Racial Justice
Advancing Justice – AAJC Applauds Historic Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —History has been made today with the Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, issues the following statement:
Civil Rights Groups Submit Amicus Brief Urging Support for Admission Policies that Protect Equal Educational Opportunities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Testimony for "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim Arab and South Asian American Communities" Hearing
Advancing Justice — AAJC recognizes the importance of the "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim Arab and South Asian American Communities" hearing as the first Congressional hearing to examine how post 9/11 national security policies impacted and criminalized Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities. We write to express our concerns of the racial profiling and discriminatory targeting of the AMEMSA and Asian American communities.
Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of Dismissing Montgomery County (MD) Magnet School Admissions Case
Advancing Justice – AAJC Applauds Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and if confirmed, would become the second woman of color, and the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice — AAJC (Advancing Justice — AAJC) submitted this testimony for the public hearing on HS 922 (“Asian American History Curriculum Requirement”) held on February 25, 2022 by the Ways and Means Committee of the Maryland House in Annapolis, MD. The testimony is in support of HB 922, which seeks to include Asian American history into the history curriculum taught in schools across Maryland.
This guiding document is meant to be used by individuals, community leaders, and organizations who are speaking out in forums from school board meetings to the media about the importance of whole story education. Included are core talking points and anticipated questions with suggested responses.
We believe that it is only through honest, truthful, and inclusive teaching of our history that we can learn America’s full story. This message guidance is meant to be used by individuals and community organizations to build narratives that push back against those who seek to undermine our ability to have honest conversations about our history, learn from our past, and build a more inclusive future.
Across the country, our ability to learn history truthfully and have honest discussions about diversity, racism, and sexism are under attack. This opposition directly impedes our ability to tell the whole histories of Asian American, Black American, Indigenous, and Latino/Latinx communities in American schools which is necessary to build a more inclusive future for all Americans. Read an overview of these attacks on more inclusive education, as well as highlights of current advocacy efforts from local organizations across the country.
As Supreme Court Decides to Hear SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent Asian American civil rights organizations, affirms its support for race-conscious college admissions and releases the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC: