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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By: Karin Wang, Esq. (Republished with permission from the author. This post was originally published here) Under the nation’s first African American President and U.S. Attorney General, a much welcomed reinvigoration of our federal government’s commitment to civil rights is underway.  As a civil rights advocate, I applaud the DOJ’s refocusing on civil rights and […]

This blog post is re-posted from here with permission from the author. By  Shahid Buttar Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano recently highlighted her department’s efforts to reach out to build “stronger relationships with Arab and Muslim Americans, as well as South Asian communities across the country,” seemingly reflecting an awareness of how the war […]