CONTACT: Brandon Lee Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago 773-271-0899 x200 blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org Record number of Asian Americans seek office in 2018 Illinois Primary Election winners include first ever Asian American in IL State Senate More Asian Americans in Illinois are seeking political office than ever before, a trend that continued in Tuesday’s primary election. A… Read more »
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Leader Profile: October Gunawan
Meet October, a dedicated volunteer and community leader who identifies as a queer, feminist, socialist (help others like you’d help yourself), radical (everyone can and should do something), disabled AAPI who generally uses the pronouns they/them.
Leader profile: Jenny Korn
Meet Jenny, an Alabama-native whose lifelong lessons in Asian American activism all came together when attending Advancing Justice | Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport press conference in response to the 2017 United Airlines incident regarding the mistreatment & handling of Dr. David Dao, a Vietnamese-American first generation immigrant.
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Just Democracy files amicus brief to protect Election Day Registration
CONTACT: Brandon Lee blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org 773-271-0899 x200 Just Democracy Illinois files amicus brief to protect Election Day Registration in Illinois Today, members of Just Democracy Illinois filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to protect Election Day Registration in Illinois. Members have issued the statement below. Read the full brief here.