Asian American Justice Center

12th Annual American Courage Awards Reception

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:03:11 GMT

12th Annual American Courage Awards Reception
Start Date: 8-Oct-08 6:00 PM
End Time: 8-Oct-08 8:30 PM
Location: National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 20045
Speaker:

Event Details:

Since 1997, the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) has recognized and awarded individuals, companies and organizations of merit at its annual American Courage Awards.

The American Courage Awards Reception features the presentation of the following awards:

The American Courage Award goes to an individual, company, or organization that has shown extraordinary courage or commitment to the cause of civil rights. This may include a corporate leader who has taken an important stand, an activist who overcame extraordinary challenges, an artist with a unique vision, or a journalist breaking an important story.

The Bridge Builder Award goes to an individual or community based organization that has developed an innovative approach to successful community empowerment. This may include programs for citizenship, voter participation, community education or other community programs.

The Distinguished Service Award acknowledges an individual, group, corporation, or institution who has worked successfully to give voice to the aspirations and challenges facing the Asian Pacific American community and has exhibited extraordinary commitment to advocating on behalf of those most vulnerable in their community.

We hope you are able to join us as we celebrate the diverse achievements of our honorees. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact June Jimenez at (202) 296-2300 x138 or jjimenez@advancingequality.org.

National Press Club

529 14th Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20045

13th Annual Community Partners Conference

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:22:03 GMT

13th Annual Community Partners Conference
Start Date: 15-Sep-08 8:30 AM
End Time: 16-Sep-08 5:30 PM
Location: Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC 20036
Speaker:

Event Details:

Conference Description

The AAJC 2008 Community Partners Conference will bring together leaders from different sectors (research, legal, social services, policy) across the nation to begin to evaluate the issues facing Asian Americans today and how to address those issues in light of the upcoming presidential transition. The conference will also focus on how advocates and community-based organizations can use new technologies to improve their advocacy.

Conference Goals

1. Enter into intensive discussions on important policy goals with partners at the national and
grassroots levels.

2. Determine major research, infrastructure and services needed for the Asian American community to reach those goals at a local and national level.

3. Produce plans for enhanced collaboration involving local and national organizations in achieving those goals.

4. Examine new advocacy techniques and technologies to improve capacity to serve our communities and achieve our policy goals.

Conference Tracks

Language Rights and Adult ESL: This track will focus on issues such as cross-cutting and trendsetting practices in language rights, state and local language access acts, leveraging resources for local language rights work, and legislative strategies in strengthening Executive Order 13166, etc.

Voting Rights: Participants in this track will focus on issues such as voting rights protection and getting out the vote for election 2008, etc.

Affirmative Action: Participants in this track will focus on issues such as affirmative action programs in contracting and education, with a particular focus on making sure Asian Americans continue to be included in local MBE contracting programs.

Hate Crimes and Anti-Asian Violence: This track will focus on issues such as hate crime legislation and the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA).

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Human Rights Campaign

1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20036

Oversight Hearing on the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice Preparation for 2008 Election

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:53:28 GMT

Oversight Hearing on the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice Preparation for 2008 Election
Start Date: 9-Sep-08 9:30 AM
End Time: 9-Sep-08 10:30 AM
Location: 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Karen K. Narasaki

2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building

It Hurts Our Nation’s Ability to Combat Employment Discrimination!

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT

During Senate committee proceedings, Senator Alexander introduced and passed an amendment to the Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill that would severely restrict the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) ability to fully investigate and pursue civil actions against employers that have English-only policies in the workplace and are using these policies in a discriminatory manner.

This provision sets a dangerous precedent of eroding the ability to enforce anti-discrimination laws. A significant number of these cases demonstrate that the EEOC was pursuing employers who had no legitimate business reasons for enforcing English-only policies. Many employers were abridging more fundamental rights in the workplace such as forbidding employees from speaking their native language during breaks.

While the Senate included this provision in their CJS appropriations bill, the provision did not pass in the House. We must call upon Members in the House CJS Subcommittee to push their fellow lawmakers to remove this harmful provision from the final bill in negotiations.

TELL THEM: By preventing the government from seeking action against employers who have "English-only" policies, this provision cripples the ability of our nation to effectively prevent employment discrimination. This provision serves to only deepen barriers and propose a harmful solution to workplace discrimination.

The Alexander "English-Only" Amendment hobbles government effectiveness and accountability and its ability to properly prosecute employment discrimination.

The CJS bill is in conference from November 5-16. Please contact conferees now and urge them to strike the Alexander English-only amendment from the final CJS bill. Call the following numbers to urge Members to remove the English-Only provision!

Alan Mollahan (WV)	(202) 225-4172
Chaka Fattah (PA)	(202) 225-4001
C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (MD)	(202) 225-3061
Adam Schiff (CA)	(202) 225-4167
Rosa L. Delauro (CT)	(202) 225-3661
David E. Price (NC)	(202) 225-1784
David Obey (WI), Ex Officio	(202) 225-3365

For questions or additional information please contact Pang Houa Moua at pmoua@advancingequality.org or (202) 296-2300 x122.

2-Nov-07 10:00 AM

You Can Help Immigrant Students Today!

noemail@advancingequality.org — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMT

CALL NOW to Urge Your Senators to Vote for the DREAM Act!

With a possible Senate vote on the DREAM Act as early as Wednesday, anti-immigrant groups are already flooding the Senate phones with their hateful messages. We need your help now more than ever to remind our elected officials that we should give talented youth a chance to contribute to this country!

TELL SENATORS TO VOTE FOR S. 2205 THE DREAM ACT!

Last week, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) re-introduced the DREAM Act as a new stand-alone bill, S. 2205. There are an estimated 65,000 students who graduate from high school every year without legal immigration status, including many Asian Americans. These students face a daily fear of deportation from the only country they know and many difficulties pursuing higher education or military service.

If made into law, the DREAM Act would apply to individuals brought to the U.S. at least five years ago as children, who have grown up here, and who have remained in school and out of trouble. They could get a green card six years after graduating from high school if during that time they continue on to college or serve in the military.

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to be directly connected to your Senators' offices. We must call more often and be louder than the anti-immigrant groups. Call now to urge both your Senators to support the DREAM Act!

23-Oct-07 5:00 PM

Calls Needed Today to Protect Families!

noemail@advancingequality.org — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:00:00 GMT

Urge Your Senators to Vote for the Following Amendments!

The current immigration bill being considered by the Senate contains provisions that severely limit the ability of families to be reunited. The following amendments will help America keep its promise to promote family values.

Menendez-Hagel Amendment

• The current Senate immigration bill will clear only part of the family-based backlog. United States citizens who submitted applications for adult children or siblings after May 1, 2005, the “cut- off date,” will lose their place in line and be punished for playing by the rules.

• The Menendez-Hagel amendment would change the “cut-off” date for legal immigrant applicants from May 1, 2005 to January 1, 2007 – the same “cut-off date” set for the legalization of undocumented immigrants.

Clinton-Hagel-Menendez Amendment

• Current immigration law and the current Senate immigration bill limit the number of green cards available to spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to 87,900 per year. This has resulted in a backlog of over 1 million family members who wait five or more years.

• The Clinton-Hagel-Menendez amendment will re-categorize spouses and children of LPRs as “immediate relatives,” thereby eliminating the cap on the number of visas available to these family members, allowing permanent residents of the U.S. to reunite with their spouses and minor children.

Dodd-Menendez Amendment

• The current Senate immigration bill would set an annual cap for green cards for parents of U.S. citizens at 40,000 (less than half the current annual average number of green cards issued to these parents). It would also create a new family visitor visa program that only allows parents of U.S. citizens and spouses and minor children of immigrants going through the legalization process to visit for 30 days per year and includes overly harsh collective penalties for overstaying.

• The Dodd-Menendez amendment would increase the annual cap of green cards from 40,000 to 90,000 for parents. It would also extend the duration of the family visitor visa from 30 days to 180 days and make the visa renewable for three years in order to make it easier for families to remain together for a longer period. Additionally, it would make penalties levied on individuals who overstay their visa only applicable to that individual and not collectively applied to their fellow citizens.

Obama-Menendez Amendment

• The current Senate immigration bill proposes a merit-based point system to replace the current systems of family-based and employment-based immigration. This system would separate millions of families and inhibit businesses from hiring experts in various fields. This departure from 100 years of immigration tradition has not been tested, and its impact on American families and society is unknown.

• The Obama-Menendez Amendment would “sunset” or repeal the point system after five years of implementation. Congress could then renew the point system or reinstate revised versions of the historically used family-based and employment-based systems – whichever serves the American people best. This amendment would not change the bill’s purpose or substance – but it would safeguard our immigration system and ensure that only the best practices are permanently implemented

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to be directly connected to your Senators’ offices. Urge both your Senators to support the Menendez-Hagel, Clinton-Hagel-Menendez, Dodd and Obama-Menendez Amendments today!

4-Jun-07 4:00 PM

LPGA English Policy Is Discriminatory; AAJC Urges Sponsors To Withdraw Support

noemail@advancingequality.org — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) urges the LPGA sponsors to withdraw support of the Tour until the English proficiency policy is retracted. The LPGA will require all players to be proficient in English starting in 2009 and those who cannot pass an oral evaluation of English skills face suspension from the Tour. There are currently 121 international players from 26 countries on the LPGA Tour.

"This policy is tantamount to national origin discrimination, which is prohibited under Civil Rights Act," said Vincent A. Eng, deputy director of AAJC. “The policy is an affront to our American principles of diversity and equality. It is even more unconscionable that the LPGA is devolving to past divisive and exclusionary practices of their sport following the successful closing of the unifying Olympic Games."

"There is already a strong endorsement incentive for the players to learn English to increase their global marketability," said Tuyet G. Duong, senior staff attorney at AAJC. "The new LPGA policy along with their actions to have a special meeting with the South Korean players, smacks of clear discriminatory targeting of those players."

“The game of golf has a long history of exclusion of minorities and women and they have fought for years to be included in sport,” added Duong. “That is why it is shocking that the LPGA would issue this policy, which is completely contrary to the spirit of inclusion that drives LPGA pioneer women to continue breaking new ground in their sport. This will ultimately result in depriving the audience and fans of seeing the best golfers in the world."

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The Asian American Justice Center, formerly known as NAPALC, is a national organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil and human rights of Asian Americans. It works closely with three affiliates – the Asian American Institute of Chicago, the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles – and nearly 100 community partners in 49 cities, 23 states and Washington, D.C.

Asian American Organizations Condemn Mississippi Raids; Call for Due Process

noemail@advancingequality.org — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its afiliates – the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill. – urge the Department of Homeland Security to stop inhumane raids that seize workers who contribute to our economy, forcibly separate them from their spouses and children and then rapidly deport them without a fair hearing.

“These enforcement sweeps are de-humanizing and destructive to families and our economy,” said Tuyet G. Duong, senior staff attorney at AAJC. “We should be calling for complete and sensible immigration reform to fix our broken system instead of wasting resources to gut a local economy such as Laurel, Miss.”

Recently, several dozen Southeast Asians were also placed in removal proceedings because of civil immigration violations in Lowell, Mass. Many of these immigrants had been residing in the United States peacefully for almost a decade. Many Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the last few months have targeted both Asian Americans and Latinos working in the fields of health care, medical technology, agriprocessing and many other sectors that rely on immigrant workers.

“It is up to the next Administration to ensure our immigration laws are carried out in a humane manner,” added Duong. “Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama both need to condemn immigration enforcement policies which do not provide a fair hearing for individuals in our courts.”

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Asian American Justice Center Applauds Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's Leadership

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Recapture Bill Moves Forward Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today applauded the passage of H.R. 5882 by a vote of 8 to 1 in the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Co-sponsored by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), the legislation would reclaim old and unused visas from previous fiscal years and place them into the pool of usable visas. In addition, it would create a roll over mechanism that would ensure that unused visas in subsequent fiscal years would not be lost. This is a victory for family immigration reform advocates and lawmakers who support legal immigration, said Karen. K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. We thank the members of Congress who attended the markup and voted for the legislation. They are champions for family unity and the thousands of individuals who have been waiting for years to join their...

Asian American Justice Center Urges Congress to Approve Recapture Legislation and Reunite Immigrant Families

noemail@advancingequality.org — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Critical of FAIR’s Mischaracterization of Recapture Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) is urging Congress to pass legislation that would recapture unused and unclaimed green cards from past fiscal years. The bills have been introduced by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and a companion bill is underway in the Senate by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patty Murray (D-WA). We are talking about hundreds of thousands of families who have filled out their applications, paid their fees and have been waiting in line for years, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. The relatives waiting abroad and the families here in America contribute to our robust economy and the richness of our communities. We applaud Senators Menendez and Murray and Representatives Lofgren and Sensenbrenner for their leadership on championing family unity. The proposed bills do not authorize any new green cards, nor would...

Asian American Justice Center Commends Introduction of New Legislation on Adult English Language Learning (ELL)

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) commends the introduction of the Strengthening Communities through Education and Integration Act by Congressman Mike Honda and Senator Hillary Clinton. The bill would provide much-needed assistance to populations that are limited English proficient (LEP), allowing these vulnerable community members to learn English, integrate more quickly and fully into American society and maximize their social and economic contributions. This bill is particularly pertinent to the Asian American community, especially since more than a third of our population is limited English proficient and a majority are foreign-born due to past discriminatory immigration policies against Asians, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. Today, many Asian Americans are motivated to learn English because they want to gain their citizenship. Still others access English language programs because they know it leads to increased...

New Report Shows Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Communities

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applauds the recent release of Disaster Preparedness in Urban Communities: Lessons Learned from the Recent Catastrophes Relevant to Asian and Latino Communities in Southern California, a joint collaboration by AAJC’s affiliate, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), and the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI). While focused on California, the report provides important insights to policymakers and agencies charged with preparing and implementing emergency response plans throughout the nation, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. The APALC/TRPI study provides findings and recommendations to improve disaster preparedness in Asian American and Latino communities and to help emergency response personnel better serve these growing communities. An important finding is that immigrant and limited English proficient populations are not fully incorporated in disaster preparedness...

Asian American Justice Center Applauds New Report on Adult Literacy

noemail@advancingequality.org — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) commends the recent release of Reach Higher, America, a report by the National Commission on Adult Literacy. The report documents the adult education and skills crisis facing American workers, proposes a fundamentally new approach to adult basic education and workforce skills preparation in America and lays out the fiscal and social benefits that will result from substantially increased public expenditures for programs and services. The recommendations of the report are especially pertinent to the Asian American community, as more than a third of our population is limited English proficient, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC and a member of the National Commission on Adult Literacy. Lack of English proficiency affects a family’s ability to move up in the workplace, to naturalize and participate civically, and to be able to support children still in school. It is time that we begin paying...

Asian American Justice Center Applauds California Supreme Court Decision

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) is pleased with the California Supreme Court’s decision that same-sex couples cannot be excluded from civil marriage. According to a UCLA study, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the California Marriage Cases will have a positive impact on at least 13,000 Asian American same-sex couples and more than 5,600 children being raised by these couples in California. AAJC and its affiliates — the Asian American Institute, Asian Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center —filed a brief along with more than 60 Asian American organizations in support of the right for marriage equality. In a 4-3 decision, drafted by Chief Justice Ronald George, the court ruled: In light of the fundamental nature of the substantive rights embodied in the right to marry — and their central importance to an individuals opportunity to live a happy, meaningful, and satisfying life as a full member of society — the California Constitution properly must...

Asian American Justice Center Applauds the Introduction of Lofgren-Sensenbrenner Visa Recapture Bill

noemail@advancingequality.org — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Calls on Congress to Address Family and Employment Visa Backlogs Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a leading national civil and human rights organization, applauded last week’s introduction of a visa recapture bill (HR 5882) by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI). The bill would ensure that unused and unclaimed family and employment-based visas which have been allocated in past years could be re-allocated in future years. We commend House Immigration Subcommittee Chair Lofgren’s effort to work in a bipartisan way to restore some fairness to the system, said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. It is only fair that visas that don’t get used in one year get rolled over for future use, particularly when the existing annual quota is already too limited. The limited availability of family visas is resulting in separations of five to 23 years depending on the category. It is outrageous that...

Asian American Advocates Disappointed in Supreme Court's Decision in the Indiana Voter ID Case

noemail@advancingequality.org — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates – Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American Institute – join voting rights and advocacy groups nationwide in their disappointment in the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Indiana voter photo identification law. The decision did, however, leave the door open to future challenges in Indiana and elsewhere by otherwise eligible voters who are denied their right to vote based on onerous and unconstitutional voter ID laws. Studies have shown that there are millions of eligible voters without the necessary IDs, including Asian Americans, said Tuyet Le, executive director of the Asian American Institute. As the dissent notes, Indiana’s law will sadly but predictably have its greatest impact on voters who are poor, elderly, belong to racial minorities or have disabilities. Asian Americans are among those who will be disproportionately...

Tuyet G. Duong

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:23:21 GMT

Tuyet G. Duong is a Senior Staff Attorney for the Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program with the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC); she currently leads the organization’s national educational campaigns on immigration reform as well as its immigration policy initiatives. Previously, Ms. Duong led AAJC’s language rights and emergency preparedness program, which included advocating for Asian Americans impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ms. Duong is the co-author of Language Rights: An Integration Agenda for Immigrant Communities, a briefing book for Congressional staff. She also authored a case study titled Hurricane Katrina: Models for Effective Emergency Response in the Asian American Community. This case study details Ms. Duong’s personal and professional experience working in the Gulf Coast Asian American communities in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For two years Ms. Duong provided immigration legal assistance for a national ethnic nonprofit, BPSOS,...

Community Partners Conference

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:46 GMT

13th Annual Community Partners Conference Sponsored By: Join us in Washington, D.C. on September 15-16, 2008 for the 13th Annual Community Partners Conference! Travel stipends are available for out of town participants. To register online, click here. A copy of the agenda for this years conference is available here. Conference Description The AAJC 2008 Community Partners Conference will bring together leaders from different sectors (research, legal, social services, policy) across the nation to begin to evaluate the issues facing Asian Americans today and how to address those issues in light of the upcoming presidential transition. The conference will also focus on what new technologies are available for advocates and community-based organizations to improve their ability to connect with constituents about important issues. This years conference will include a screening of Annabel Parks and Eric Bylers online documentary 9500Liberty, which focuses on the debate over...

AAJC Staff

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:45:26 GMT

Karen K. Narasaki: President and Executive Director Vincent A. Eng: Deputy Director Operations Lucy M. Lee: Director of Operations Lisa Campbell-Thornton: Office Manager June A. Jimenez: Director of Development Hannah Stone: Development Associate Cecilia M. Majors: Development Associate Programs Aimee J. Baldillo: Director of Programs Terry M. Ao: Director of Census and Voting Programs Tuyet G. Duong: Senior Staff Attorney, Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program Ronald H. Lee: Staff Attorney, Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program Aarathi Deshmukh: Staff Attorney, Affirmative Action Vacant: NAPABA Partners and In-House Counsel Community Law Fellow, Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program Pang Houa Moua: Director of Community Education and Outreach Joshua Packman: Community Education Program Assistant Communications Leonie Campbell-Williams: Director of Communications Jerry Johnson: Web Content Editor The Rights Working Group Margaret Huang: Executive...

Summer Clerkship

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:33:44 GMT

Important Dates Applications: Rolling (recommended by January 12, 2009) First Round Offers: Sent in early February 2009 First Round Acceptance Deadline: By February 16, 2009 Second Round Offers: Sent by mid-March 2009 Second Round Acceptance Deadline: By March 30, 2009 Eligibility Law Students Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Recent Graduates About The Program The AAJC summer clerkship program is a highly competitive program that recruits approximately five law and undergraduate students for the summer clerkship program. Decisions are often based on the written applications and interviews are not necessarily given. The position is an unpaid/uncompensated position. AAJC can assist you in finding funding resources and housing. Our program incorporates staff attorneys, law clerks and undergraduate clerks and is designed to compete with law firm summer associate programs, with respect to program design, quality of supervision and feedback, and activities....

AACEP Partner Benefits

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:50:56 GMT

AACEP Partner Benefits Participate in regional and national convenings to further the goals of your own association while simultaneously advocating for the AACEP Gain access to lawmakers and other influentials on Capitol Hill Attend or present in Webinars hosted by the AACEP related to affirmative action issues Learn to educate your members on how to take advantage of local affirmative action programs as well as mentor/protégé programs. AACEP Partners Alaska 8(a) Association Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City (AACC of Kansas City) Asian Business Association of Los Angeles ASIAN, Inc. Association of Asian American Investment Managers Chinese for Affirmative Action Council of Asian American Business Associations (CAABA) Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Houston Minority Business Council Insight CCED Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) Maryland Washington Minority Contractors...

American Courage Awards Sponsors

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:20:53 GMT

Chairmans Circle Presidents Circle Directors Circle Executive Circle Benefactors Circle Advocate Partner Skip Rhodes and Associates Supporter Neil Horikoshi Sponsorship opportunities for the American Courage Awards are still available, please click here for more information or contact June Jimenez at (202) 296-2300, x138.

Asian American Contractor Empowerment Project

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:28:31 GMT

The Asian American Contractor Empowerment Project (AACEP) seeks to preserve and re-instate government contracting affirmative action programs. The AACEP specifically seeks to strengthen the argument for the inclusion of Asian Americans in these programs.

The AACEP will accomplish these goals by increasing the number of Asian American business and community leaders who are able to promote and defend minority contracting programs. AACEP partners will be able to share expertise and best practices with each other on how to deal with challenges to affirmative action programs in their regions

The Asian American Justice Center conceived the AACEP because public contracting affirmative action is still a necessary tool to ensure a fair playing field for Asian American contractors and other Asian American-owned small business enterprises. Without strong advocacy and limited remedies such as public contracting affirmative action, Asian American-owned businesses operate with many barriers to success.

The AACEP is a multi-year initiative supported in part by the Ford Foundation and is a project of the Asian American Justice Center and its affiliate, the Asian American Institute in Chicago, Ill.

To join the AACEP, send an e-mail with the subject line “Partnership Request” to aacep@advancingequality.org. You will then be sent a log-in and password to access a Partners Only information exchange forum.

Check out our AACEP blog.

Census Publications & Materials

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:22:03 GMT

To order hardcopies of any of our publications, please e-mail or call Pang Houa Moua at 202-296-2300, x122. Census 2010 Fact Sheet: Challenges and Concerns Regarding Census 2010 Testimony on Preparations for the 2010 Decennial Census Survey - Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), praised efforts by the Census Bureau to reach out to minorities in preparation for the 2010 Census before Congress Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. American Community Survey American Community Survey Toolkit - Provides educational information on the importance of filling out the American Community Survey to promote and encourage census response rates for Asian Americans. Parts of the toolkit are available in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. Fact Sheet: The American Community Survey - The American Community Survey is a new survey the U.S. Census Bureau is...

Terry M. Ao

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:08:26 GMT

Terry M. Ao is the director of the census and voting programs for the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC). A national expert on decennial census and census policy matters, Ms. Ao co-chairs the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights’ Census Task Force with the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials (NALEO) and sits on the U.S Department of Commerce’s 2010 Census Advisory Committee as a permanent substitute advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Ms. Ao has been consulted on matters pertaining to the privacy and confidentiality of census data, planning for the 2010 census and the American Community Survey, and other important issues. Ms. Ao is a leading expert on section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, and election protection. In 2006, Ms. Ao published an article in the Alabama Law Review discussing the impact of the immigration debate on the reauthorization of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, entitled When the...

Summer Development Internship

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:21:45 GMT

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2008!

The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) is accepting applications for a paid development internship for graduate and undergraduate students. The intern will work in the development office, assisting staff with the organization’s many fundraising activities. Responsibilities include some prospect research, writing and editing, assisting with special events and general administrative duties. This position requires strong writing and organizational skills, ability to juggle multiple tasks and attention to detail.

The internship pays $11 per hour and requires 14 to 21 hours per week. Start and end dates are flexible, but a commitment to the position for the fall semester is essential. Pending the intern’s interest, there may be an opportunity to extend the internship into the spring semester.

Please send resume and a cover letter to:

Lisa Campbell-Thornton

Office Manager

Asian American Justice Center

1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Suite 1200

Washington, D.C. 20036

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