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S.F. school board rescinds resolution excluding Asians
February 2, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
The San Francisco Board of Education formally rescinded a resolution Jan. 24 from 1906, which “excluded children of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ancestry from normal schools and restricted them to […] READ MORE
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C(API)TOL CORRESPONDENT: AAPI political power on the rise in face of new threats
January 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
A few rays of hope for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders penetrated the dark shadow cast by hate crimes and the resurrection of the white supremacy movement following the presidential […] READ MORE
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Advocacy group calls for protection of mosques after derogatory letter
December 1, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — An Islamic advocacy group is calling on authorities to step up protection for mosques after a San Jose Islamic center received a derogatory letter in the mail […] READ MORE
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Federal review of SFPD finds racial disparities in stops and searches, lack of accountability
October 27, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
A U.S. Department of Justice report released Oct. 12 found racial disparities in traffic stops and searches, problems in the handling of use of force incidents and a lack of […] READ MORE
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Asian American organizations demand apology from Fox News for ‘racist’ segment
October 13, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
The Asian American Journalists Association issued a statement Oct. 5 demanding an apology from Fox News for a segment on Chinese American voters. The Oct. 3 segment of “Watters’ World” […] READ MORE
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Republican politico uses racial slur
May 26, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) used a racial slur to refer to people of Japanese descent May 13 on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program while discussing his opposition toward the presumptive Republican […] READ MORE
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New racist text message scandal triggers review of 200+ criminal cases
April 28, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
The latest racist text scandal involving four San Francisco police officers, including one who now faces criminal charges, could affect more than 200 criminal cases, Public Defender Jeff Adachi said […] READ MORE
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Adachi and ACLU call for stronger civil rights probes of police department
April 14, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s public defender and the American Civil Liberties Union both called April 5 for independent governmental investigations into alleged racist text messages and use-of-force policies in the city’s Police […] READ MORE
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Spectators shout racial slurs at Sacramento-area high school game
March 17, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Student spectators from Oak Ridge High School, in Northern California’s El Dorado Hills, made racial taunts and other appearance-related insults against Asian American basketball players from C.K McClatchy High School […] READ MORE
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Asian American artists and orgs object to ‘racist’ joke at Academy Awards
March 17, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Asian American nonprofits and actors have spoken out against a joke delivered at the 88th Academy Awards Feb. 28 that many have deemed racist. Actor and comedian […] READ MORE
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