The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights announced last week that a California Court of Appeal ruled April 18 that a San Francisco ordinance requiring outreach to minority- and women-owned businesses in City contracting may be mandated by federal equal protection, notwithstanding Proposition 209, the State’s anti-affirmative action initiative. The decision reverses a key element ofContinueContinue reading “Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Law Trumps Proposition 209”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
Covering Race in the Aftermath of the Shooting
Writers at the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times yesterday covered the implications of Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui’s ethnicity. This would not be an issue if the shooter was white, which demonstrates that race matters in our country — despite the claims of those promoting a “colorblind” society. MercuryContinueContinue reading “Covering Race in the Aftermath of the Shooting”
Tamara Nopper: ‘What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings’
By Tamara K. Nopper (April 17, 2007) — Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University. I was trying to deal with my own disgust and sadness, especially since my professional life as a graduate student and college instructor is tied to universities. ContinueContinue reading “Tamara Nopper: ‘What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings’”