AAFF
The Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF) is a 501(c)(3) coalition that aims to
unity and collaboration among the various Asian Pacific American organizations and to improve the relationship of a culturally diverse Asian Pacific American community in Florida. The AAFF is a statewide organization made
up of more than 70 Bangladesh, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian,
Korean, Laotian, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese faith-based and community-based organizations,
businesses and media.
Issues
Although
it was never enforced or put into practice,
Florida
still has on its
books a law banning Asian immigrants from owning land. On November 2008,
Florida
voters had
an opportunity to remove our State's archaic “alien land law” of
1926, but it failed to pass.
Immigration Reform
There is a
wealth of reports from various think-tanks and government offices regarding
the crisis that faces our immigration system.
Workforce Issue
At an EEOC Commission Meeting held on July 22, 2008, Dr. Paul Ong of UCLA
presented an overview of the APA workforce in the United States.
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Health Care Issues
