WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee, participated in the committee’s hearing on universal healthcare coverage, a historic moment and momentum for the Medicare For All Movement.
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Stilwell and China: A Hundred Years of Faith and Friendship
Few Americans and Chinese today know the fame, glory and controversies of General Stilwell, who served as the Chief of Staff of Allied Forces in the China-Burma-India Theatre. As one of the most important yet controversial figures of WWII, General Stilwell left an intriguing legacy for historians to study and scrutinize. This essay, neither a… Continue reading Stilwell and China: A Hundred Years of Faith and Friendship
RSM Issues Statement on the Russian Military Invasion of Ukraine
The last few days have been horrifying and difficult for all of us. We know many of you have questions, and we wanted to make our position, and our history, very clear: We stand with the Ukrainian people against Putin, his regime, and the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
UCA Applauds Demise of DOJ’s China Initiative
By United Chinese Americans (UCA) We at UCA are not only relieved, but encouraged to see the first positive step the DOJ has taken to end the flawed and controversial “China Initiative.”
AACE Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Review SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC Cases
Livingston, New Jersey, Jan 24, 2022, — On behalf of over 340 Asian American organizations across the nation, the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision to review SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC cases.
UCA Statement on DOJ’s Decision To Drop All Charges Against Prof Gang Chen
The following is a statement by UCA released on Jan. 22, 2022. United Chinese Americans (UCA) commends the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to drop all criminal charges against Dr. Gang Chen, a Chinese American professor at MIT, and yet another victim of the China Initiative. Although Dr. Chen was accused of his relationship with… Continue reading UCA Statement on DOJ’s Decision To Drop All Charges Against Prof Gang Chen
100 Orgs Urge Inter-American Human Rights Commission to Investigate Abuses and Racism at the US Border
Jan. 21, 2022, Washington, D.C. — A diverse coalition of one hundred (100) organizations from across the United States and Latin America have filed a petition in the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (“the Commission”), detailing abuses by the U.S. government against Haitian and Central American refugees at the border and asking for Commission intervention.… Continue reading 100 Orgs Urge Inter-American Human Rights Commission to Investigate Abuses and Racism at the US Border
Apply Now for 2022 ILF Civic Fellowship!
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 7, 2021, — The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) is now accepting applications for the Summer 2022 Civic Fellowship Program. Every year, ILF’s selection committee identifies approximately 30 outstanding Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) college students to spend 8 to 10 weeks interning at a federal agency in Washington D.C.… Continue reading Apply Now for 2022 ILF Civic Fellowship!
Michelle Wu Swears in as Mayor of Boston
Boston, November 16, 2021 — Michelle Wu was officially sworn in today as the next Mayor of the City of Boston. Mayor Wu, the first woman and first person of color to be elected Mayor of Boston, took the oath of office in the Boston City Council Chamber, just two weeks after her history-making election.
1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Boston, Sept. 23, 2021, – 1199SEIU United Healthcare workers proudly announced today their endorsement of Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston at Grove Hall in Dorchester. Wu joined homecare workers at a personal protective equipment (PPE) drive after the announcement to lift up the priorities experiences of a workforce who have largely been invisible as… Continue reading 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston