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05/30/13

CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities (aka Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) is a pan-Asian organization based in New York City that has been doing social and racial justice work since 1986. We are rooted in low-income Asian immigrant and refugee communities and work to build the leadership of...

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Helena Wong

05/30/13

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a time to learn about and celebrate the significant contributions AAPIs have made to America. For me, it’s also a chance to highlight for our political leaders the many struggles AAPIs still face. Growing up the child of immigrant parents...

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Priscilla Huang

Immigration

05/30/13

Photo on right: Deepa with her mother in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1975 As an immigrant, a South Asian American, and a mother, the current debate over immigration policy is deeply personal to me. At the time my parents moved from India to spend a year in Nashville, Tennessee, I was two and a half...

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Deepa Iyer

Childcare & Early Education

05/30/13

Quite unexpectedly, I recently met Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Generation Hope . You don’t meet a mom with her very own non-profit every day, let alone one so closely tied to the mission of maternal support and encouragement, so I was instantly intrigued. She graciously let me follow up...

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Valerie Young

Gun Safety

05/29/13

More than 30 people are killed with guns each day in our nation, according to the CDC . June 14 is the six-month anniversary of Newtown , and nearly the fifth month anniversary of the tragic death of Hadiya Pendleton . MomsRising, PICO Network, UltraViolet, Children's Defense Fund and the National...

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Gloria Pan

Immigration

05/29/13

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to an end, and summer plans kick off, we as Asian American women must take the time to reflect what’s at stake for our families in the comprehensive immigration reform bill. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted S.744 out of committee and now...

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Mee Moua

05/29/13

This story originally appeared in the I'm Not the Nanny blog. "What's your nationality?" I've been asked this question countless times throughout my thirty-four years of living in the United States. I was born in October 1978. If you do the math, it means I've been living in the US since I was born...

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Thien-Kim Lam

Immigration

05/29/13

For the first time in many years, we have an opportunity to pass common sense immigration reform legislation. Last week, S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, passed from the Senate Judiciary Committee in a bipartisan 13-5 vote. As the bill heads to...

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Yoo Jane

05/29/13

Photo: My grandparents on their wedding day I’m gay. Though, to the chagrin of older generations, I prefer to refer to myself as queer . It’s what all the gay, cool, over-educated, hipsters are doing right now. I’m Asian. I’m engaged. Yay! I’ve also been told that I’m a funny person. Though I don’t...

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Jessica Guh

Immigration

05/29/13

I love the month of May. The flowers are in full bloom and the promise of beach days ahead is tantalizing. But there’s another reason May is so special – it’s a celebration of the heritage of Asian Pacific Americans and our long and diverse histories. Amidst the incredible diversity of Asian...

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