@ACJ_AACJ

Asian American civil rights nonprofit organization that advocates for immigrants to gain full participation in the political process

 Detroit, MI
americancitizensforjustice.org
Joined April 2009
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Frances Kai-Hwa Wang@fkwang3 Dec 2019
I'll be speaking about Asian American History and Heroes Dec 6, Dec 8, and Jan 15 thanks to grants from @mihumanities and affiliate of @NEHgov. Here are the details in Chinese. Thanks to community sponsors @AnnHuaSchool @AnnArborAACCOM @ACJ_AACJ
Ann-Hua Chinese School@AnnHuaSchool25 Nov 2019
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The power of women supporting women. Christine Blasey Ford writes about Chanel Miller in Time's 100 Next List #ChanelMiller time.com/collection/time-100…
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One of our board members and a former Japanese internee, Mary Komodoi, featured in a One Detroit segment on Mochitsuki and the Japanese American Citizens League #JapaneseAmerican #Mochitsuki youtu.be/aMYrnRZWdEo

Mochitsuki | One Detroit Clip

One Detroit's Bill Kubota attended the Japanese American Citizens L...

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Asian American voters matter! #changingdemographics
SAALT@SAALTweets9 Nov 2019
Our ED @lsridaran in @nytimes @stavernise story on VAs changing landscape! “The South Asian pop in the South nearly tripled from 2000 to 2017, to 1.4 mil. Of the 10 metro areas that had the largest South Asian growth, 5 are in the South, said Ms. Sridaran” nytimes.com/2019/11/09/us/po…
American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
AdvancingJusticeATL@AAAJ_Atlanta7 Nov 2019
U.S.Citizenship Applications fees are expected to increase & it’s really important to apply before the fees go up The fees are already $725 per person, but with the Trump administration’s proposal, filing fees are expected to increase. Start the process now! Join us on Nov.16
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We have sent 3 shipments of coats to the protectors of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Help us by donating coats, gloves, etc., at 3700 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor. Or call (313) 768-9292 for pick-up. 🧤🧣🧥Read about our effort in the @AAObserver @ProtectMaunaKea annarborobserver.com/article…
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Ansel Adams photographs Japanese internment #stopdetainment businessinsider.com/ansel-ad…

46 photos of life at a Japanese internment camp, taken by Ansel Adams

In 1943, legendary photographer Ansel Adams visited Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

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"The narrative surrounding these kinds of bans plays on racial stereotypes & inaccurate assumptions that sex-selective abortions may be more prevalent in #Asian communities & that those ideals are being brought here, said Sital Kalantry"
NBC Asian America
@NBCAsianAmerica28 Oct 2019
Over the last decade, a wave of legislation targeting sex-selective abortions have passed into law. Here's why reproductive rights advocates say those measures unfairly target Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sex…

Sex-selective abortions: Reproductive rights are being pitted against gender equality

Critics say the bans are "anti-abortion ruses" rooted in an effort to racially profile Asian American and Pacific Islander women.

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It's important to never forget #LarryItliong and his role in shaping the American #Labor movement
California Federation of Labor Unions
@CaliforniaLabor25 Oct 2019
Today is Larry Itliong Day in California, honoring the courageous Filipino American labor leader whose union members began the historic and groundbreaking Delano Grape Strike. @UFWupdates #LarryItliongDay #LaborHistory #1u
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We are proud to announce that we were named a winner of the @knightfdn Arts Challenge with @fkwang! We can't wait to develop a digital anthology & archive by #AsianAmerican activists & allies on #VincentChin, identity, & diversity #detroit #knightfdn knightfoundation.org/press/r…
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We are so excited to be a #Detroit finalist in the @knightfdn’s Art Challenge! with @fkwang #Detroit #KnightFoundation
Knight Foundation
@knightfdn21 Aug 2019
Congratulations 🎉 to the 2019 Knight Arts Challenge #Detroit finalists! These 62 finalists are vying for a share of $2 million to bring their best ideas to life—helping engage + enrich people through the arts. Learn more about their projects: kf.org/kacdetroit19finals #knightarts
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Japanese-American activists fold over 10,000 paper cranes to show solidarity at Texas detention facility nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri… @NBCNews @NBCAsianAmerica #tsuruforsolidarity #NeverAgainIsNow @fkwang

Japanese-American activists fold paper cranes to show solidarity at Texas detention facility

“The story of the crane as symbol of nonviolence and human love is a uniquely Japanese cultural story and we want to bring it to this struggle.”

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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
SDJACL@SDJACL20 Feb 2019
Replying to @gfbnec @latimes @JACL_National @jamuseum
It’s interesting that @latimes keeps giving a venue to these opinions, when they have already disavowed their support for the illegal incarceration of Japanese Americans in 1942 latimes.com/opinion/editoria…

Editorial: 75 years later, looking back at The Times' shameful response to the Japanese internment

Seventy-five years ago today, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, declaring parts of the United States to be military zones from which particular groups of people could be...

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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
Go For Broke National Education Center@gfbnec20 Feb 2019
The @latimes recently ran a letter that asserted FDR issued EO 9066 to “protect citizens,” and that it was not an act that should evoke “shame.” Leaders from @JACL_National, @jamuseum, @jaccc_la, NCRR, @manzanarcomm & GFBNEC have responded in this op-ed: ow.ly/mj5o50lQfpA
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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans@NCAPAtweets2 Nov 2017
Voting is an important responsibility & freedom. Make sure you're ready to vote. Call 888-API-VOTE for bilingual help. #OurAAPIVoice
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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
NBC Asian America
@NBCAsianAmerica28 Sep 2017
For some, the plan to build the fence is an affront to the Japanese Americans who were once forced to live there. nbcnews.to/2xBFBb5

Descendants of World War II internees oppose proposed airport fence on former camp

The land that today includes the Tulelake Municipal Airport was once used as part of the Tule Lake Segregation Center, a Japanese-American incarceration camp.

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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
Advancing Justice Southern California@ajsocal_27 Sep 2017
We support his stand in solidarity with Kaep and others protesting racism, police brutality, white supremacy. #TakeTheKnee #BlackLivesMatter xitter.cf/AAAJ_LA/status/9131453…
Advancing Justice Southern California@ajsocal_27 Sep 2017
We support you Dr. Gu and we continue to ask Asian Americans to speak out against white supremacy buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/asian… via @tanya_chen

People Are Claiming This Asian American Doctor Who Took A Knee Is Too Privileged To Speak Out

Dr. Gu told BuzzFeed News he was simply supporting black Americans after Trump's remarks, but he believes he's now being told to stay quiet, grateful, and act as the "silent model minority."

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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate27 Sep 2017
Asian American doctor receives death threats after showing #solidarity with #TakeAKnee #TakeTheKnee buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/asian…

People Are Claiming This Asian American Doctor Who Took A Knee Is Too Privileged To Speak Out

Dr. Gu told BuzzFeed News he was simply supporting black Americans after Trump's remarks, but he believes he's now being told to stay quiet, grateful, and act as the "silent model minority."

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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
Advancing Justice Southern California@ajsocal_27 Sep 2017
🗣️SPEAK ON IT! #BlackLivesMatter xitter.cf/reappropriate/status/9…
Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate27 Sep 2017
Replying to @reappropriate
Asian Americans, there should be more of us willing to #TakeAKnee #TakeTheKnee, because #BlackLivesMatter.
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American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) retweeted
Go For Broke National Education Center@gfbnec25 Sep 2017
JA incarceration film “And Then They Came For Us” sparks discussion on whether it could happen to Muslims bit.ly/2fN2Irs
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