Asian Americans Report Nearly 750 Incidents of Verbal Harassment, Shunning, Physical Assault
Since its official launch on March 19, STOP AAPI HATE reporting center has received nearly…
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JA Activists Hold National Day of Action to Release Immigrants in Detention
Tsuru for Solidarity is joining Detention Watch Network’s #FreeThemAll campaign to release immigrants in ICE…
Trump Speaks in Support of Asian Community
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday said that the Asian American community is not to blame…
Civil Rights Organizations Establish STOP AAPI HATE Reporting Center
SAN FRANCISCO — In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from…
JACL: Asian People Are Not a Disease
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on March 20. =*= As…
AAJA Issues Joint Statement Denouncing Anti-Asian Racism During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Board of Directors of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), with the support of…
API Legislative Caucus Asks Newsom to Respond to Hate Crimes
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, wrote…
Trump Defends References to ‘Chinese Virus’
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday defended himself from allegations of racism and xenophobia that…
Tsuru For Solidarity Announces Postponement of D.C. Pilgrimage
Tsuru for Solidarity made the following announcement on Tuesday. =*= Due to COVID-19, for health…
Meng Blasts House GOP Leader for Referring to ‘Chinese Coronavirus’
WASHINGTON – Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), vice chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus,…
Bellevue College President, VP Out After Japanese American Incarceration Mural Defacement
By RUTH BAYANG, Northwest Asian Weekly BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue College announced on March 2…
2020 Tule Lake Pilgrimage Canceled
The San Francisco-based Tule Lake Committee issued the following statement on March 15. =*= The…