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The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund announces 2013 Justice in Action Awards

December 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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From left: John Lewis, Jose Vargas, and Simone Wu

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the 2013 Justice in Action Award recipients on Monday, Dec. 10. AALDEF will honor Congressman John Lewis, representative from Georgia; Jose Antonio Vargas, DREAM Act activist and journalist; and Simone Wu of Choice Hotels International. The awards will be presented at the organization’s Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in New York City.

Since 1974, AALDEF has been protecting and promoting civil rights of Asian Americans across the country through litigation, advocacy, organizing, and community education. All proceeds from the gala will go towards the organization’s legal and educational programs in immigrant rights, economic justice, voting rights, access to language services, educational equity, housing and environmental justice, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking. (end)

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, AALDEF, Asian Americans, Congressman John Lewis, Georgia Jose Antonio Vargas, Jose Vargas, New York City, Simone Wu, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, language

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