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Renaissance Offers Spanish-Language Entrepreneurship Courses in Jackson Heights
AAFE affiliate, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation (REDC), has announced a new small business education program tailored for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in Jackson Heights and surrounding neighborhoods in northern Queens. The series (taking...
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Job Fair for Multiple Positions at One Flushing Project Jan. 25
Job seekers are invited to apply for several open positions at One Flushing, a new residential/commercial complex opening in the heart of Downtown Flushing in a few weeks. A job fair will be held Friday, Jan. 25 at 35-34 Union St. (across from Flushing...
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AAFE Accomplished a Lot in 2018. Help Us make an Even Bigger Impact in 2019
From the whole AAFE family, we want to wish you a Happy New Year. Thanks to your support, Asian Americans for Equality made a big impact in our communities during the past year: We have been introducing you to some of the people who received help from our...
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AAFE Helps Make the Dream of Citizenship Come True in Jackson Heights and Throughout New York City
In the last days of 2018, we have been profiling some of the people helped by AAFE programs in the past year. Today we head to Jackson Heights, Queens to meet Sara Mencho Lopez (pictured with husband Joab Romero, her daughter Daritza and Jessica...
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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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Winnie Guo Came to AAFE For Help; Now She’s Helping Other People Find Jobs
During the holiday season, we're taking a look at the impact of some of AAFE's programs in the community by introducing you to people who have come to our neighborhood offices for help. Today, we would like you to meet Winnie Guo, who not only...
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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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