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Request Posthumous Citizenship for Tam Tran

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 15:58

Cross-posted from Change.org

"I am culturally an American, and, more specifically, I consider myself a Southern Californian," Tran told a House subcommittee during her testimony for the DREAM Act in 2007. "I grew up watching 'Speed Racer' and 'Mighty Mouse' every Saturday morning."


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How Has the Judiciary Affected APAs?

Wed, 05/12/2010 - 20:23

This is part of a series of posts examining the interaction of the Asian Pacific American community and our court system.  You can make an immediate contribution to increasing diversity on the federal bench by calling members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and signing a letter [link to come] urging your Senators to confirm Professor Goodwin Liu, nominee to the U.S.


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Down to the wire: Vote for us in the next 3 hours for fairness in immigration

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 12:29

From the Restore Fairness blog.

We’re down to the wire and need your vote now! In the next three hours, you can vote to Restore Fairness to our broken immigration system on Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America and take us one step closer to an opportunity to have our voice heard in Washington.


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Vote now if you think "fairness in immigration" should be an idea for change in America?

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:09

(From Restore Fairness blog) We need your vote! Vote to Restore Fairness to our broken immigration system on Change.org's Ideas for Change in America and take us one step closer to to ensure that 2010 is the year for immigration reform.


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Mother’s Kettle Corn & the American Marketplace

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 07:59

Mother’s Kettle Corn & the American Marketplace
By EunSook Lee

I travel out of town for work for many weeks out of a year, so whenever I am in Los Angeles, I feel like I am rushing to squeeze as much out of the limited days I have in the office. I do that so that I can spend special time with my children. And, when we can, we make sure to stop by the farmer’s market. We go for our favorite: standard American kettle corn.


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Join us on Mon., 11/23 -- Stand Strong for Inclusive Health Reform (SF)

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 07:58

Communities of color from across California are gathering at the health reform table because we are part of this country. Back in Washington, DC, people like Rep. Joe Wilson represent America’s worst. On Monday, November 23, in San Francisco, we will assert ourselves as immigrants because we are America. We are disappointed about how public conversations about who immigrants are have led to the exclusion of immigrants in health reform legislation.


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Are you an authentic American?

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 13:41

From Restore Fairness blog

"Police officers giving drivers $204 tickets for not speaking English? It sounds like a rejected Monty Python sketch. Except the grim reality is that it has happened at least 39 times in Dallas since January 2007....All but one of the drivers were Hispanic."


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