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US passport falls behind 36 countries as travel advantage erodes

Thirty-six countries now offer their citizens greater travel freedom than the United States, according to the July 2026 Henley Passport Inde...

Can democratic socialism win a swing state? Wisconsin’s Francesca Hong is about to find out

Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, the first Asian American elected to the state’s Legislature, has become the Democratic party’s un...

Second Lady Usha Vance welcomes 4th child with JD Vance

Indian American Second Lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that they have welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Va...

Asian women targeted in Fox News host’s sexual assault ‘joke’

Fox News host Jesse Watters came under fire after joking that “women in Asia” should “be careful” around U.S. service members who could beco...

Indian, Chinese students look beyond US as Trump tightens student visa rules

More prospective students from India and China are considering universities in Europe and Asia as the U.S. prepares to impose new limits on ...

Suni Lee returns to gymnastics with eyes on Los Angeles 2028

Suni Lee, the first Hmong American Olympic gold medalist, is returning to elite gymnastics with hopes of earning a place on the U.S. team fo...

Kamala Harris leads Democrats’ early 2028 polls. Will this time be different?

Kamala Harris has yet to say whether she will seek the White House again, but Democratic voters are already putting her at the front of the ...

Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham hours after senator’s death

Comedian Margaret Cho mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media video posted hours after the South Carolina Republican died on July 11 at...

Monterey Park exhibition honors Asian American veterans during US 250th anniversary

A monthlong exhibition at Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library is using America’s 250th anniversary to highlight Asian American military serv...

‘Harold & Kumar’ 4 moves forward with Cho, Penn expected to return

More than 20 years after “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” launched a studio comedy franchise led by two Asian American actors, a four...

California makes Bruce Lee the 1st Chinese American honored with a statewide commemorative day

Bruce Lee became the first Chinese American to receive an annual statewide commemorative day in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed As...

Nearly half of Americans don’t know what the nation’s 250th anniversary commemorates: survey

With the U.S. marking its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, nearly half of Americans do not know what the milestone commemorates, acc...

Grammys’ new Asian pop category sparks debate over what inclusion should look like

The Recording Academy has created the first Grammy category dedicated to Asian pop, recognizing a genre that has become one of the music ind...

Why Chinese American generations see America differently

Older and younger Chinese Americans are increasingly getting their political information from different places, according to a study release...

‘Please do it at home’: Viral post challenges praise for Japanese World Cup fans

Japanese World Cup fans once again drew international praise this week after supporters were seen cleaning up stadium stands following match...

Chinese American guard Brayden Burries goes No. 10 in NBA Draft

Chinese American guard Brayden Burries was selected 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, becoming one of th...

Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony revisit Linsanity fallout

For more than a decade, former NBA superstar Jeremy Lin carried unanswered questions about the rise and fall of Linsanity without publicly b...

Asian Americans more optimistic than pessimistic about AI, survey finds

Asian Americans are embracing artificial intelligence at higher rates than any other major racial group in the United States and remain the ...

Most AAPI adults say America has lost its standing as a place for immigrants: poll

Most Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults say the U.S. no longer lives up to its reputation as a place where immigrants can bui...

China detains US citizen and Myanmar activist Min Zin

For decades, Min Zin stood among Myanmar’s best-known advocates for democratic reform, surviving exile after the military crushed the ...

Jordan Clarkson’s title gives Filipino basketball its 1st NBA champion

Jordan Clarkson became the first player of Filipino descent to win an NBA championship after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Sp...

Astronaut Jonny Kim’s message at Harvard: Stop trying to be the solo hero

Jonny Kim has spent his adult life in some of the world’s most demanding professions, serving as a Navy SEAL, earning a medical degree from ...

Japan museum accused of whitewashing Nanjing Massacre

Advisers to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum have recommended replacing “Nanjing Massacre” with “Nanjing Incident” in...

After years of serving others, 86-year-old Vietnamese restaurant owner receives once-in-a-lifetime gift

Florida business owner Lieng Le spent years welcoming customers to her Vietnamese restaurant, often extending kindness even as she faced mou...

California’s Asian American education success story leaves some communities far behind

Asian Americans as a whole have some of the highest college attainment rates in California, but a new statewide report found that many South...

AAJA condemns China expulsion of NY Times reporter Vivian Wang

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is backing New York Times correspondent Vivian Wang after China expelled the reporter in F...

Suu Kyi’s son condemns India for hosting Myanmar junta chief as global scrutiny intensifies

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son has criticized India for welcoming Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing during his first foreign trip since becoming ...

AI hiring tool disproportionately screened out Asian applicants, study finds

A hiring algorithm promoted as a way to make hiring more objective disproportionately screened out Asian job applicants, according to a Stan...

Republican support for same-sex marriage plunges as US acceptance stalls: survey

Support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has fallen from record highs as Republican voters increasingly break from broader public support f...

Ronny Chieng says what everyone’s thinking about AI at Harvard

Ronny Chieng used Harvard College’s Class Day ceremony this week to openly mock the pro-AI message that has shaped many commencement speeche...

Karl-Anthony Towns credits Jeremy Lin for turning him into a Knicks fan

New York Knicks starting center Karl-Anthony Towns says his fandom with his team began with Jeremy Lin. Speaking during NBA Finals media ava...

High-achieving Asian American teens are slipping through mental health screening

Many Chinese American teenagers struggling with anxiety and depression are being overlooked by schools and even their own families because t...

Most Asian, Black and Latina women say government is failing them, new poll finds

Black, Latina and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are losing confidence in government institutions even as they r...

Trump’s tougher border image is starting to cost billions in tourism

The U.S. recorded a sharp drop in international tourism in 2025 despite continued growth in global travel demand, according to data from the...

Why anti-Asian workplace bias often goes unrecognized, according to new research

Americans may be less likely to identify racism against Asian employees because Asian Americans do not fit common mental “prototypes” of dis...

The internet had a lot to say about this Long Island school’s 21 valedictorians

Jericho High School in Nassau County has long been known on Long Island for its academic intensity, but this year’s graduating class brought...