California
CA Asians Divided but Favor AZ Law in Poll
A poll taken this month In CA showed that majorities of white, African-American and Asian-American voters all approve of the Arizona anti-immigrant law, SB1070. Latinos oppose it. Fifty-eight percent of white voters, 53 percent of African-Americans, and 50 percent of Asian-Americans back the law. 43 percent of Asian Americans oppose the law, while 71 percent of Latino voters oppose it and 24 percent support it.
The poll was multi-lingual with four Asian languages/dialects - Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean - alongside English and Spanish.
Toxic Wastes More Likely To Be Near Latinos and Asians, SoCal Study Finds
A New UC Irvine (UCI) study found that Latinos and Asians in Southern California are disproportionately exposed to toxic waste sites.
Looking at 3000 census tracts in six heavily populated, ethnically diverse Southern California counties between 1990 and 2000, researchers found that neighborhoods with a higher percentage of Latinos or Asians were more likely to be near toxic waste sites than those populated by more whites or African-Americans.
APIs Gather to Caravan for National Action in AZ for Immigrant Rights
API Bay Area API's are preparing to caravan to Arizona. This responds to a national call to action to mobilize people locally and to Arizona to oppose SB1070 on Saturday, May 29th, 2010. One of the main demands is that President Obama take immediate and concrete action to stop SB1070.
Great Oriental Restaurant Workers Win First Battle in SF
For the past several months, workers at Great Oriental Restaurant in Chinatown received no wages working 40-60 hour workweeks. Most workers are paid less than minimum wage, face many labor violations and disrespect on the job. Some were only paid $900 a month for 10 hr days, 6 days a week.
California Couple Convicted of Lake Tahoe Hate Crime
On March 11th, a Sacremento jury found a white, middle-aged couple with a history of racial hatred guilty in Sacramento federal court of a hate crime. They were convicted of interfering with the right of an Indian American man to be in a public area at South Lake Tahoe because of his ethnic origin and the color of his skin.
A jury deliberated approximately 90 minutes before delivering its verdict against Georgia Silva, 52, and husband Joseph Silva, 56.
CSU Monterey Bay Attempts to Revive Salinas Chinatown Area
Salinas' Chinatown was a 12-block area cut off from the rest of the city by railroad tracks that has long disappeared. The Chinatown area is just to the northeast of Old Town Salinas, across Market Street and the railroad tracks.
Los Angeles Metro Agrees to Explore Alternative Build Option in Little Tokyo
By Nalea J. Ko, Reporter
Pacific Citizen
Published November 20, 2009
Reposted under an exchange agreement with Pacific Citizen
APEN Fights Chevron Refinery Growth in Richmond
The Asian Pacific Environmental Network has joined a coalition of neighborhood groups opposing the expansion of a Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Chevron has been poisoning the Bay Area community for decades. Expanding the current facilities to process dirtier oils will result in more pollution.
Youth Voice is Among the Loudest in the Movement to Preserve Little Tokyo: Action alerts on Facebook, MySpace and Yelp? It's a whole new generation of activism
by Lynda Lin, Assistant Editor
from Pacific Citizen
Published October 19, 2007
On Yelp.com, a popular social networking and user review site, the online chatter about the best eateries and coffee shops was recently interrupted with an important message: save Los Angeles' Little Tokyo.
