NCAPA denounces Trump surrogate’s comments citing Japanese American internment as “precedent” for Muslim registry: Last week, Trump surrogate Carl Higbie claimed that the incarceration of Japanese Americans is a “precedent” for a proposed Muslim registry.  We responded, along with several NCAPA members, including the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), OCA, South Asian Bar Association of North America, and Advancing Justice | AAJC.

Opposition to announcement of Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination to be Attorney General: NCAPA National Director Chris Kang wrote in Huffington Post that the debate over Sessions’ nomination is just beginning, and Advancing Justice | AAJC issued a statement of opposition.

NCAPA members condemn choice of Steve Bannon as senior advisor: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights led a coalition letter condemning President-elect’s choice of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. NCAPA and members APIAHF, AAJC, APALA, NAPABA, NAPAFASA, National CAPACD, SALDEF, SABA-North America and SEARAC signed on. Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a national affiliation that includes NCAPA member Advancing Justice | AAJC, condemned the potential appointment in a statement.

Advancing Justice | AAJC fights to save federal ban on disparaging trademarks: AAJC and 11 Asian American organizations, including NCAPA and members APALA, LANA, OCA and SEARAC, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court to warn about the dangers of opening the federal trademark program to racial slurs.

Coalition of affinity bar associations joins AAPI community in expressing disappointment in Fox News segment: NCAPA member NAPABA and the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), the National Bar Association (NBA), the National LGBT Bar Association (National LGBT Bar), and the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) expressed indignation in the segment, “Watters’ World: Chinatown Edition” and dismissal of community concerns over the offensive nature of the segment. Last month, AAPI leaders met with Fox News executives regarding this segment.

New FBI report reveals increase in anti-Muslim violence: South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) expressed concern with a new FBI report that found a 67 percent increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes across the country in 2015.

Nearly 200 groups sign letter to rescind NSEERS framework: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) led a coalition letter to the President urging the administration to rescind regularly framework behind the National Security Exit-Entry Registration System (NSEERS), which has damaged communities. NSEERS targeted foreign nationals from 25 countries, mostly consisting of males from Muslim-majority countries. NCAPA and 16 members signed on: APIAHF, AAPA, AAJC, APALA, AAPCHO, Center for APA Women, LANA, NAAPIMHA, NAPAFASA, CAPACD, NAKASEC, NQAPIA, OCA, SAALT, SABA and SEARAC.

SAALT terminates relationship with Southwest: SAALT cut ties with Southwest Airlines due to lack of action addressing concerns of racial profiling of Muslim, Arab and South Asian passengers.

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Nov. 20 marked the Transgender Day of Remembrance, remembering transgender people who were killed because of their transgender identity. NCAPA members the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) and National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) honored those lost to hate.

CAAM-funded movie available for livestream: Through Dec. 12, watch a Center for Asian American Media film for free on World Channel: Tashi’s Turbine. The film is about a small village in Nepal and their attempt to harness renewable energy.

Post-election statements: The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) released their statement yesterday about their plans to help the community. More post-election statements from NCAPA members may be read here.

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