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Press Releases - News for Asian American Justice Center

 
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Asian American Groups Thank Census Bureau for Corrected Census 2010 Translation

Release Date: 1-Feb-10
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Census
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AAJC Contact: Nicole Duran 202-296-2300 ext. 144 Feb. 1, 2010 ICAN Contact: Quyen Vuong 408-509-8788 ALA Contact: Jacquelyn K. Maruhashi 408-287-9710 Asian American Groups Thank ...
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President Obama Addresses Immigration Reform in State of the Union

Release Date: 27-Jan-10
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Asian American Justice Center Will Continue to Work With the President and Congress to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year WASHINGTON — Statement of Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center, on President Obama’s State of the Union address: We want to applaud President Obama for calling on Congress to pass health-care reform, a jobs bill and legislation to end ...
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Asian Pacific American Leaders Applaud Appointment of Donna M. Ryu and Young B. Kim as Federal Magistrates

Release Date: 22-Jan-10
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAPABA Contact: Brian Wang (202) 775-9555 Jan. 22, 2010 AAJC Contact: Vincent A. Eng (202) 296-2300, ext. 121 (703) 981-6636 (Mobile) Asian Pacific American Leaders Applaud the Appointment of Donna M. Ryu and Young B. Kim as Federal Magistrate Judges WASHINGTON – On January 21, Young B. Kim was appointed to serve as a federal magistrate ...
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Two Asian Pacific American Judges Nominated to Federal District Court

Release Date: 20-Jan-10
Author or Contact: Vincent Eng
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
Today, The Honorable Edward M. Chen and The Honorable Lucy H. Koh were nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Week of Action

Release Date: 13-Jan-10
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country are flexing their political muscle in conjunction with the re-launch of the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign this week.
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Asian Pacific American Leaders Applaud President for Promised Re-nomination of API Judge

Release Date: 7-Jan-10
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama said he will re-nominate the Honorable Edward M. Chen to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California when the Senate reconvenes. Obama first nominated Judge Chen Aug. 7. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved him Oct. 15, thereby putting his nomination before the full Senate. Because his nomination was not acted upon before Congress adjourned for recess, Obama must ...
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Senate Passage of Health Insurance Bill a Step for Health Reform

Release Date: 24-Dec-09
Author or Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams
Category:  Health Policy  Subcategory:  Health-Care Reform
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to pass H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The following is a statement by Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center. “The Asian American Justice Center thanks Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his fellow Senators for bringing health-care reform one step closer to reality with the passage of the Patient ...
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Dolly M. Gee Becomes the First Chinese American Woman Confirmed to be a United States District Court Judge

Release Date: 24-Dec-09
Author or Contact: Vincent Eng
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
Senate unanimously confirmed Dolly M. Gee to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles), making her the first Chinese American female to serve as an Article III Judge. Article III Judgeships are lifetime presidential appointments.
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Immigration Reform Legislation Unveiled

Release Date: 15-Dec-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Today, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) took the first real step toward fixing our broken immigration system. Months in the making, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 addresses the concerns of the Asian American and other immigrant communities, reunites families, restores fairness to our labor markets, recognizes the contributions of immigrant workers and families and helps get the economy back on ...
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Chin Nomination Moves to Full Senate

Release Date: 11-Dec-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
Today the nomination of Judge Denny Chin for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by unanimous consent. His nomination now proceeds to the full Senate.
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Judge Jacqueline Nguyen Confirmed to District Court

Release Date: 1-Dec-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAPABA: Brian Wang (202) 775-9555 Dec. 1, 2009 AAJC: Nicole Duran (202) 296-2300, ext. 144 ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS APPLAUD JACQUELINE NGUYEN’S HISTORIC CONFIRMATION WASHINGTON — Another racial hurdle was cleared today when the Senate confirmed Jacqueline H. Nguyen to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, making her the first ...
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Asian Pacific American Judge Praised in Senate

Release Date: 19-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
With Asian Pacific American leaders providing key testimony, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved Judge Denny Chin’s federal Appellate Court nomination forward Wednesday.
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Asian Americans Mobilize for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Release Date: 19-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Immigration
Last night more than 60,000 people, including a large Asian American contingent, reaffirmed their commitment to immigration reform by joining lawmakers for a tele-town hall briefing on comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
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AAJC Testifies at Chin Confirmation Hearing

Release Date: 18-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Nominations
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) provided testimony today at the federal judicial confirmation hearing of The Honorable Denny Chin, who has been nominated to be a Circuit Court Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Menendez Introduces Military Families Act

Release Date: 10-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  What's New?  Subcategory:  Immigration
Leaders of the Asian American Justice Center thanked Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) for reintroducing legislation that would allow military personnel’s immediate family members to become permanent residents of the United States. This legislation provides much-deserved relief to legal immigrants who serve honorably in our Armed Forces, yet do not automatically earn residency status for their loved ones.
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House Approves Health-Care Reform

Release Date: 8-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Health Policy  Subcategory:  Health-Care Reform
Leaders of the Asian American Justice Center thanked Speaker Nancy Pelosi for guiding the Affordable Health Care for America Act to passage Saturday night. This bold action significantly moves our country closer to achieving historic and critically-needed reforms of the health-care system. The legislation includes key provisions that will advance the health of low-income and minority communities.
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Census Rejects Anti-Immigrant Amendment

Release Date: 5-Nov-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Census
WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate upheld the Constitution and rejected a xenophobic attempt to force people to reveal their immigration status as part of the 2010 Census.
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Asian American Civil Rights Groups Applaud Signing of Federal Hate Crimes Legislation

Release Date: 28-Oct-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applaud President Obama for signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The new law expands the federal definition of a hate crime – which currently covers attacks motivated by race, color, religion or national origin – to include gender, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Widows Win Immigration Protection

Release Date: 23-Oct-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Immigration
Asian American leaders praised the Senate for finally eliminating the “widow’s penalty” in visa applications. By a bipartisan vote of 79 to 19, Tuesday the Senate passed the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill with a provision reversing the current practice of annulling the applications of foreign spouses whose U.S. sponsors passed away before their marriage was two years old. As a result, grieving spouses will no longer lose ...
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AAJC Applauds Passage of Hate-Crimes Legislation

Release Date: 23-Oct-09
Author or Contact: Nicole Duran
Category:  Recent News  Subcategory:  Anti-Asian Violence
The Asian American Justice Center applauds the Senate for passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. More than 10 years after its introduction, the bill, which was attached to the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report, passed overwhelmingly with a vote of 68-29.
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