Archive for January, 2009

Jan30

Honolulu Advertiser: ‘More join ceded lands fight’

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Honolulu Advertiser reporter Gordon Pang mentions EJS and JACL in his roundup of amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in the case involving lands held in trust for Native Hawaiians. Because the U.S. has admitted that the 1893 overthrow was illegal, “the ceded lands hold unique cultural, spiritual and political significance for the Native [...]

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Jan29

Eva Paterson: ABC7 Story on Ledbetter Act

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Eva Paterson is included in a story by ABC7′s Mark Matthews on President Obama’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which will make it easier for people to get the pay they deserve — regardless of their gender, race, or age. The Act was introduced by Bay Area Congressman George Miller.

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Jan29

Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Lawsuit Over Lands Held in Trust for Native Hawaiians

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EJS and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) today filed a legal brief (download PDF here) with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will determine whether the State of Hawai‘i can fulfill its constitutional responsibility as trustee of lands meant to serve Hawai‘i’s indigenous people. The case, State of Hawaii v. Office of [...]

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Jan27

Eva Paterson at Equality Summit in LA

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Eva Paterson spoke this past weekend on Jan. 24 in L.A. at the Equality Summit, an Equality California-sponsored gathering of community leaders committed to winning back marriage equality in California to network, share information and resources, and plan next steps. In addition to the videos of Eva’s presentation above, you can see other videos and [...]

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Jan23

President Appoints Tony West as Asst. Attorney General, Civil Division

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President Barack Obama yesterday announced his nomination of Morrison & Foerster partner Tony West to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. “I am grateful to have these distinguished individuals joining my administration, and I have the greatest confidence that their service will meet the highest standards of [...]

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Jan22

Eva Paterson on NPR This Morning

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EJS President Eva Paterson is scheduled to be on NPR’s “News & Notes” program today at approximately 1:05 p.m. ET/10:05 a.m. PT.  You can listen online at npr.org. Eva will be sharing her thoughts on the Obama Administration and civil rights – and how the movement of the ’50s and ’60s might have some lessons for [...]

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Jan21

Asian America Must Battle Injustice with President Obama

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I originally wrote this for ningin.com, a site covering Asian media and pop culture. A Black man born in Hawai’i with an Asian sister was sworn into office Tuesday as our President. He took the oath of office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln for the exact same oath 148 years ago, realizing [...]

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Jan20

Visit the New WhiteHouse.gov

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All of us here at the Equal Justice Society congratulate our new President, Barack Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden, and their families on this historic day. Our president, Eva Paterson, is somewhere near the Capitol watching the ceremonies! (And here’s the text of President Obama’s inauguration speech.) The San Francisco Chronicle’s Leah Garchik mentions [...]

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