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AACE Sends Letter to the U.S. Department of Education in Support of the Civil Rights Complaint Against Montgomery County Public Schools

For Immediate Release December 12, 2019 Livingston, New Jersey: On December 10, 2019, Mr. Yukong Zhao, the President of Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) sent a letter to Mr. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, to support a recently submitted civil rights case regarding racist educational policies undertaken by the… Read More »

AACE 2019 Essay Contest Winner Announcement

For Immediate Release December 1, 2019 Livingston, New Jersey: The Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) is excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Essay Contest on the topic of “My American Dream ─ Equal Education Rights.” The Contest ended on November 15, 2019 and we received many outstanding submissions. After carefully reviewing every entry, we have… Read More »

AACE Celebrates Major Electoral Success in the Washington State to Defeat Divisive and Racist R-88

For Immediate Release November 12, 2019  Livingston, New Jersey:  On November 5, 2019, Washington voters rejected race-based affirmative action as in Referendum Measure 88 (R-88). The Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) congratulates local grass-root efforts and our national alliance of Asian-American organizations on this historical achievement in our collective pursuit of equality and equal education rights. Tuesday’s… Read More »

AACE Director Pens a Powerful Opinion Piece on Judge Burroughs’s Harvard Ruling

For Immediate Release October 30, 2019  Livingston, New Jersey: On October 25, 2019, the Daily Caller published a robust analysis on Judge Allison Burroughs’ ruling in the SFFA v. Harvard case, by Dr. Wenyuan Wu, AACE’s Director of Administration. This investigative opinion piece examines the 130-page long federal court findings in detail, criticizing the ruling on reasonable grounds of… Read More »

National Alliance Calls to Defeat Referendum Measure 88 in Washington State

For Immediate Release October 8, 2019  Livingston, New Jersey: After months of relentless campaigning, Washington-based Let People Vote (LPV) successfully reversed the legislative passage of Initiative 1000 (I-1000), an unconstitutional and illegal measure that would restore Washington’s divisive, race-based affirmative action policies. As a result, Referendum Measure 88 (R-88) will appear in the state’s November ballot as the… Read More »