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Press Release
National Asian
Pacific American Legal Consortium
Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 2, 2002
Contact:
Sharon Scanlon
202-296-2300
NAPALC Fact Sheets on the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001Available in Six Languages
http://www.napalc.org/programs/immigration/pr/2002-05-02_Translations.htm
Washington, DC - The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium has
prepared two fact sheets on the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 in English, Tagalog,
Chinese, Vietnamese, Urdu and Punjabi to better educate members of the Asian
community on the effects of this law.
President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001into law in October of
2001. As Congress' response to the September 11th attacks, the Act significantly
expands the power of the federal government to investigate crimes. This
expansion has been widely criticized for implementing harsh measures that would
severely impact immigrant and minority communities.
The first fact sheet, entitled "How Could the New Anti-Terrorism Law
Affect My Family?" , describes the impact of this law and answers some basic
questions concerning new rules for searches, detentions, and deportations.
The second fact sheet is entitled "If You Are a Non-Citizen Resident in
the U.S.: Protect Yourself Before Making Donations or Sending Money to an
Organization." This piece addresses new laws that apply to persons making
charitable donations to organizations that federal law enforcement may consider
a threat to national security.
For more information and/or copies of these fact sheets, please visit NAPALC's
website at
http://www.napalc.org/programs/immigration/resources/index.html or contact
Vonda Lewis, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036,
202-296-2300, e-mail: vlewis@napalc.org
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The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (www.napalc.org)
is a national civil rights organization dedicated to advancing and defending the
civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans. The Asian Law Caucus (www.asianlawcaucus.org)
of San Francisco is the oldest Asian Pacific American legal group in the nation.
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (www.aaldef.org)
is the first organization on the East Coast dedicated to promoting the legal
rights of Asian Americans. The Asian
Pacific American Legal Center (www.apalc.org)
is the only organization in Southern California dedicated to providing the Asian
Pacific American community with multilingual, culturally sensitive legal
services and civic
education.
Sharon Scanlon
Communications Manager
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
sscanlon@napalc.org
202-296-2300 (tel)
202-296-2318 (fax)
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