President Barack Obama yesterday announced his nomination of Morrison & Foerster partner Tony West to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. “I am grateful to have these distinguished individuals joining my administration, and I have the greatest confidence that their service will meet the highest standards ofContinueContinue reading “President Appoints Tony West as Asst. Attorney General, Civil Division”
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Asian America Must Battle Injustice with President Obama
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”
Eva Paterson in Leah Garchik’s ‘Inaugural Snapshots’
San Francisco columnist Leah Garchik shares ‘Inaugural snapshots seen through Bay Area eyes’ in her column today: In line for a cab at Reagan National Airport, Eva Paterson of the Equal Justice Society chatted with a young man in the Air Force. As of midnight, he would be “detailed to the Secret Service, assigned toContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson in Leah Garchik’s ‘Inaugural Snapshots’”