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Asian American Civil Rights Groups Applaud Signing of Federal Hate Crimes Legislation

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 22:20

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applaud President Obama for signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The new law expands the federal definition of a hate crime – which currently covers attacks motivated by race, color, religion or national origin – to include gender, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.


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Ten Years is Enough: Remembering the Victims of Hate Crime Violence

Sun, 08/09/2009 - 23:05

Written by: Stewart Kwoh, President and Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Titi Liu, Executive Director, Asian Law Caucus; and Ben de Guzman, Kaya: Filipino Americans for Progress and the National Federation of Filipino American Associations


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Joseph Ileto Remembered

Mon, 08/03/2009 - 09:57

Affter Vincent Chin, the murder of Filipino American postal worker Joseph Ileto is arguably the most high-profile hate crime committed against an Asian American. On August 10, 1999, Buford Furrow, a self professed white supremacist, went on a rampage at the North Valley Jewish Community Center where he shot and injured five individuals.


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