Excerpt from “Returning Home: How U.S. Government Practices Undermine Civil Rights At Our Nation’s Doorstep, an Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus Report” April 2009. Nabila Mango, a 65-year-old Palestinian American who came to the United States more than forty years ago, has dedicated her life to serving her community and building bridges […]

I come from Guangzhou, China where I was born in May 8, 1944. Guangzhou was a big city and my first job was with a government-owned company where I worked as a packer and a mover. In 1965 I married my neighborhood sweetheart, who I still live with today in my Community Land Trust apartment […]

I was born and raised in Cambodia. In early 2000, my parents got divorced. My mother remarried and her husband, a U.S. citizen, brought our family (two sisters, one brother, and I) to America on October 10, 2002. Our first house in Modesto was too small for everyone. We lived together with our parents and […]

I was born on August 26, 1973 and I grew up in Bhalche, Nepal, a very remote area—it takes two hours to walk to the closest town. In Bhalche, 98% of the people don’t go to school. At 15 I moved to Kathmandu so I could learn about the societies of other countries. One of […]

Connie Nguyen is a licensed Cosmetologist with over 15 years of experience working on hair and nails. Since 2006, Connie has also been a strong advocate with Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus for workers’ rights to healthy and safe conditions at their workplaces in the beauty and nail care industry. The nail care […]