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Hate Crime Prevention Art Contest
Hate Crime Prevention Art Contest Sponsored by Allstate Foundation and OCA-National A collaborative project of OCA-New York, South Asian Youth Action! and Chinatown Youth Initiatives Calling all New York City High School Students! Bring out the artist Read More...
Posted 10 July 07 12:25 by grooter_liaison | 0 Comments   
8/1/07: Revisiting Sa-I-Gu
Sa-I-Gu (April 29 th in Korean) symbolizes the social meltdown and havoc when Los Angeles erupted after four cops were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King in 1992. In New York City, Korean Americans also faced organized boycotts and other actions. Read More...
Posted 03 July 07 10:30 by member services | 0 Comments   
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Listing of all the panels nationwide on hate crimes & hatred
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress presents... National Townhall on Hate Crimes June 19th-July 14th Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston and more. In June 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was killed in Detroit by two Read More...
Posted 18 June 07 06:04 by grooter_liaison | 0 Comments   
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Increase of hate crimes against Asian American students
APAs are the fastest growing minority group in the states and as a result of certain changes and overall xenophobic to racist sentiments, Asian American students are experiencing more hatred. Below is a good article on this dilemma: HEADLINE: Asian-American Read More...
Posted 10 June 07 11:25 by grooter1 | 0 Comments   
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June 2007 - Attack against 15 year old Sikh
Read below for an article about a recent attack against a Sikh student and for more information and/or if you want to support the student, please contact the directors of the Sikh Coalition: Neha Kaur, Advocacy Director (212) 729-6141 or Amardeep Singh, Read More...
Posted 05 June 07 06:33 by Anonymous | 0 Comments   
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Marie Stefanie Martinez - anti-Asian hate crime
http://www.petitiononline.com/mtahate1/petition.html http://pacificcitizen.org/content/2007/national/apr6-stom-mta.htm http://www.falloutcentral.com/news/2007/04/17/podcast-episode-interview-with-john-leo-directory-of-community-relations-for-the-chinatown-partnership-new-york-city/ Read More...
Posted 16 May 07 10:27 by Jun Zuniga | 0 Comments   
article on hate crimes against pinays
Bus attack vs. Pinay HS girl sparks anti-hate crime drive The Filipino Express Apr 2, 2007 / Apr 8, 2007 HEADLINE: Bus attack vs. Pinay HS girl sparks anti- hate crime drive ABSTRACT The petition accused the bus driver of "neglecting his moral and ethical Read More...
Posted 15 May 07 12:29 by pizza | 0 Comments   
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The roots of hate crime
I don’t think we can talk about hate crime until we know the roots of contemporary hatred, and we should begin by looking at the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s. I found this great article by Robert J. Norrell that recaps the civil rights era: Read More...
Posted 11 May 07 02:48 by grooter_liaison | 0 Comments   
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in our hate crime forums & discussions, we will address questions like: >> have you or someone you know been a victim of hatred or hate crime? publish your experience and your story >> what is a hate crime? will severe punishments for Read More...
Posted 10 May 07 01:21 by member services | (Comments Off)   
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hate crime series
initiated by APA for Progress ( www.APAforProgress.org ), a coalition of organizations and individuals will launch a series of in-depth, inter-community discussions via live panels (hosted by MOCA ) and online forums (hosted by grooted.org) to focus on Read More...
Posted 10 May 07 10:21 by Urban Flaneur | 0 Comments   
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Who killed Vincent Chin?
In NYC, grooted.org will help Museum of Chinese Americans, APA for Progress, and other community organizations to promote a panel discussion on hate crimes after screening the documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Here are the specifics: Where : H.T. Read More...
Posted 09 May 07 09:49 by member services | 1 Comments   
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