Asian Americans: Speaking Out and Gaining Strength The role of Asian citizens in politics and public life is a story that will surprise a good many Americans. They are now the fastest growing minority group in cities. Sharon D. Austin, Contributor | April 12, 2021 | Opinion
The violent crimes of recent months against Asian Americans are now widely known. What many of us do not know is that Asian citizens and immigrants are the fastest growing minority in American cities, and that they have a long history of civil rights efforts and political activism.
As immigrants, they began migrating to the U.S. during the late 1800s, although their population grew fastest after passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act. Signed by President Lyndon Johnson, this federal law allowed the parents, spouses and children of many immigrants of color to immigrate to America and abolished a 1924 quota that placed bar
By MAY ZHOU in Houston | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-12 09:38 Share CLOSE Protesters hold signs as they march along Market Street before a rally to show solidarity with Asian Americans at Embarcadero Plaza on March 26, 2021 in San Francisco, California. [Photo/Agencies]
George Takei, best known for his acting role in the 1960s TV series Star Trek, recited his experience as a child in a Japanese internment camp in the US and encouraged Asian Americans to actively participate in the democratic process to combat racism.
The virtual discussion, organized by Serica Initiative, SupChina and the Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Friday, was joined by Lee Wong, an Ohio elected official known for recently revealing his scars from US Army service to refute questioning of his Americanness and patriotism, and Justin Lock, special assistant for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) issues with the US Department
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Washington, DC. – United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito has joined West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner to help West Virginia commemorate the state s unique history in the passage of the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment.
Senator Capito now holds the position in the U.S. Senate once occupied by Jennings Randolph. Senator Randolph served in the U.S. Senate from 1958 to 1985. Prior to that, he served in Congress from 1933 to 1947.
Randolph is considered the Father of the 26th Amendment for his 29-year effort to get the Amendment passed through Congress. Randolph first introduced the Amendment in 1942 after then President Franklin Roosevelt reduced the military draft age from 21 to 18.
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Although President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to establish a commission to examine the "membership and size" of the U.S. Supreme Court, it is worth noting that Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), one of the most liberal justices who served on the high court, said in 2019 that packing the court with more judges "would make the court look partisan."