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Los Angeles Times
 
For years Norma endured her husband's physical and mental abuse. But the undocumented mother of five finally decided to call police when her 10- and 11-year-old daughters told her that their father had sexually abused them.
 
"In that moment," said Norma, who asked that her last name not be used to protect her children, "I felt — not scared, mostly I just felt angry at myself for hiding so many things, for letting it get to that point."

Pacific Citizen
 
John Tateishi was in his car in California when he first heard news of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the radio. Knowing the adverse reaction this could have against Arab and Muslim American communities, Tateishi, who was JACL national director at the time, took immediate action. He turned his car around.
 

Asian Journal
 
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Ileto family held a gathering last Aug. 10 to commemorate the hate crime killing of Filipino-American postal worker Joseph Ileto and to raise awareness to prevent future hate crimes.