Asian Americans Rising
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@AAPI_Rising
A community of Asian Americans dedicated to uplifting and elevating our collective voice & impact
Still a lot of bills up in the air in the final days of the Texas Legislature. But this one ain't. SB 147 the bill to ban Chinese citizens from buying land in dead after TX House committee refused to consider it houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via @houstonchron
🧷Guns don't make us safer. Banks must pledge to end political donations to NRA-backed and endorsed lawmakers or political candidates. ✊🏽Join our rally with @AMarch4OurLives to demand @WellsFargo and other banks to cut ties with the gun industry. 📝RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/5amE6wgEA0ice2…
UPDATE: Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan hired Herencia LLC as a campaign consultant for her re-election. Corporate docs show the company is owned by Bonita Perez, family member to Julio Perez (former executive director of Orange County Labor Federation fired for sexual misconduct).
I am thrilled that my #AAPIMuseum bill passed the Senate today and is now moving to the President’s desk. I can’t think of any better way to celebrate AAPI heritage month than signing this historic bill into law! Thank you @SenSchumer & @maziehirono for making it happen!
Melahat Rafiei confirmed she's the FBI’s prime cooperating witness in an Anaheim corruption investigation. Cannabis businesses got caught up in the scheme. From the Earth CEO says they intend "to hold accountable those who wronged our company.” ocregister.com/2022/05/19/dem…
Sen. @CoryBooker to Judge Jackson: "I'm not letting anybody in the Senate steal my joy...Don't worry, my sister. Don't worry. God has got you. How do I know that? Because you're here and I know what it's taken for you to sit in that seat."
The Board of Trustees has appointed Sudha Setty as the next dean of @CUNYLaw! She's an exceptional scholar and an experienced legal leader who's currently the dean of @WNEULaw. Setty is the first person of South Asian descent to lead one of our colleges. ow.ly/WoGp50I1IXG
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