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Checkpoint Nation? Building Community Across Borders

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:38
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From our Restore Fairness blog:

Early one morning, Maria—then nine months pregnant—and her family were stopped by the police for no discernible reason. A special breakfast outing became a nightmare—and at one of the most intimate moments of her life, Maria found a team of immigration agents—not her husband—by her side.


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Stop the Deportation of DreamActivist.org Founder

Fri, 04/15/2011 - 13:30
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Amazing DreamActivist Org Founder and Change.org Immigrant Rights and Human Rights blogger, Prerna Lal, is facing deportation. Please sign this petition and take action to keep her here via Change.org.



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What does a world without civil liberties look like?

Mon, 04/11/2011 - 09:40

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Save the date! Don't miss this film screening tomorrow

Mon, 12/06/2010 - 14:14

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Powerful racial profiling documentary screened at Congressional Briefing

Tue, 10/05/2010 - 14:53

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Join the week of actions to face the truth about racial profiling

Thu, 09/23/2010 - 15:52

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Human rights in the United States? Where do we stand?

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 15:50

From Restore Fairness blog

The United States has submitted its first ever report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a wide ranging report on human rights all 192 members of the United Nations are required to produce. Calling it "a roadmap for our ongoing work within our democratic system to achieve lasting change", the report stressed the importance of the U.S. political system in safeguarding rights.


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South Asians & HIV: From an ABCD's* perspective

Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:35

“May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and World Hepatitis Day. This blog post is one of a series on the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B in Asian & Pacific Islander communities. As A&PIs, you may not believe that you are at risk for these diseases, but you are. Follow our posts throughout the week for different perspectives and stories from our community.”


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Is This Anti-Bill Halter Ad Racist?

Sat, 05/01/2010 - 00:14
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(h/t Daily Kos) A strange Asian-themed ad has cropped up in the Arkansas Senate primary battle between incumbent Blanche Lincoln and challenger Bill Halter. 


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Hansen Clarke becomes seventh South Asian to run for Congress

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:26

Michigan State Senator Hansen Clarke, who attended the launch of APAP's Detroit Chapter last year, has just announced that he is running for Congress. Clarke, who switches from his run for Governor, becomes the seventh South Asian to run for Congress this year. All of them are Democrats.


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