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AAFE Submits Statement on Proposed “Public Charge” Changes
Asian Americans for Equality submitted a comment to the Federal Registrar Dec. 7, 2018 in strong opposition to the Trump administration's proposed "public charge" rule change. If the rules goes into effect, millions of immigrants could be denied green cards if they...
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AAFE in the Community: Fall 2018
The fall of 2018 has been a busy one for AAFE. Before the year slips away, let's take a look at some of our community and advocacy events in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn in the past several weeks. In keeping with our longstanding tradition, we hosted...
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Support AAFE Youth, Support Asian Americans for Equality!
At AAFE this month, we will be introducing you to some of the people who benefit from our programs and describing how your support helps make the dream of equality a reality for them, and for thousands of New Yorkers who access our services. In...
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Recap: 2018 Asian American Community Development Conference
Our 11th Annual Asian American Community Development Conference took place Nov. 9, 2018 at the Asia Society. Participants engaged in lively and illuminating conversations about critical issues facing our communities. AAFE co-hosted with the...
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Speculation Watch List: A New Tool to Battle Predatory Equity
AAFE joined city officials and City Councilmember Ritchie Torres at City Hall Oct. 30 for the release of the first-ever Speculation Watch List. The list, which will be published quarterly, identifies recently sold rent-regulated buildings where...
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AAFE Project in Chelsea Will Bring New Affordable Housing to Blighted Corner
AAFE is working with residents in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, city housing officials, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Community Board 4 to bring new affordable housing to a dilapidated stretch of West 22nd St. A new 9-story...
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AAFE Calls on City Planning Commission to Reject Large-Scale Towers in Two Bridges Neighborhood
On Tuesday, Oct. 29 AAFE submitted a Public Comment on proposals to build three large-scale towers in the Two Bridges neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. Our organization urged the City Planning Commission to vote against adding these out-of-scale,...
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AAFE Urges City to Withdraw Chinatown Jail Plan, Engage in True Community Process
AAFE Co-Executive Director Jennifer Sun joined other non-profit leaders in the fall of 2018, calling on the city administration to reset the Chinatown Jail planning process. On Monday, Oct. 29, AAFE submitted a Public Comment on New York City's...
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Dynamic Group of Speakers Announced For 2018 Asian American Community Development Conference
AAFE and the Asian American Federation have announced the speakers for our 2018 Asian American Community Development Conference, which will be held on the afternoon of Nov. 9 at the Asia Society. Have a look at the conference lineup: --Asian...
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Celebrating 25 Years of Helping Homebuyers With the New York Mortgage Coalition
Jessie Lee, acting managing director of AAFE Community Development Fund (left); AAFE Co-Executive Director Jennifer Sun. Photo courtesy New York Mortgage Coalition. We had the honor recently of taking part in a celebration marking the 25th...
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2018 Asian American Community Development Conference: Nov. 9 at the Asia Society
The countdown has begun for this year's Asian American Community Development Conference. AAFE and the Asian American Federation are co-hosting the conference at the Asia Society on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 9. As in years past, community development...
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Lower East Side/East Village Small Business Fair Oct. 23
Our affiliate, Renaissance Economic Development Corp. (REDC), is co-hosting a Lower East Side/East Village Small Business Fair Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at Downtown Art, 70 East 4th St. A large number of commercial vacancies have depressed...
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