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Annotated Web Links
| Asian American Movement Ezine | | In the summer of 1999, a group of Asian Americans in the Boston area decided to create an alternative medium for political, cultural, and social exchange on Asian-American issues. Asian American Movement Ezine seeks to network Asian-American activists in different places, across generations, and with differing viewpoints in order to build Asian-American activism. This site contains a history of radical and revolutionary Asian-American social movements, and it has links to current movements for social justice.
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http://www.aamovement.net/index.html
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| UCLA Asian American Studies Center | | The Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, is dedicated to contributing to an understanding of the long-neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in American society.
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http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/index.html
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| AsianWeek.com | | AsianWeek, the only English-language national newsweekly for Asian-Pacific Americans has become the link for American-born Asians to better understand their community. It has become a bridge for Asian immigrants to mainstream American culture. Likewise, it is the primary vehicle for mainstream America to learn of the concerns and aspirations of one of the country's fastest growing communities. This Web site has an archive of past articles.
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http://news.asianweek.com/news/
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| National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC) | | Founded in 1991, the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium works to advance the human and civil rights of Asian Americans through advocacy, public policy, public education, and litigation. This Web site has reports on hate crimes against Asian Americans, immigration, voting rights, welfare reform, and other issues that affect Asians and Pacific Islanders.
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http://www.napalc.org/default2.htm
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| Asian Law Caucus (ALC) | | The mission of the Asian Law Caucus is to promote, advance, and represent the legal and civil rights of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Recognizing that social, economic, political, and racial inequalities continue to exist in the United States, the Asian Law Caucus is committed to the pursuit of equality and justice for all sectors of American society, with a special focus on addressing the needs of low-income Asian and Pacific Islanders.
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http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/
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| Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) | | Founded in 1974, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is the first legal rights organization on the East Coast serving Asian Americans. It was founded by a group of lawyers, law students, and community activists who believed that the law should be used as a tool to achieve social and economic justice for Asian Americans and all Americans. This Web site has information on hate crimes against Asian Americans, civil rights issues, etc.
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http://www.aaldef.org/index.html
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| Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) | | The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) was established as a hybrid organization focusing on the legal needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community. Its original mission: to provide legal services, education, and civil rights support to positively influence and impact primarily the Asian Pacific American community.
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http://www.apalc.org/index.htm
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| National Asian American Telecommunication Association | | NAATA's mission is to present stories that convey the richness and diversity of the Asian Pacific American experience to the broadest audience possible. NAATA funds, produces, distributes, and exhibits films, videos, and new media. This site has materials for Asian-American studies curricula.
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http://www.naatanet.org/index.html
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| Asian American Writers' Workshop | | Established in 1991, The Asian American Writers' Workshop, Inc., is a nonprofit literary arts organization dedicated to the creation, development, publication, and dissemination of Asian-American literature. The Workshop publishes The Asian Pacific American Journal, the literary magazine Ten, and various anthologies on underrepresented Asian-American experiences.
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http://www.aaww.org/
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| Asian American Journalist Association | | AAJA is a membership organization with about 1,700 members in 18 chapters across the U.S. and Asia. AAJA members are part of an elaborate network of Asian-American journalists, media partners, and friends who continue to have a profound impact on the field of journalism, both locally and nationally. Their Web site contains information about scholarships and internships for Asian-American journalism majors. It also contains information about career workshops.
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http://www.aaja.org/
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| South Asian Women's Organizations | | This site provides links to South Asian women's organizations, listservs, support groups, etc.
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http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/SAW.orgn.html
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| Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) | | In 2000, the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR) decided to adopt its non-profit name, Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress, with the same acronym, NCRR. The new name better reflects the ongoing work of NCRR: active participation in the broad areas of civil rights, as well as continued commitment to redress for Japanese Americans and Japanese Latin Americans.
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http://www.ncrr-la.org/about.html
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| Japanese American Network | | This site provides links to other sites on the Japanese-American internment during WW II, as well as to sites on Japanese-American history.
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http://www.janet.org/janet_history/ja_history.html
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