The NYIC's Pen campaign builds upon a campaign organized by civil rights leaders in 1962 to pressure President Kennedy to deliver on his promise to end housing discrimination. more>

Thirty-three domestic workers organizations in 17 cities around the country joined hands to rally and pass the proposed Care Act, a bill of rights for caregivers, work standards for domestic workers and a path to legalize undocumented workers. more>

After months of investigation, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy has decided to lift the ban on Filipino physical therapists who want to take the U.S. board examinations.  more>

Four Filipino nurses who say they were fired by the Bon Secours Baltimore Health System for speaking their native tongue on the job are questioning whether their civil rights have been violated. more>

In their zeal to score points by feeding into the public's frustration with illegal immigration, some Congressmen attempted to bar undocumented immigrants from buying coverage. This would have run counter to one of the basic tenets of health reform.

VIDEO :: Ayaz Ahmed of South Asian Council for Social Services speaks at a NYCMA-NYIC press briefing on November 17, 2009, about pushing for the strongest possible health care reform bill. more>

When former Navy officer Mary Nancy Gadian exposed the alleged violations committed by U.S. forces in Mindanao, she made particular mention of the rising cases of prostitution in and around the military camp in Zamboanga City, where some 600 American troops have been stationed since 2002. more>