Report on Hate Crimes and Discrimination Against Arab Americans, 1998-2000. New publication by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, released before September 11, provides a detailed account of hundreds of incidents of assault, harassment, discrimination, airline passenger profiling, the use of secret evidence in deportation proceedings, and bias and bigotry in the media and other arenas. $10.00 per copy (includes S&H), make checks payable to “ADC,” mail to: ADC, 4201 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Tel (202) 244-2990; Fax (202) 244-3196; adc@adc.org, www.adc.org.

Raising Our Voices: South Asian Americans Address Hate. This national awareness campaign on hate-crimes against South Asian Americans features a resource guide and a new advocacy video profiling survivors of hate crimes and messages from community leaders. The video is a companion resource guide for community trainings and workshops providing background information on what constitutes a hate crime, outlines the enormous demographic growth of various South Asian American communities, and includes specific advocacy resources for community organizers and campus leaders. The resource guide will be available format online at http://www.saalt.org.

Know your Rights. This pamphlet by the National Lawyers Guild is part of their Post 9/11 Project, with critical information on immigrant and citizen rights, and answers questions ranging from what to do if the FBI threatens you with a grand jury subpoena, to how to respond to threatening letters or calls. Available in English, Spanish, Farsi, and Arabic; download at www.nlg.org.

War on Terrorism: Profiled and Punished. ColorLines magazine Special Edition December 2001 includes articles on the shifts for racial justice in the new political context, racial profiling, problems and strategies of New York groups seeking to defend their communities against attacks and cutbacks, and other related post 9/11 issues. The articles can be viewed or ordered online at www.arc.org, or call 1-888-458-8588. Single copy: $4.00.

Reference Materials related to September 11th terrorist attack. Extensive listing of information by the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF); includes statements by AILF, legal information including historical precedents, statements by prominent individuals and government officials and information, related articles and editorials. Please go to http://www.ailf.org/911/.

Another World is Possible: Conversations in a time of terror. An anthology by and about Ground Zero activists, students, spiritual leaders, survivors, politicians, and scholars. Through first person stories Another World is Possible presents an analysis of September 11th, U.S. Middle East policy, hate crimes, and the erosion of civil liberties; offers solutions on many levels. Copy $12 each from New Mouth from the Dirty South, P.O. Box 19742, New Orleans, LA 70179-0742 or at www.newmouthfromthedirtysouth.org.

Backlash. A new report by the National Asian American Legal Consortium (NAPALC), issued in March 2002, documenting the 9/11 backlash; addresses both the violence and intimidation suffered mostly by Pakistani, Indian, and Sikh Americans, and the new policies stripping away the rights of immigrants. Backlash provides valuable findings and recommendations. Contact Erica Clark (202) 833-9771 or Sharon Scanlon (202) 296-2300.

Justice Visions: What is the meaning of justice in a world based on violence, exclusion and inequality? A new series from the American Friends Service Committee includes “After September 11: On the Brink of a ‘Brave New World,’” “In a Time of Broken Bones: A Call to Dialogue on Hate Violence and the Limitations of Hate Crimes Legislation,” and “Whose Safety?: Women of Color and the Violence of Law Enforcement.” Justice Visions working papers may be obtained from Literature Resources Unit, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479

After Durban - A Symposium. Poverty and Race newsletter, January/February 2002, Vol 11:No. 1, published by the Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) brings together board members and other leaders to share their reflections on the 2001 UN World Conference against Racism. Includes views on the Bush Administration’s behavior at WCAR, September 11, and their meaning for race and work in the U.S. Obtain a copy by sending a self-addressed label and $1.33 in postage to: PRRAC 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20008.

Defending Immigrant Rights is a new 152-page kit by Political Research Associates to help activists understand and respond to the anti-immigrant movement. Includes articles on the anti-immigrant Right’s structure, tactics, and goals, their arguments and responses, sample anti-immigrant literature, and lists organizations and individuals. $15 + $3.50 s&h to: PRA, 1310 Broadway, #201, Somerville, MA 02144 or see www.publiceye.org.

Doméstica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo. Published in 2001 by the University of California Press, this study highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and Central American women who care for other people’s children and homes; includes the outlooks of their women employers in Los Angeles. All royalties donated by the author to CHIRLA’s Domestic Workers’ Association. $50.00 hardback; $19.95 paper (add $3.75 s&h first book; add $1.00 each additional book.) Make checks payable to California-Princeton Fulfillment Services; mail to: C-PFS, 1445 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08618.

Chaos on the U.S. Mexico Border: A Report on Migrant Crossing Deaths, Immigrant Families and Subsistence-Level Laborers,November 2001. Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) report on border crossing deaths, human rights abuses in Mexico and the U.S., the inundation of border communities with Border Patrol agents, border ranchers, Indian nations, the expansion of U.S. enforcement activities outside U.S. territorial limits, labor abuses, farmworkers, NAFTA displaced workers, colonias, maquiladoras in Northern Mexico, the impact of immigration laws on border families. Order at: www.cliniclegal.org or call (202) 635-2556. The McCormick Pavilion 415 Michigan Ave. N.E. Washington, DC 20017 202-635-2556

The Southeast Asian American Mutual Assistance Association Directory 2000. The first comprehensive listing and description of Southeast Asian American mutual assistance associations (MAAs) by the South East Asian Resource Action Center. $15.00 each, including S&H. (MAAs may obtain additional copies at $10.00 each.) SEARAC, 1628 16th Street NW, 3rd. floor Washington DC 20009-3099 www.searac.org