protector of the Asian American Community in the Passing of Norman Y. Mineta
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Washington, DC — May 3, 2022 — As the world learns of and reacts to the passing of the honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC President and Executive Director, John C. Yang, issues the following statement:
Advancing Justice – AAJC, Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers’ Committee, and North Carolina Justice Center Reaffirm Support for Race-Conscious Admissions Policy in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public and private universities have instituted race-conscious admissions policies to combat the race-based barriers that continue to pervade our society.