Los Angeles
CSULA Fight for Asian American Studies May Be A Sign of Things To Come
The students of Cal State University Los Angeles are fighting for the iife of its Asian American Studies program. Recently, the Dean of its college announced that he intended to suspend the program, despite its minimal cost of $4,000 a year. Students have created a website, garnered support from the academic and student community throughout the U.S., and initiated an on-line petition to support continuing the program.
Memorial Service to Honor the Life and Legacy of John Delloro
Please join us for a memorial service to honor the life and legacy of John Delloro. The tribute will be held on Saturday, June 19, from 10 am to 12 noon at East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez in Monterey Park.
John Delloro, Scholar Activist and Asian Pacific American Labor Leader Passes (1971-2010)
This is an edited version of press releases from the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Department and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
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
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.
Exploited Domestic Worker May Sue Consular Employer
Mike Liu
A federal court has ruled that a domestic worker employed by a South Korean consular official and his wife may sue her employers. Ms. Tae Sook Park sued her employer last year for failing to pay her the minimum wage and overtime. She was forced to work under slave-like conditions. Her case was complicated by the fact that her employer was a Deputy Consul General of Korea and he claimed diplomatic immunity. When the case first went to court, the court ruled that Ms. Park could not sue for her wages or overtime, but that decision has just been overturned.
Youth Who Stand for Economic Justice: Protesting the South Asian Students Alliance, Supporting Hotel Workers
by Sejal Patel and Siddharth Desai
"Workers rights zindabad, unfair wages murdabad!"
Attendees of the South Asian Students Alliance's (SASA) annual conference, held over the Martin Luther King weekend, were awoken to chants of protest as young South Asians from around the country stood in solidarity with boycotting hotel workers at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Boycott Assi Supermarket!
by Mike Liu
Korean Immigrant Workers Association (KIWA) and Assi Supermarket workers are organizing on-going pickets and a boycott of the Los Angeles Koreatown market that Assi workers are attempting to unionize.
Boycott Assi Supermarket! - A 2 Year Update
by Mark Liu
LA Asian Community-Labor Groups Join Campaign against the Carwash Industry
by Tracker
