I originally wrote this for ningin.com, a site covering Asian media and pop culture. A Black man born in Hawai’i with an Asian sister was sworn into office Tuesday as our President. He took the oath of office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln for the exact same oath 148 years ago, realizingContinueContinue reading “Asian America Must Battle Injustice with President Obama”
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Akonadi Foundation Launches Oscar Grant Peace and Racial Justice Fund
The Akonadi Foundation today announced the launch of the Oscar Grant Peace and Racial Justice Fund and the immediate availability of mini-grants of up to $500 to support the critical and emerging organizing, advocacy, and cultural work taking place. On the first day of 2009, a white BART police officer shot and killed Oscar Grant,ContinueContinue reading “Akonadi Foundation Launches Oscar Grant Peace and Racial Justice Fund”
EJS, Civil Rights Groups File Brief Asking Calif. Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop. 8
The Equal Justice Society joined other civil rights groups today in filing an amicus brief (PDF) with the California Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8 because it would mandate discrimination against a minority group and did not follow the process required for fundamental revisions to the California Constitution. In the amicus brief, the Asian PacificContinueContinue reading “EJS, Civil Rights Groups File Brief Asking Calif. Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop. 8”