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Welcome to Our New Website! This is a newer more collaborative website. We have new features and incorporat the Asian American Movement Blog. If you would like to contribute to the Azine, please contact us. 08/31/2009 |
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America's Universities are becoming Whiter and more Elitist The USA Today has an article that should shock no one about the demographic composition of American universities.  01/24/2010 |
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AALDEF Press Release: Federal Civil Rights Complaint against Philadelphia Schools The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today filed a complaint for civil rights violations with the U.S. Department of Justice charging the School District of Philadelphia and South Philadelphia High School (SPHS) with discrimination against Asian students on the basis of race and national origin in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 01/20/2010 |
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National Week of AAPI Action around Immigration Reform Asian Americans groups are in the midst of a National AAPI Week of Action for comprehensive immigration reform that runs until Jan. 20. Part of a revitalized effort to create movement around the issue of comprehensive immigration reform, new efforts have catalyzed around a bill filed by Rep. Luis Guttirrez of Illinois called CIR ASAP.  01/17/2010 |
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Root of Anti-Asian Violence at South Philly High Remains While new security cameras and more security officers has tamped down some of the tension at South Philly High School, the fundamental issues around school violence remain unresolved. Asian American students, dozens who were assaulted last December, have targeted adults - the school administration - for neglecting the problem that has existed for years. 01/13/2010 |
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Congressman Seeking to Deport Iranians from the USA In a response to the Christmas Day Underwear Bomber plot, Congressman Gresham Barrett (R) of South Carolina is planning to reintroduce legislation that will deport Iranians (and others) without permanent resident status from the USA.  01/12/2010 |
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Support Immigration Reform and the CIR ASAP Bill! Support the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009. Luis Guiterriez (D-Illinois) has introduced a progressive bill that constructively addresses long-standing immigration issues in a just and humane manner.  12/22/2009 |
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S. Philly High Asian Students End Boycott - Their Statement Asian Americans students ended their boycott of South Philly High School on Wednesday. 12/17/2009 |
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Interview with Jen Thym, creator of LUMINA Filmmaker Jennifer Thym has created a fantasy web series entitled LUMINA. Drawing upon inspiration as varied as web comics, cyberpunk, and manga, LUMINA centers around the story of Lumina Wong (played by JuJu Chan) who meets the proverbial handsome but mysterious stranger Ryder Lee (Michael Chan) and is plunged into a surreal world of fantasy, romance, and intrigue set against the cityscape of metropolitan Hong Kong.  12/17/2009 |
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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.  12/13/2009 |
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