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June is LGBT pride month. We have a variety of queer AAPI's, friends, families and allies posting about their experiences. Thanks to Be DeGuzman, one of APAP's 2009 Unsung Heroes, for coordinating this special week of posts.

To help with our upcoming hate crimes/Vincent Chin week (June 21) or Pacific Islander week (Aug), please let us know. If you have a topic you or your agency would like to coordinate, email us.

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Is the person next to you being racially profiled?

Tue, 04/13/2010 - 14:55

From the Restore Fairness blog.

Roxana Orellana Santos was sitting by a pond and enjoying her lunch when two officers walked over to her and asked her for identification. They immediately took her into custody, detained her, and very soon she was handed over to government agents for possible deportation. For the month and a half that Roxana then spent federal custody, she was separated from her son, who was a 1 years old. She was released after 46 days.


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Does your race and income matter if you face the death penalty?

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 14:56

From the Restore Fairness blog.


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Hatred, Prejudice, and Freedom of Speech

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 00:53

Today, an old friend of mine in UCSD told me about a certain controversial incident that occurred at his college where one of the fraternities held a party called "Compton Cookout" during Black History Month (For more information, check out http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-compton-cookout,0,2673438.story).


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It's that time again to talk about racial profiling

Thu, 02/11/2010 - 15:10

From the Restore Fairness blog.

There can be victories in the fight to stop racial profiling. But we need communities to come together and speak out against it.

For starters, you can have a conversation along with thousands of others on February 22 and Face the Truth about racial profiling.


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Anti-Asian Violence in South Philadelphia Schools

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 21:53

The Philadelphia Weekly just published an interesting story about Asian American students, mostly immigrants, who attend schools in South Philly, being racially targeted by both White and African American peers.  By fighting back, Asian American students are finding themselves in disciplinary difficulties.  Despite the fact that both Black and White students


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