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A Statement from Southeast Asian American Community Groups One Love Movement, Pennsylvania                                                                                                    Providence Youth Student Movement, Rhode Island                                                             Khmer Girls in Action, California                                                                                     Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association, Louisiana                                          CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, New York                                                        Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, … Continue reading →

On Wednesday March 14, 2012, Tania Chairez and Jessica Hyejin Lee of DreamActivist PA (DAPA), engaged in the first civil disobedience action by undocumented youth here in Philly, historically changing the course of immigrant and human rights activism in Pennsylvania. … Continue reading →

OPEN YOUR HEART TO…. As human beings, we cherish those closest to our hearts. One Love Movement grew out of LOVE for our family, friends, our community, and the need to keep families together. We commit to continuing this fight … Continue reading →

11th Annual Penn Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Conference New Directions: Exploring the Future of Asian American Progress Sheraton University City : 3549 Chestnut St. Phila, PA 19104 One Love Panel 1030AM-1200PM ______________________________________________________________ Criminal and Immigration Law: A Comprehensive … Continue reading →

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF JUSTICE Community Gathering, March and Rally 10:30AM-12:30PM Arch Street United Methodist Church 55 N. Broad Street, Philly Come out and join One Love Movement, Media Mobilizing Project, DreamActivist Pennsylvania, and JUNTOS on MLK Day, … Continue reading →

One Love Movement stands strong in solidarity with the Alabama Youth Collective, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, Cesar and Fernanda Marroquin of DreamActivist Pennsylvania, and the 11 other leaders who were arrested yesterday during a sit-in in front and inside … Continue reading →

Check out this video and remember everything we’ve done together, and believe that we will get justice if we keep fighting. In our first year, we’ve held rallies all over Philly. We went from Cambodia to Capitol Hill to CNN … Continue reading →

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) in Los Angeles issued a Community Alert on September 8, 2011: Over the past week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained several individuals of Khmer ancestry with final orders of removal, … Continue reading →

Please read and view this CNN story by Sarah Hoye, released on September 1, 2011, which details the ways in which people are criminalized in our immigration system. On the heels of a major immigration policy announcement by President Obama … Continue reading →

“I entered the United States as an infant, made my mistakes as a juvenile and was punished for those mistakes as a young adult. And as I now embrace life as a reformed, working civilian and father, the actions of … Continue reading →