The symposium is set for Friday, October 26, 2007, at the UCLA Faculty Center and will be called 'Economic Opportunity in California: The Labor and Employment Impact of Prop. 209' and will examine and discuss the 10-year impact of Proposition 209 on public employment, contracting and the public sphere. To receive updates on this symposium, … Continue reading Save the Date! Oct. 26 Set for Symposium at UCLA
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A Call for Paper Proposals on the Socioeconomic Impact of Proposition 209
Proposition 209, California's anti-affirmative action initiative, went into effect in 1997. Much of the research on Proposition 209 in the decade since has focused on the impact of the initiative in higher education admissions. There has been comparatively little research examining the impact of the initiative on public employment and contracting, and even less that … Continue reading A Call for Paper Proposals on the Socioeconomic Impact of Proposition 209
Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Law Trumps Proposition 209
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 of … Continue reading Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Law Trumps Proposition 209
AAJA Media Advisory: Coverage on Virginia Tech Shooting Incident
The Asian American Journalists Association yesterday issued a press release urging media covering the tragedy to "avoid using racial identifiers unless there is a compelling or germane reason." "There is no evidence at this early point that the race or ethnicity of the suspected gunman has anything to do with the incident, and to include … Continue reading AAJA Media Advisory: Coverage on Virginia Tech Shooting Incident
AsianWeek Removes Editor-in-Chief
Leaders of the civil rights organizations that initiated the protest against AsianWeek's publication of a hate speech column against African Americans today noted the newspaper's decision to remove Samson Wong as editor-in-chief. The masthead of the newspaper's March 30 issue shows that former editor-in-chief Samson Wong's title is now "Senior Editorial Consultant." "We asked AsianWeek … Continue reading AsianWeek Removes Editor-in-Chief
AsianWeek Masthead Shows Editor Changes
AsianWeek has quietly changed their masthead in the issue that appeared on the stands today. Samson Wong is no longer editor-in-chief. His new title is "senior editorial consultant." Ted Fang is now editor and publisher. He was previously editor-at-large.
Come on down: New America Media Forum for Ethnic Media Discussion
If you're free tomorrow at 10 a.m., please join us at tomorrow's media forum sponsored by New America Media. As NAM clarifies in their statement below, this is not the town hall style format that some of the media reported, but there will be a public audience. NAM accommodated our request to have only ethnic … Continue reading Come on down: New America Media Forum for Ethnic Media Discussion
racist writer’s publisher pulls his books
I cannot verify the authenticity of this email, but it appears that Kenneth Eng's publishers are disowning him. from: editors@dnapress.com date: Mar 1, 2007 6:18 AM subject: RE: (Kenneth Eng) Please stop the production of Racist Kenneth Eng's products Dear all: We are absolutely stunned by the writing of Ken Eng. We will immediately pull … Continue reading racist writer’s publisher pulls his books