Anti-Racial Profiling
Bravery of Victimized Chinese scholars, affirmative action advocate, Arizona social justice leader to be honored at 2024 American Courage Awards
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) will honor several individuals whose bravery is plucked from the headlines. On October 3rd, Advancing Justice – AAJC will recognize the Chinese scholars who had to prove their innocence after being targeted as national security threats; a student advocate on the front lines of trying to save affirmative action policies in higher education; and a social justice leader who is pushing back against voter suppression.
Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Asian American Scholar Forum Condemn U.S.-China Legislation Rooted in Xenophobia
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September 11, 2024 — Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), issued the following statement in response to today’s series of votes on U.S.-China legislation in the House of Representatives.
On July 8, 2024, Speaker Johnson gave a speech at the Hudson Institute, previewing that his goal is for Congress to send the White House a significant package of China-related legislation by the end of the year; since then, congressional leaders and the media alike anticipated this series of votes to take place in September during this so-called “China week.” While we do not object to allotting time on the congressional calendar to bundle pressing national security concerns posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), we caution against framing such a time as ‘China week.”
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Commends Decision Overturning Conviction of Dr. Feng “Franklin” Tao Under the ‘China Initiative’
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 11, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed former University of Kansas professor Dr. Feng “Franklin” Tao’s 2019 convictions of wire fraud and making a false statement related to work he did in China. Dr. Tao was charged under the now-defunct “China Initiative,” which supposedly aimed to combat Chinese espionage and research theft. The U.S.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), AAPI Data, and AARP released the findings from their bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey, the longest-running survey of Asian American voters.
This written testimony is submitted on behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (“Advancing Justice | AAJC”), a national non-profit organization founded in 1991 dedicated to advancing civil and human rights for Asian Americans. We strive to empower Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the country by bringing local and national constituencies together and advocating for federal policy that reflects the needs of Asian Americans and promotes a fair and equitable society for all.
Historic Legal Battle Unveiled Against Discriminatory Florida Housing Law SB 264
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Washington, D.C. — On May 6, 2024, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc., and the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches filed a fair housing discrimination suit in federal court in Miami challenging Florida’s SB 264, a state law that greatly restricts people from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria from purchasing real property in the state.
Advancing Justice – AAJC Denounces Reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA and Passage of Ineffectual Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Bill
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Washington D.C. — Today the House of Representatives made the unsettling decision to pass the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), H.R. 7888, a bill that reauthorizes Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (also known as “Section 702”). This decision by the House not only maintains but significantly expands the scope of warrantless surveillance and is a direct threat to the privacy and civil liberties of Asian Americans and all Americans.