Jerry Clarito, founding Executive Director of the Alliance of Filipinos for immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE), will be honored at the 2016 Milestone Awards Benefit on April 27
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IL Senate to hold hearing on proposed Automatic Voter Registration bill
A proposal to streamline and simplify voter registration in Illinois will be heard during an Illinois Senate hearing on Wednesday, April 20th.
Meet the Milestone 2016 awardees: Allstate Asian American Network Change Agents!
Maria Odiamar Racho and Khai Yang, past leaders of the Allstate Asian American Network, will be honored at this year’s Milestone Awards Benefit on April 27
Welcome Theanne and Jireh!
This January, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is pleased to host two new interns who will be working with us for the next few months. Let’s get to know Theanne Liu and Jireh Kang, both of Northwestern University (Go Wildcats!):
VISTA Profile: Ruth Martinez (JASC)
By Ruth Martinez, AmeriCorps VISTA member with Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) I had no idea about AmeriCorps until my career counselor at Morningside College suggested to apply. When I started the AmeriCorps application process, my first thoughts were to re-establish myself at home in California or stay in Iowa. However, my search suddenly changed…. Read more »