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Thank you to all who came to O'Hare to show support for Dr. Dao & call for accountability from United & Aviation Police
#100DaysOfResistance
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🎉 HUGE WIN!! After a years-long campaign Chicago's racist Gang Database is officially ERASED w/ yesterday's vote by the Community Commission on Public Safety. This moment was years in the making by dedicated activits with
@OCAD_CHI
,
@byp100
,
@BPNCchicago
,
@jcua_chicago
& more!
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We applaud the House Judiciary Committee for passing immigration provisions in the FY22 Budget Reconciliation Package that included a pathway to citizenship for immigrants.
#RacialJustice
&
#CivilRights
provisions brings us closer to
#Citizenship4All
!
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BREAKING NEWS: The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act, HB 376, just passed the Illinois House!
Thank you to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz for leading this historic effort to teach Asian American history in all public schools. Now, on to the Senate!
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Chicago turned out for the
#FakeNationalEmergency
rally downtown at Federal Plaza ✊✊🏼✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
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It’s official! Chicago will have its first Asian American majority ward in 2023 🎉🎉🎉
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Congress: end family visa backlogs & provide diversity visas NOW!
#backofwhatline
#weekofaction
#congress
#legislation
#immigration
#ValueOurFamilies
@ValueFamilies
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Lunar New Year is a celebratory time for many Asian American communities. This should have been a time of joy, but is now a time of grief. No one should have to live in fear of mass shootings or gun violence.
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We have several free virtual bystander intervention trainings coming up this month! Join us and learn strategies that will help keep our communities safe against racist harassment and hate.
Learn more or sign up here:
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BREAKING NEWS: The TEAACH Act (HB376) just passed the Senate with a vote of 57-0!
Now, the bill will go back to the House for a concurrence vote before going to the Governor’s desk.
#TEAACHAct
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We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of another member of the Asian American community, Suraj Mahadeva, who was a victim of gun violence in Palmer Square over the weekend. Suraj had his whole life ahead of him and we are heartbroken that his life was cut short.
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We are heartbroken and devastated by the tragic loss of two members of the Asian American community in the last week, Woom Sing Tse in Chinatown and Rae Sub Park in Budlong Woods. Both were victims of gun violence and should be alive today. (1)
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We're thrilled to share that Gov. Pritzker has appointed our Executive Director Grace Pai to the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes. We at Advancing Justice | Chicago are excited for her to serve in this new role.
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Today, we’re excited to announce our new TEAACH curricular resources for teachers! As we prepare for the TEAACH Act to go into effect in fall 2022, we hope to support educators in teaching AsAm history! See the resources: (1)
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Buses of IL Network for Pretrial Justice members are on their way to Springfield!! Lobby Day here we come!!
@endmoneybond
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Advancing Justice | Chicago is excited to announce that effective June 30, our new Executive Director will be Andy Kang! (
@andykangjustice
)
Read statements from Board President Michael P. Chu, current Executive Director Tuyet Le, and Andy here:
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We are horrified by the tragic mass shooting in Monterey Park, CA. While it is too soon to know if this was a racially motivated attack, our hearts go out to the families of the victims, survivors, and the Monterey Park community as they mourn this loss on Lunar New Year weekend.
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It is with tremendous joy that we congratulate
@gracekp3
, our Director of Organizing, as Advancing Justice | Chicago's next Executive Director.
Read more here:
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BREAKING NEWS: The TEAACH Act, HB 376, has passed the Illinois House on concurrence 108-10 and is headed to the Governor’s desk!
If signed into law, IL will be the first state in the country to require all public schools to include a unit of Asian American history.
#TEAACHAct
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This sit-in is organized by
#BLMChiYouth
to protest the ongoing and systemic attack on communities of color
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.
@BLMChi
- who is this America for? We stand in solidarity w/ immigrants, undocumented comm, Muslims
#NoBanNoWall
#100daysofresistance
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HAPPENING NOW! Organizers with
@stopshotspotter
are having a press conference calling on the city to cancel the racist and ineffective shot spotter technology!
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We just made history! Illinois is the first state in the nation to require a unit of Asian American history to be taught in all public schools.
#TEAACHAct
Thank you to our
#TEAACH
Coalition members,
@JenGGforRep
, and
@senvillivalam
for leading this fight. We did it!
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We are standing with Chicago alderpeople
@ByronSigcho
@MattMartinChi
@DanielLaSpata
@RossanaFor33
@Andrefor40th
@rodriguezfor22
@CDRosa
in calling to build up our community defenses and protect immigrants
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Advancing Justice | Chicago is thrilled to congratulate
@JiananShi
on his appointment as president of the Chicago Board of Education today!
Jianan is the executive director of
@ILRaiseYourHand
and a former volunteer leader with Advancing Justice | Chicago.
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Happening NOW: Press conference & rally outside CPS HQ at 42 W. Madison. Students SHOWED UP! Our KINETIC Youth, along with students across the city, are walking out of class to protest the way the district has handled COVID safety. Organized by
@chiradsCPS
📣
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Happening Now: Overcrowded room at Rogers Park Neighborhood Action Network meeting
#ProtectRP
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The
#TEAACHAct
will be voted on tomorrow in the House Committee! Help us bring an Asian American history curriculum to IL schools by taking 2 mins to submit a witness slip by 8:30 Wednesday so legislators can see how many people support TEAACH!
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Tatiana Munoz of
@PASOACTION
talks about the 3 children, who were citizens, detained at O’Hare Airport.
It is unacceptable for family members to be used as pawns for deportation by government agencies such as CBP & ICE.
#ShutDownCBP
#NoRoom4CBP
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Packed house as we're underway! Let's rally for the TRUST act and make our state a
#WelcomingIL
!
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Thank you
@gregpak
@runwithskizzers
@sawdustbear
@Trungles
@AmyChu
and
#randallpark
and everyone that joined us for AsAm Creator Happy Hour fundraiser tonight. Proceeds benefit our Bystander Intervention Training program.
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The forum has started and the candidates are on stage. Follow along as we live tweet the forum. The candidates are:
@KamBucknerChi
@ChuyChicago
@JaymalGreen
@Brandon4Chicago
@Sawyer4Chicago
@PaulVallas
,
@DrWillieWilson
#AsAmMayoralForum23
#ChicagoMayoralForum
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Thrilled to be at
@AsianAcadSurg
2021 Society of Asian Academics Surgeons Conference (SAAS). Thank you SAAS for your support and partnership!
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We’re in front of the
@Marriott
Marquis Chicago demanding that we
#ShutDownCBP
.
JOIN US IN 30 MINUTES.
Sign the petition:
#NoRoom4CBP
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Our executive director Andy Kang penned an op-ed in the
@Chicago_Reader
addressing the dangers of racist rhetoric surrounding COVID-19, and how the pandemic is an opportunity to tackle racial injustice:
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We’re here at Niles West High School for the bill signing ceremony of the TEAACH Act! Watch our livestream shortly on our Facebook page:
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#SCOTUS
decision today to uphold Trump’s racist Muslim Ban will join the hall of shame along with other disgraceful cases.
#NoMuslimBanEver
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Our A Just Chi leaders are out marching against money bond, which unfairly punishes low income folks & communities of color in the criminal justice system. We shouldn’t have a system where the rich can get out of jail & the poor must stay.
#EndMoneyBond
#AsianAmsAgainstMoneyBond
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"This is a moment for Asian Americans to actively build solidarity with Black communities to confront two sides of the same problem: the legacies of white supremacy that are hurting our communities."
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It’s time to end ICE detention in Illinois. People like Al-Amin deserve to be free.
#ReleasesNotTransfers
#FreeThemAll
@SecMayorkas
@EROChicago
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📣📣📣 TODAY:
@AAAJ_Chicago
held a press conference on the University of Chicago campus to denounce increased policing & surveillance in
#HydePark
& surrounding communities in the wake of two local incidents of gun violence. WATCH NOW:
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40 years later, the campaign for justice is still relevant. Today and tomorrow in Detroit is the first-ever Midwest Asian American Documentary Filmmakers Convening. Join the 4-day commemoration this weekend virtually or in-person in Detroit:
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Why the Chinese American community shouldn't rally around
#PeterLiang
:
@caaav
#Asians4BlackLives
#BlackLivesMatter
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🎉📷 Advancing Justice is proud to announce our ED
@gracekp3
will join
@LGCChicago
Fellows Class of 2024!
Her work with them will foster a deeper understanding of the issues facing the Asian American community and build a better Chicago for all.
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DAY 1 of the Advancing Justice National Summit in Chicago!
We’re so excited to bring together 160 Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates, organizers, and community leaders from around the country for important conversations!
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliates meeting with
@SenatorDurbin
in Chicago as we work to
#SaveDACA
& protect immigrant communities
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We're not done & we'll be back! We shut down Ida B. Wells w/
@icirr
@HANACenter
@BPNCchicago
@LSNAChicago
@nakasec
@MAMFRC_
@AAFS_IL
@SSIPchicago
@JCUA_News
for 1.5 hours to demand
@SenatorDurbin
to do his job! Take action:
#Citizenship4All
#DurbinDeliver
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In bittersweet news, our Executive Director
@andykangjustice
will be transitioning out of his role this summer to become the new ED of the Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition. Read his letter to the Advancing Justice-Chicago community here:
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We’re devastated by the news coming out of Atlanta, and we stand with our affiliate
@AAAJ_Atlanta
and the work they are doing to hold families and communities in this time.
We are shaken by the violence in our city that has left 8 ppl dead, including members of the Asian American community. We are gathering info about what happened & the needs of directly impacted are. Now is the time to hold the victims & their families in our hearts & with light
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We ran into rep-elect
@HoanDHuynh
and shared why we care about protecting the Pretrial Fairness Act!
#PretrialFairnessNow
#EndMoneyBond
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We celebrate civil rights trailblazer & Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen who helped pass the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act. The legislation created a bill of rights for survivors & lessened the burdens they must go through when reporting assaults.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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Heading to the Capitol to meet up
@march2spfld
with
@ONENorthside
! Our communities deserve a budget that puts people & planet FIRST!
#twill
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Attendees of
#JusticeConf19
are out here with
@NQAPIA
demanding the release of Chin, an Asian trans man from Hong Kong who has been in solitarily confinement for 15 months.
#FreeChinNow
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Earlier this week we joined our coalition partners
@stopshotspotter
to demand that Chicago end its contract with Shotspotter, an ineffective gunshot detection technology that surveils Black and brown communities.
READ:
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Today’s our Executive Director Andy Kang’s official last day. We are humbled by his leadership, passion, and dedication that he has put into our community and are all better for it. We wish him the best of luck in his new chapter in Pennsylvania!
@andykangjustice
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It’s time to say NO MORE. There is no place for CBP & ICE in our communities.
#NoRoom4CBP
#ShutDownCBP
@ConMijente
@OCAD_CHI
@JCUA_News
@NIJC
@icirr
@CTU_IWP
@PASOACTION
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We’re excited to go out on this lovely day to gather petitions for the Pretrial Fairness Act! There’s a lot of disinfo about ending money bond to fight!! Sign to show your support at
@endmoneybond
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A Just Chi leaders recently planned & hosted a mixer for orgs in the Erase the Database Coalition! We signed postcards/petitions, wrote letters to folks in detention, & painted a banner w/ reps from
@stopshotspotter
!
#endpolicesurveillance
(1)
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As organizations committed to supporting immigrants and refugees and centering the needs of our most vulnerable community members, we strongly support the move to convert the Broadway Armory into a temporary shelter for recently arrived asylum-seekers.
#ImmigrantsWelcome
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We're out here with
@icirr
calling on the city of Chicago to be a welcoming city by investing in Black and brown communities where new immigrants, longtime residents and all Chicagoans can thrive!
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We honor Patsy Takemoto Mink, the 1st woman of color elected to Congress! She was 1 of the authors of the Women's Educational Equity Act, known as Title IX, which mandated that any institution receiving federal funding equally support men & women in academics & athletics
#AAPIHM
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In Chicago,
#RefugeeResilience
is shown at the
@CambodianMuseum
- educating visitors about the history of genocide while honoring and working through trauma for survivors and future generations.
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1 of 7 Asian immigrants is undocumented and excluded from every COVID-19 relief legislation that has passed Congress so far. In this pandemic we are suffering. Click to tweet at your Senator to pass the HEROES Act &
#StandwithImmigrants
!
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So proud of our Director of Organizing Grace Pai (
@gracekp3
) for being awarded in the 2021 Leaders for a New Chicago cohort, alongside an impressive and well-deserving list of individuals. Thank you
@FieldFoundation
and
@macfound
!
The Field Foundation in partnership with
@macfound
today announced the 2021 Leaders for a New Chicago. Congratulations to these 10 visionary & impactful Leaders! Click the link to learn more about them.
#LeadersForANewChicago
#LFNC21
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Victory for a
#WelcomingIL
!
@GovRauner
commits to signing the Illinois TRUST Act -- read our statement here:
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On March 12, the collective heart of the Asian American Chicagoland community was beating together – we gathered in Horner Park to remember the six Asian women whose lives were lost on March 16, 2021 in Atlanta.
#RememberingMarch16
(1)
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Chicago shows up! We marched w/ partner orgs to demand
@potus
& Congress keep promises: legalization, citizenship, & stopping deportations! TAKE ACTION & tell reps to DISREGARD Parl & pass a path to
#Citizenship4All
THIS YEAR:
#ProtectDontDeport
#WeAreHome
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THIS is the power of community! The
#WelcomingIL
Campaign is the proud recipient of this year’s
@WoodsFundChi
Power Of Community award at
#CNDA24
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Workers rights are immigrant rights, and immigrant rights are workers rights
@chifightfor15
#HeretoStay
#WeWillResist
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Our hearts are heavy as we see anti-Asian racism & racist violence continue to rise, w/ multiple mass shootings around the country this month. We grieve w/ the survivors, families, & loved ones of those killed & harmed. Our full statement:
#StopAsianHate
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It's time for Advancing Justice | Chicago and the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition's quad-annual Chicago Mayoral Candidate Forum!
Our 2023 Mayoral Candidate Forum will take place on Monday, February 6, from 6-8 pm at the Chicago History Museum! Doors open at 5:45pm.
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Advancing Justice | Chicago is proud of our role in this campaign by engaging progressive Asian Americans in the important fight to end racist policing!
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The
#ReimagineChi
forum is STANDING ROOM ONLY! People from across the city are here to demand that our next mayor stands with us on the issues we care about ✊✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾✊🏼✊🏻
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.
@womensmarchchi
:Protecting immigrant families from deportation is a women's issue!
#WelcomingIL
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Asian American community-based orgs are coming together on March 12 at 2pm at Horner Park to commemorate the anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings that took place on March 16, 2021. Let us remember the victims & honor their memories. RSVP:
SAVE THE DATE: On 3/12, join us in remembrance and solidarity as we mark the one year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings that occurred on March 16. In Atlanta, together with
@AsianAAF
, we are hosting a community remembrance event in person on 03/12 (RSVP coming soon).
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We’re here in Springfield with 400 of our comrades & community members to talk facts not fear mongering about ending cash bail! We all want fairness & safety for our communities, and with
@endmoneybond
@peopleslobbyusa
@SOULInChicago
and so many more we’re going to fight for it!
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Earlier today, Chicago City Council passed a ward map that created a majority Asian American ward in Greater Chinatown and unified the Asian and immigrant community of Albany Park into one ward.
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The Chicago Latino Caucus released a proposed citywide map that creates 16 majority Black wards, 15 majority Latino wards, & 15 majority white wards, but no majority
#AsianAmerican
ward.
@CBCACchicago
&
@AAAJ_Chicago
call on the Latino Caucus:
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What Anooshka said.
Chicago City Council has an opportunity to address decades of disinvestment our south and west side communities. It's time to pass Treatment Not Trauma, Peacebook, and more. There's enough for all of us, whether we're white, Black, or brown.
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Colleges do not use quotas. They use holistic review to look at a person in their entirety.
#NotYourCover
#MoreThanANumber
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This is the first major victory to reimagine public safety under
@ChicagosMayor
and fulfills a major campaign promise.
We are eager to pass initiatives like Bring Chicago Home, Stop Shotspotter, Treatment Not Trauma, and other important proposals that safeguard lives.
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It's time for Asian Americans to be represented in US history! The TEAACH Act would add an Asian American history curriculum to IL schools, ensuring our important stories are told. Thank you
@senvillivalam
& Rep. Gong-Gershowitz for sponsoring the bill!
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🎃🦇Trick or treat! Happy Halloween from the
@AAAJ_Chicago
team! Have a great weekend and stay safe.
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Today we’re featuring music artist
@rubyibarra
! She uses hip hop as a platform to express her experience & empowerment as a Filipina American & incorporates Tagalog & Waray in her music. Her song “Us” called on Filipina women to reclaim their narrative.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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We are growing, we are powerful, and there’s also more to be done! Great to hear about the work being done to build power and engage Asian Americans across the country.
#JusticeConf18
#advancingjustice
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