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Vithea Yung & His Family: ‘There’s hope in trying to reunite with your family.’
July 26, 2022
Vithea’s homecoming this past April marked a rare community victory. Between January 2020 & November 2021, CDCR transferred 2,600 people who have served their sentence or been granted release to ICE.
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Phoeun You & His Family: ‘The happiest moment of my life will be Phoeun coming home.’
July 19, 2022
Sy is yearning for the whole family to be reunited and dreaming of a day when her uncle, Phoeun You, can come home to his loved ones.
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Sunnyvale Rising: Building Power at the Ballot Box
July 05, 2022
Learn more about the California Voting Rights Act and how residents in Sunnyvale, California, led a multiracial campaign for fair elections and equal rights to vote.
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Why Veterans Are Organizing for the VISION Act (AB 937)
June 14, 2022
Ahead of Memorial Day, over 50 people gathered for a forum to urge the CA Senate and Gov. Newsom to sign the VISION Act, end injustices to non-citizen veterans, and keep military families together.
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Why Oakland Cut Its Ties with a Racist FBI Program
June 08, 2022
We’re taking a look back at the harm Oakland Police Department’s involvement with the JTTF has caused and the steps we took with local families and neighbors for community well-being and justice.
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From "War on Terror" to the “China Initiative:” The Chilling Parallels of Racial Profiling Between Chinese American and AMEMSA Communities
May 23, 2022
Professor Xi’s unjust arrest is a part of the U.S. government’s legacy of discriminatory policies targeting communities on the basis of their race, ethnicity, national origin or religious background.
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Q&A: Yuri Kochiyama’s Legacy Carries Forward
May 19, 2022
In honor of Yuri Kochiyama's birthday, we spoke with Aarti Kohli, Asian Law Caucus executive director, and Chanthon Bun, former Yuri Kochiyama Fellow and now advocate in our Immigrant Rights program.
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Q&A: Making it Possible for More People to be a Voter
May 17, 2022
We spoke with a San Francisco resident who has volunteered as a poll monitor to help Bay Area voters fulfill their right to vote.