February 18, 2010
Originally posted by New America Media California lost an estimated $2 billion in federal funding over the last decade due to the undercount of Asians and Pacific Islanders during the 2000 Census, according to the Asian Law Caucus. To prevent that from happening again, advocates who serve the Southeast Asian community in Northern California gathered […]
February 16, 2010
By Ana C. Perez, February 3, 2010 This article was originally posted on The Progressive Magazine online. As a Latina, I am fed up with President Obama’s lack of leadership on immigration reform. Not addressing immigration head-on contributes to the invisibility of immigrants and fuels an atmosphere of discrimination and hatred against Latinos. This ultimately […]
January 26, 2010
By Titi Liu Is it just me, or is social justice, especially racial justice, feeling particularly hard to achieve right now? A year after the euphoria of the Obama inauguration, the reality sinks in. We are all in need of inspiration and some kind of road map. At Asian Law Caucus, we have been pushing […]
December 28, 2009
By Raj Jayadev This piece appeared in New America Media. It is re-printed here with the author's permission. Around this time last decade, I was wading through clouds of tear gas and dodging rubber bullets from the Seattle Police Department. I was 24, it was the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests and a moment that […]
December 21, 2009
Originally posted on APAs for Progress. Every ten years, we draw new district maps for Congress, the California legislature, county boards of supervisors, and city councils. These maps show the boundaries of each district. When we redraw the maps every ten years, we change the boundaries so that each district contains the same number of people. […]
November 23, 2009
Minutes after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors overrode Mayor Newsom’s veto of a practical policy to restore due process to undocumented youth, faith leaders and community members gathered for a ceremony to celebrate the passage and to urge the City to swiftly and effectively implement the policy change. At the gathering, Attorney Abigail Trillin read […]
November 5, 2009
By Bradford G. Low Photo courtesy of Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area Who is magistrate judge Edward Chen? Reading John Diaz’s “The smearing of a loyal American” in Sunday’s Chronicle has guaranteed my continued patronage for San Francisco’s Sunday edition for at least another month and a half. The issues addressed […]
November 4, 2009
By Karin Wang Originally posted on APAs for Progress. Photo courtesy of New America Media. On November 4th, 2008, Proposition 8 passed in California, eliminating the right to marry for same-sex couples. One year later, the rights of the LGBT community are again up for a popular vote, in Maine, Washington and Michigan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As […]
November 2, 2009
reposted from here with permission from the author By Raj Jayadev On Oct. 24, the San Jose Mercury News released the video of a San Jose State math major getting beaten and tased by the San Jose Police Department in his home on Sept. 3, 2009. Police were called to the scene after 20-year-old […]
October 15, 2009
As husband to a first generation Thai American, I spent many Sundays at Wat Berkeley particularly in the recent and past years. Initially we didn’t know anybody. We would pray for a few minutes, and conversed with a few of the regular patrons. Gradually over time, we would be invited into the Sunday meals by […]
October 12, 2009
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on Oct. 20th on a policy to restore due process to immigrant youth that is supported by over 35 civil rights, LGBT, workers rights, labor, youth, and immigrant organizations. Come join youth, parents, and advocates on Oct. 20th at 2PM at City Hall, 2nd Floor. Watch this […]
October 8, 2009
By Dionne Jirachaikitti On September 22, 2009, the Berkeley City Council voted 9 to 0 in support of the Berkeley Thai Temple. The vote came as a relief to the Thai community in the Bay Area who had been waiting for over a year to know whether they would be able to continue their tradition […]
