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    Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, now officially proclaimed Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, takes place in May. It celebrates the culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

    Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

    A presentation featuring leaders in activism and the legal profession who are of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage.

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    21-Day Racial Equity Challenge

    Sign up for the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge, to learn about AAPI communities! The Challenge is set to start in early May.

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    The History

    The history of North America is shaped by the stories of immigrants from Asia and the Pacific and the native people of the Pacific Islands. While some of the earliest Asian immigrants arrived from China, Japan, India, and Korea; immigration reforms tied to U.S. civil rights legislation brought even more groups to the United States—such as Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, Indonesians, the Hmong, and other peoples from South and Central Asia.

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    NAPABA

    The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the preeminent professional development organization and voice for 50,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students.

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    National Association of Asian American Professionals

    The National Association of Asian American Professionals is a non-profit organization that cultivates and empowers Asian & Pacific Islander leaders through leadership development, professional networking, and community service.

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    ABA Statement

    Past ABA President Patricia Lee Refo's Statement on hate crimes against Asian Americans

    Statement from March 31, 2021. The American Bar Association does not tolerate racial discrimination or hate crimes and will continue its broad-based efforts to eradicate them. Unfortunately, we are seeing a spate of attacks against people of color in this country that have caused many to live in fear.

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    Stand Against Hate

    Since the start of the pandemic, NAPABA and its affiliates have worked to elevate the importance and need to address hate violence and incidents against Asian Americans.

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    Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Resources

    NAPABA has established pro bono legal resources to ensure local communities have legal resources to address the most egregious hate-fueled attacks against the Asian American community.

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021 Webinar Series

    In this engaging series by the Section for Civil Rights and Social Justice and the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, dive into the experiences of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Take a look inside the social, political, and economic issues they have and continue to face.

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    Resource Archive

    Article - As hate crimes grow more violent, here are some policy recommendations to protect the communities they impact

    ABA Journal - March 8, 2021 | On Jan. 7, in the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol building, the front page of The New York Times read, “Trump Incites Mob: Rampage in Capitol Forces Evacuations; It's 'Part of His Legacy,' a Republican Says.” Indeed, it is striking that former President Donald J. Trump concluded his term of office on a note similar to the one when he launched his election campaign: inciting violence and lawless action against fellow Americans.

    Webinar - COVID-19: Threats to Democracy and to Public Safety Through the Lens of the Asian American Experience

    CRSJ - April 13, 2020 | The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a violent upsurge of discriminatory, racist, and xenophobic attacks, both physical and verbal, against Asian Americans. The situation has been exacerbated by Ex-President Trump, his administration, and other high profile individuals, who have insisted on calling COVID-19 the “Chinese virus” “Wuhan virus,” or “Kung Flu” to racialize the pandemic.