In two historical Supreme Court cases from the early part of the twentieth century, when only whites and blacks could be United States citizens, two Asian American immigrants made the startling move of claiming that they were "white" and, therefore, deserved to be naturalized. The two ...
Supreme Court due to a year-long battle between Wong Kim Ark (a Chinese immigrant born in San Francisco) and the U.S. Department of Justice. 【参考译文】美国农业部在其网站上发布的一篇文章是一个很好的例子,文中提到,由于黄金岩(一名出生于旧金山的中国移民)与美国司法部之间长达一年的斗争,美国最...
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federal court cases establishing that under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution all Americans enjoy the “equal protection of the laws” were brought to vindicate the rights of Asian American. We believe that it is a proud heritage. ...
Police reform to protect targeted communities.Aboutone in every eight people who identify as Asian Americanreport that they or a family member have been unfairly stopped or treated by the police, and in some cases police departments have infiltrated mosques or conducted sting operations directed towar...
to keep her going, and a neighbor whose inquiries lead to her rescue, Sripa finds strength, bravery, and finally the power and selfconfidence to become an advocate for the abolition of human trafficking. Based on the true story of a woman who has seen the worst and best of American life...
The first chapter explores the battle to end racially restrictive covenants using the cases of Tommy Amer and Yin Kim, both of which eventually were reviewed by the US Supreme Court. Neither case aroused much national attention; indeed Cheng notes that the Supreme Court privileged hearing only ...
Tiansang Sylverne (38, Asian American, Illinois, Democrat): I generally care about social issues more than fiscal issues. So after the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, abortion access is now very important to me. Gun control is, too. ...
Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American, decided to ignore the order and instead, argued it was unconstitutional. He refused to go to the internment camps and was subsequently arrested for breaking military law. This led to Korematsu’s lawyers taking the case to the federal court of appeals; they...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC) is applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect access to medication abortion. The high court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to mifepristone which was used ...