The FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics show that anti-Asian hate crimes remain a persistent threat in Washington state, with incidents nearly tripling since the pandemic.
Outcry over detention of Filipino journalist Yaakub Vijandre
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC is demanding the immediate release of Yaakub Vijandre, a Filipino American advocate and photojournalist, who was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 7.
Asian American groups oppose revival of “China Initiative”
More than 80 Asian American and civil rights organizations are speaking out against a new proposal in Congress they say would quietly bring back the Justice Department’s controversial “China Initiative.”