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SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Center for Advancing Justice joined an amicus brief that was filed yesterday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the right of same-sex couples to marry. A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit will hear the case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, in December. In August, a U.S.
WASHINGTON — Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian American Justice Center, and Asian American Institute, members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, filed an amicus brief this week with Massachusetts’ highest court supporting legal immigrants suing the state for unlawfully cutting off their health insurance subsidies last...
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, will be expanding free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Los Angeles and surrounding counties thanks to a recent grant from the federal government.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Last night, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, celebrated its 27th anniversary with over 1,000 guests at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Redistricting (CAPAFR) launched its redistricting website today. The website (www.capafr.org) is an
Los Angeles, CA – The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Redistricting (CAPAFR) launched its redistricting website today.
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, will sponsor a free citizenship application workshop on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at its office at 1145 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Eleven years ago today, a self-professed white supremacist went on a hatefilled rampage, during which he gunned down Joseph Santos Ileto, a Filipino American postal worker, and shot five individuals at the North Valley Jewish Community Center.
Los Angeles – On Saturday, August 7, 2010, the Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) and the Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) honored Asian Pacific American Legal Center’s Vice-President of Programs, Karin Wang, as the 2010 “Pioneer in Community Service.” Also honored was David Chiu, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
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