Fentanyl has become a deadly threat to communities across California, including Asian and Pacific Islander (API) populations. In 2023, 233 API individuals in the state lost their lives to fentanyl-related overdoses, accounting for more than half of all drug-related overdose deaths within this demographic (California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, CDPH).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the creation of the Janet Yang Endowment to Celebrate and Preserve Asian and AAPI Filmmaking, honoring the first Asian American president of the Academy whose leadership has helped transform Hollywood’s approach to diversity and global representation.

While the number of hate and extremist groups in the U.S. decreased slightly in 2024, a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claims the decline reflects the growing mainstreaming of their ideologies — not a reduction in their influence.

President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration’s decision to block Harvard University from enrolling international students amid claims of the school’s coordination with the Chinese Communist Party, among other allegations.

COVID-19 cases are climbing across East and Southeast Asia, with notable increases in Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Health authorities attribute the rise to new Omicron subvariants and waning immunity.

The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia over allegations that its Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) discriminated against Asian American students in its admissions process.

A federal lawsuit filed against UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine claims that the institution continues to consider race in its admissions process, illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants and violating the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on affirmative action in higher education.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has reportedly launched its first paid advertising campaign of the 2026 election cycle, targeting Asian American voters across three competitive Southern California House districts.

Seven minors have been charged in connection with a violent assault on a Chinese couple at an apartment complex in Eastgardens, a suburb in Sydney’s southeast, on the evening of May 21.

Tesla has dropped to 95th place in the 2025 Axios Harris Poll 100, a steep fall from 8th in 2021, reflecting growing disapproval from American consumers. The annual survey ranks major companies based on public perception across categories such as trust, ethics and growth.