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Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. The Asian American Foundation Launches to Improve AAPI Advocacy, Power, and Representation Across American Society May 3, 2021 GMT None WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian American Foundation (“TAAF”) today announced its launch as a convener, incubator, and funder for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) community. TAAF has already raised $125 million among its board members to support AAPI organizations and causes over the next five years — the largest philanthropic...

Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing today. “Today’s testimony makes clear that, while the pandemic continues to have serious impacts on public health and our economy, it has also created a civil rights crisis for many of America’s workers,” said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. “All of us have a critical role to play in our economic recovery. We must come to...

1 2021-04-25 08:32:44Xinhua Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download People march to protest against anti-Asian hate crimes on Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, April 4, 2021. A big "Stop Asian Hate" rally and march was held here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) Multiple advocacy organizations and the Chinese business community in the United States are calling for actions to cope with the historic rise of hatred, violence and xenophobia targeting Asian and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the country. The United State...

2021-04-24 07:05:48 GMT2021-04-24 15:05:48(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Xinhua writer Liu Yanan NEW YORK, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Multiple advocacy organizations and the Chinese business community in the United States are calling for actions to cope with the historic rise of hatred, violence and xenophobia targeting Asian and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the country. The United States reported a spurt of anti-AAPI crimes during the pandemic. According to Stop AAPI Hate, a California-based nonprofit social organization, it received nearly 3,800 reports of attacks or abuse against people ...

Share it Mayors, local leaders and Biden administration officials urged localities to address the increase of anti-Asian discrimination and violence in cities during a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) meeting.  The calls follow last month's attack in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. More than 4,500 anti-Asian attacks have been reported since February 2020, according to the groups Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) and Stop AAPI Hate.  The leaders condemned the attacks during last week's meeting and discussed how local and federal actions can co...