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LANDMARK VOTING REFORMS WILL HELP ASIAN AMERICANS AND ALL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tuyet Le Phone: 773-271-0899 x201 Email: tle@advancingjustice-chicago.org  LANDMARK VOTING RIGHTS BILL PASSES IN SPRINGFIELD VOTING REFORMS WILL HELP ASIAN AMERICANS AND ALL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CHICAGO – In a huge victory for Illinois voters, legislators passed SB 172 which allows eligible residents to register and vote on Election Day, expands early voting,… Read more »

Immigrants win today, but will continue the fight tomorrow

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — November 20, 2014 Media Contact: Tuyet Le (Chicago) TLe@advancingjustice-chicago.org 773-271-0899 x201 773-456-3589 Immigrants win today, but will continue the fight tomorrow President Obama delivers his promise of relief, but 6 million immigrants will continue to live in fear WASHINGTON, D.C. – After years of community-led advocacy, which included Asian and Latino undocumented immigrants… Read more »

ADVANCING JUSTICE CALLS ON CHICAGO BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO KEEP POLLS OPEN

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION November 4, 2014 Contact: Tuyet Le TLe@advancingjustice-chicago.org 773.271.0899 x201 ADVANCING JUSTICE CALLS ON CHICAGO BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO KEEP POLLS OPEN CHICAGO – Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Chicago calls on the Chicago Board of Elections to keep Election Day Registration sites open past the scheduled 7:00pm closing time. For… Read more »

2014 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire Press Release

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION October 22, 2014 Contact: Andy Kang akang@advancingjustice-chicago.org 773.271.0899 x222 Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago and the PAVE Coalition Releases 2014 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire Bruce Rauner Fails to Respond CHICAGO – On October 22, Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Chicago (Advancing Justice—Chicago) and the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition released their 2014 Gubernatorial Candidate… Read more »

Nation’s Largest Asian American Civil Rights Group Adds First Affiliate in U.S. South

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PRESS RELEASE Nation’s Largest Asian American Civil Rights Group Adds First Affiliate in U.S. South FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 CONTACT Ling Woo Liu (415) 939-6050 lingl@advancingjustice.org ___________________________________________ Washington, DC – To better serve the rapidly growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the U.S. South, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the national… Read more »