For Immediate Release
Monday, April 2, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Leonie Campbell
(202) 296-2300 x 135; (202) 492-4591 (Cell)
lcampbell [at] advancingequality.org
TELEPHONIC BRIEFING
ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE WHITE HOUSE’S ANTI-FAMILY IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL
WHAT: On the record briefing with Q & A
WHEN: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 ~ 1:00 p.m. (EDT) 10:00 a.m. (PST)
HOW: Dial: (800) 811-8824; Confirmation Code: 9790043; (913) 981-4903 (International)
WHO:
Karen K. Narasaki, President and Executive Director, Asian American Justice Center
Michael Lin, Executive Director, Organization of Chinese Americans
Jon Melegrito, Communications Director, National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Doua Thor, Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Deepa Iyer, Executive Director, South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
Eun Sook Lee, Executive Director, National Korean American Service and Education
Consortium
A Vietnamese American community leader has been invited to be one of the speakers. Additional community leaders will be available.
Background: Last week, the principles for immigration reform the Bush Administration has been discussing with key Republican Senators became public. Asian American leaders across the nation immediately announced strong opposition to the proposal which they view as both unfair and unworkable.
The proposal does nothing to address the family backlogs or fix the other problems in our current immigration system. Instead it would virtually eliminate the ability of Asian and other American citizens to be reunited with close family members such as parents, adult children and siblings. The family visa system has been particularly important to the Asian American community. Speakers at this briefing will present an overview of the White House plan, discuss the impact of these principles on Asian Americans and immigrant families, and offer ways for Asian Americans to reach out to the White House.
For further information, please contact Leonie Campbell at (202) 492-4591.
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The Asian American Justice Center (www.advancingequality.org) is a national organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil and human rights of Asian Americans. It works closely with three affiliates – the Asian American Institute in Chicago (www.aaichicago.org), the Asian Law Caucus (www.asianlawcaucus.org) in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (www.apalc.org) in Los Angeles – and 102 community partners in 47 cities and 24 states in the country.