Demand Progress Action, the Fred T. Korematsu Institute, and a coalition of 85 civil society organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, call on Congress to support a new bicameral legislative package to recognize civil rights hero Fred Korematsu for his activism against the forced incarceration by the U.S. government of American citizens and residents ofContinue reading “EJS Joins Effort to Pass Congressional Legislation Honoring Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu”
Category Archives: Asian Americans
Attacks on Asian Americans
Earlier this week I was watching one of my favorite police procedural shows. I like them less now that we as a society have done a deep dive into the need to fundamentally change the way policing is done in America. During a commercial, one of the local newscasters reported on attacks on two AsianContinue reading “Attacks on Asian Americans”
EJS Joins Civil Rights Solidarity Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
In the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Atlanta where eight people were murdered, including six women of Asian descent, 207 civil and human rights organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, released the following statement: “White supremacist violence against communities of color continues to escalate, especially in recent years. The deadly shootings in the AtlantaContinue reading “EJS Joins Civil Rights Solidarity Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans”