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Filipinos win settlement in English-only case

September 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DELANO (AP) — Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California will share a nearly $1 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by a rule requiring them to only speak English at work, federal officials said Monday, Sept. 17.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Civil Rights Act, Delano Regional Medical Center, Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Filipino, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, language

JACL welcomes its first Chinese American president

August 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly This year, Elaine Akagi, Seattle resident and vice president of the national Japanese

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Bill Tashima, Chinese Americans, Computer Science, David Lin, Elaine Akagi, JACL, Japanese American Cultural Community Center, MBA, Rutgers University, Seattle, Taiwan, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, culture

Former Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua to lead AAJC

January 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Board of Directors of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), has named Mee Moua as president and executive director of one of the nation’s premier civil rights organizations. On March 19, Moua will succeed Karen K. Narasaki, who announced in June she […]

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: AAJC, APIAHF, Advancing Justice, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Brown University, CEO, Hmong American, Judiciary Committee, Kathy Lim Ko, Mee Moua, Minnesota Senate, Pacific Islanders, San Francisco

Report: Asian Americans grow beyond coastal hubs

November 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amy Taxin The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asian Americans have seen their ranks swell over the past decade not only in coastal immigrant enclaves, but also in new places such as the southwestern states of Texas and Nevada, according to a report released last week by a coalition of Asian American organizations.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Advancing Justice, African Americans, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Brookings Institution, Census, Dan Ichinose, Deepa Iyer, Karin Wang, New York, Report Asian Americans, South Asian Americans Leading Together, South Asians, United States, Vol 30 No 45 | November 5 - November 11, technology

Federal government orders bilingual ballots in 25 states

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  By Hope Yen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual ballots to Hispanics and other minorities who speak little or no English.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, American Indian, Asian Americans, Asian Bangladeshi, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Census Bureau, Election Day, Eugene Lee, James Thomas Tucker, Justice Department, Los Angeles, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 43 | October 22 - October 28, Voting Rights Act, language

Too many eligible Asians fail to apply for citizenship

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After 14 years in the United States, Jenny Yang, who came from Korea, finally attained citizenship. Soon after her citizenship ceremony in

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, AAPI, APALC, Asian American, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Connie Choi, Jenny Yang, Los Angeles, New America Media, Orange County, San Jose, Southern California, Stewart Kwoh, United States, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15, language

Filipinos sue U.S. hospital over English-only rule

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California claim they were the only ethnic group targeted by a rule requiring them to only speak English

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Anna Park, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Delano Regional Medical Center, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Filipino, Julie Su, San Joaquin Valley, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

The first national Asian American civil rights conference to be in L.A.

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2009 Advancing Justice Conference: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Building New Foundations for Civil Rights is an inaugural national civil rights and social justice conference expected to draw community and government leaders and legal professionals from across the country.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, AAPI, Asian American Justice Center Washington, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Census, Civil Rights, LGBT, Los Angeles, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Civil rights organizations oppose Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), along with other leading civil rights and labor organizations, recently filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court to challenge the state of Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Homeland Security, La Raza Centro Legal, Legal Arizona Workers Act, Southern California, United States Supreme Court, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

Death of immigrant sponsors will no longer send immediate family members packing

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 9, legislation passed by voice vote in the Senate will keep widows, widowers, and orphans of deceased U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, who are currently in the family immigration system, from getting deported.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: Asian American Institute, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Homeland Security, Immigration Service, Los Angeles, San Francisco, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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