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Q&A with Outgoing Policy Director and Senior Staff Attorney Angela Chan
January 28, 2022
Angela Chan is the outgoing policy director and a senior staff attorney managing the Criminal Justice Reform Program at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus.
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Reflecting on the 2020 Census
October 19, 2021
The 2020 Census results are out and they make it clear: the U.S. is more multiracial and diverse than ever before.
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No Muslim Ban Ever
October 01, 2021
Our team was on the front lines fighting to repeal the Muslim and African bans. We’re working to undo the bigotry that enabled the bans in the first place.
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Defunding and Dismantling Anti-Muslim Surveillance
October 01, 2021
With partners across the country, we’re working to end the unlawful and unjust surveillance and targeting of Muslim, Black, Brown and immigrant communities.
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Fighting Unlawful Detention and Mass Raids
October 01, 2021
Through nationwide class action lawsuits, we’ve won groundbreaking victories that prevent ICE from ambushing formerly incarcerated community members at home or work without warning.
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Stopping ICE Transfers and Keeping Families Together
September 30, 2021
Southeast Asian refugee communities suffer disproportionately high rates of incarceration and deportation.
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Bay Area Restaurant Workers Mobilize for Fair Pay and an Equitable Industry
September 29, 2021
Recent cases against Z&Y Restaurant and Kome Japanese Seafood Buffet for wage theft are the latest in a wave of successful worker organizing campaigns in the Bay Area.
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Report: Few Options, Many Risks, Low-Wage Asian and Latinx Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 29, 2021
Asian and Latinx essential workers lack basic safety and wage protections while facing retaliation from employers and harassment from customers, according to our 2021 report.