Fordham Law School’s New Center on Asian Americans and the Law

Rae Ann Varona for Law360 reports that Fordham Law School is launching a center focused on addressing legal issues faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including anti-Asian violence and barriers to employment and immigration.  It is part of Fordham’s multi-faceted Anti-Racism Action Plan.

The launch of the school’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law comes as more than 10,000 incidents of violence and hostility against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been reported since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The new center’s website notes the history of violence toward Asian Americans in the U.S. dating back to the immigration from Asia in the nineteenth century.

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