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Family Unity Campaign to Stop Cambodian American Deportations From Deported Diaspora ICE has been conducting targeted raids across the US over the past few weeks. They started to hit Massachusetts last week. We are in touch with four of the families picked up here in MA and two others picked up in Maine. ICE is targeting Cambodian Nationals with prior "orders of removal." All of the detainees are fathers and husbands to US-citizen children and spouses and have been the main income provider for their families including their elderly parents. 08/24/2010 |
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Undocumented Workers Stories From Chinese Progression Association Boston Newsletter Summer 2010 Interview with Mr.H Q: Why and how did you come to the US? 08/12/2010 |
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Yellow Seeds Newspaper Posted On-line The nearly complete collection of the newspaper of Yellow Seeds, an anti-imperialist organization that operated in Philadelphia Chinatown in the 1970's has been posted on-line. The newspaper was also called Yellow Seeds. Prof. Tamara Nopper of Temple University carried out this archival work. Her blog is found here. Thanks to Tamara. 08/11/2010 |
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Presentation on South Philadelphia High School and Anti-Asian Violence Presentation by Cecilia Chen of Asian American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, July 24th at Program co-sponsored by API Movement Overview of Anti-Asian Harassment in Schools Throughout the Country Anti-Asian Harassment in Schools is a problem that is commonly overlooked but affecting Asian American students in schools throughout the country. Basic statistics on harassment in schools is difficult to find, but in New York City, a survey of approximately 1,000 public school students showed:  08/05/2010 |
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ICE announces launch of Online Detainee Locator System thanks to Jenny Lau On July 23, 2010, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of its Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family members, attorneys and other interested parties in locating detained aliens in ICE custody.  08/03/2010 |
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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. 07/30/2010 |
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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. 07/30/2010 |
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Coalition Denounces AZ Chinese American Candidate Proposing "Cut off Utilities to Immigrants" Joint Letter from Asian American Groups Asian Americans Denounce Anti-Immigrant Proposals Recently, Barry Wong, a Chinese American candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, told reporters that, if elected, he would require regulated utilities to check the immigration status of customers. The Corporation Commission regulates utility companies providing electricity, gas, water, and telephone services in the state.  07/30/2010 |
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Victory for Boston Asian American Voting Rights! Press Release from CPA Boston After two years of lobbying and advocacy, the bill for Chinese and Vietnamese bilingual ballots in the City of Boston has been passed by both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature. The bill now awaits the signature of Governor Deval Patrick, who has promised to sign the bill. It would take in affect in January 2011. 07/22/2010 |
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New Report Highlights Human Rights Impact of Immigration Laws on Cambodian Americans Thanks to Dimple Rana This is a press release from the organizations described below Leitner Center Releases Removing Refugees: U.S. Deportation Policy and the Cambodian-American Community 07/14/2010 |
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