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Media Mention, Immigrant rightsAsianWeek: "South Asian Americans Convene in DC"AsianWeek Dalip Singh Saund was born in a village in Punjab Province, India, in 1899. In 1956, after emigrating to California, getting a Ph.D. in mathematics at U.C. Berkeley, working in agriculture, and serving as a judge, he became the first Asian Pacific American elected to the United States Congress. KALW UpFront: "On the deportation of Pakistanis in Lodi"UpFront Radio (New California Media), KALW-FM Mini from ASATA spoke to Sandip Roy about immigrants in the U.S., and her recent trip to Lodi, California. Click to hear the full program (streaming RealAudio). KPFA Apex Express: "Aftermath of arrests"KPFA Apex Express Aftermath of arrests: What was it like in Lodi when the FBI came to town? Lawyer and ASATA activist, Veena Dubal talks about the atmosphere in the small town and why she decided to assist Pakistani Americans living there. By ASATA at Jul 14 2005 - 19:00 | Immigrant rights | Media Mention
Pakistan Link: "San Francisco Celebrates Pakistan’s Independence"Pakistan Link San Francisco: The 57th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated with much fanfare in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on August 14, 2004 as over 6000 people came to share the joy of the occasion in the largest annual gathering of the Pakistani-American community held in Northern California. And once again the Pakistan Association of the San Francisco Bay Area (www.pasfbayarea.org) needs our commendation because the logistics of an event of this size are indeed formidable. But beyond that the credit goes to Pakistanis plus other South Asians and their descendents, some of whom have lived in the California Central Valley for almost a century (since almost 40 years before India’s Partition). Poor News Network: "About their departure"Poor News Network In the early waking hours of a crisp May morning in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco, United States federal officials stormed into the Hotel Sunrise on Valencia Street. Looking for a “deportee,” the agents terrorized residents getting ready for a day’s work. SF Chronicle: "100 rally to protest U.S. raids in Mission"San Francisco Chronicle About 100 people gathered in front of federal immigration offices Wednesday in San Francisco to protest recent raids in the Mission District. Organizers of the rally say they know of at least three raids by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since early May that have resulted in arrests and deportations. They invoked San Francisco's refuge ordinance -- which prohibits use of city funds and resources in enforcing federal immigration laws -- in calling for an end to the sweeps. KPFA Evening News: "Bay Area Deportation"KPFA Evening News A Filipino family, who has lived in the Bay Area for almost 20 years, may be deported on 30 June. The Support The Cuevas Family gathered today outside the offices of Senator Barbara Boxer. Press Conference - Robin Rodriguez, Community Organizer, discusses the issues pertaining to the Cuevas family, who now have a long history in Fremont, California. The eldest daughter, Donna, she says, graduated from Cal State-Hayward last Saturday. She further states that there are two kids from the family at San Jose State University. The plea to Senator Boxer is discussed. SF Bay Guardian: "ICE raids Mission hotel"San Francisco Bay Guardian In a highly unusual raid, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the Hotel Sunrise, a residential hotel in the Mission District, about 6:30 a.m. on May 6 and emerged soon after with nine immigrants in shackles. At least seven of those immigrants – all from Mexico – were deported within 48 hours without access to a hearing, according to reports from family members and friends. The other two, both of whom tenants say are natives of India, may still be in ICE's custody. NLG SF Chapter News: "9-11 Project Update"National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter News Excerpt: A total of 13,000 some Arabs and South Asians scheduled for deportation. 11,000 some Iraqi-Americans questioned by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A new Office of the Inspector General report has openly critiqued the questioning of over 5,000 Arabs and Muslims for its egregious human rights abuses. The newest "enemy combatant" has been branded. Every day, it seems like a new Aschroft order has been issued, a new case has arisen, a new chapter is written in the story of post-September 11 United States. India Currents: "Being Brown in America"India Currents Syed Mahmood, a marketing consultant in Union City, CA, who grew up in Pakistan, decided to run for the 13th Congressional District in California this year. Then his campaign headquarters started getting calls describing him as a "turban head" and "camel jockey." Hitesh Tolani, a 20 year-old junior in Columbia, SC, who came to the U.S. when he was 18 months old, was applying for permanent residency so he could accept scholarships from Ivy League colleges. Then the INS informed him and his mother that they needed to leave the country. His mother had omitted to file their papers years ago while coping with his father's death and her own breast cancer. His 15-year-old brother Ravi, an American citizen by birth, could stay. AsianWeek: "Report Card: George W. Bush"AsianWeek Foreign Policy Grade: B In the brief period between Bush’s inauguration and Sept. 11th, there have been a handful of highly controversial foreign policy decisions that have elicited mixed responses. From nuclear missile defense to the environment, the current administration has made clear its intention to change America’s relationship with the world, polarizing public opinion. AsianWeek: "Suspected Terrorists To Be Tried in Military Tribunals"AsianWeek In another step toward winning the `War on Terrorism,' the Bush administration issued a Military Order to try suspected terrorists in military tribunals on Nov. 14. President Bush maintained that as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces of the United States, he would appoint three officers to conduct non-public trials for suspected terrorists. By ASATA at Dec 6 2001 - 00:00 | Immigrant rights | Media Mention | Peace | Continued... | 589 trackbacks
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