Immigration attorneys and civil rights advocates believe the Trump administration has quietly built what amounts to a revamped China Initiative, operating without the formal name that drew widespread criticism and was shut down under the Biden administration.

The Recording Academy has created the first Grammy category dedicated to Asian pop, recognizing a genre that has become one of the music industry’s most influential global exports. While many artists and fans welcomed the move as overdue recognition, others questioned whether creating a separate award advances representation or reinforces cultural boundaries.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday to allow the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, removing judicial oversight from a humanitarian program covering 1.3 million people across 17 countries.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates swept three congressional primaries on Tuesday, putting democratic socialists on track to double their ranks in Congress almost exactly a year after Mamdani’s own primary win shook the city’s political establishment.

Older and younger Chinese Americans are increasingly getting their political information from different places, according to a study released last week by the Chinese-American Planning Council and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group.

Japanese World Cup fans once again drew international praise this week after supporters were seen cleaning up stadium stands following matches. Within hours, a viral social media post challenged the celebration, arguing that Japanese men spend the least time on housework among developed nations. The post drew nearly 2 million views and ignited debate over unpaid labor, childcare and gender roles inside Japanese households.

President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Supreme Court are colliding with a slate of pending rulings, including on birthright citizenship, that could carry outsized consequences for Asian American families.

Eugene police and community advocates are raising new alarms about organized burglaries targeting Asian American households in Oregon, with federal prosecutions of a ring indicted last fall still ongoing.

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a final ruling affirming marriage equality as a constitutional right, making the Himalayan nation the first in South Asia to legally recognize same-sex unions, and the third in Asia after Taiwan and Thailand.

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) has launched a $1.5 million initiative aimed at placing more Asian American and Pacific Islander executives in Fortune 500 boardrooms.