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· Jin Hyun
20 Things About Andrew Yang That Will Have You Cheating on Other Democrats
Presidential hopeful and world’s coolest Asian dad, Andrew Yang, has been beating all expectations by rising from being the underdog of the 2020 Presidential Election to the leader of the #YangGang. From attending Comic Con to getting boozy with his supporters by serving…
· Jin Hyun
China’s Basketball Association Cuts Ties With Houston Rockets Over a Tweet, Risking Millions of Dollars
The general manager of the Houston Rockets found himself embroiled in controversy after tweeting in support of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Daryl Morey published the tweet on Friday, writing “Stand with Hong Kong” along with an image, but quickly took down the post…
· Ryan General
Trump Supporters Are Reportedly Ditching Their MAGA Hats for Andrew Yang
In 2016, the “Make America Great Again” slogan and the merchandise that bore it became a cultural phenomenon. Now, some former Trump supporters are reportedly ditching their MAGA hats for Andrew Yang’s MATH hats. View this post on Instagram Most gained twitter followers, most…
· Carl Samson
Asians Americans in California are Missing Out on a Once-in-a-Decade Chance to Influence Voting
Asian Americans in California are being urged to apply for a process that will help reflect the population and their communities in future elections more accurately. Every 10 years, after the federal census, California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State…
· Carl Samson
Andrew Yang Just Qualified for the Fall 2020 Democratic Debates
Andrew Yang has qualified for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates scheduled for this fall. The White House hopeful broke the news in a tweet on Monday, announcing that he is the 8th candidate to clinch a spot in the coveted events.
· Carl Samson
Japanese American Running ICE Detention Center Had Mother Born in a U.S. Concentration Camp
President Donald Trump’s order for deportation raids reportedly commenced last weekend, vowing to send at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in 10 major cities back to their original countries. The move, which has since incited fears of breaking families apart, has also put…
· Carl Samson
Andrew Yang Sends Well-Wishes to Conservative Journalist Attacked in Portland
Andrew Yang offered his sympathy to fellow Asian American Andy Ngo, the conservative journalist assaulted by a group of left-wing supporters in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. Ngo, who works for the right-leaning website Quillette, was covering protests against the far-right group…
· Jin Hyun
Andrew Yang’s Mic Was Mysteriously Cut Off When He Tried Speaking During the Debate
For those who tuned in to last night’s Night Two of the Democratic Presidential Primary Debates, it became obvious that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were the focus of most discussions during the event with one popular potential candidate receiving little to no airtime — Andrew…
· Jin Hyun
Andrew Yang is PUMPED for Tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debates
Last night, the first group of democratic presidential hopefuls gathered on stage for the first democratic presidential primary debate. The lineup was comprised of Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi…
· Carl Samson
Asian Immigrants May Be the Easiest Targets in Trump’s Upcoming ICE Raids
The U.S. administration’s plans to commit mass raids of the homes of undocumented immigrants has the Asian community on edge. Undocumented Asian immigrants ballooned from 500,000 to 1.7 million between 2000 and 2015, according to estimates from the Immigration and Naturalization…
· Carl Samson
Nearly 50% of White Republicans Get Uncomfortable When Hearing People Speak Foreign Languages
A considerable fraction of White Americans are bothered by people speaking foreign languages, a new survey from the Pew Research Center shows. According to the survey, nearly half of White Republicans, or 47%, say that it bothers them “some” or “a lot” to “hear people speak a…
· Carl Samson
Most Asian Americans Don’t Want to Give Prisoners the Right to Vote, Poll Shows
Majority of Asian Americans do not want to give prisoners the right to vote, a new poll has revealed. According to The Hill and Harris X survey, 82% of registered Asian American voters rejected the proposal of allowing incarcerated felons to vote, contributing to a total of 69%…
· Carl Samson
Why Trump’s Former Photographer Says Andrew Yang is an ‘Embarrassment’ to Chinese Americans
A photographer who worked for Donald Trump’s campaign has called Andrew Yang an “embarrassment” to Chinese Americans. Gene Ho, who labeled Yang a socialist, went on to suggest that the Democratic candidate move to China, where his social credit score would be “very excellent.”
· Kimberly Nguyen
White People Feel They Face More Discrimination than Asian Americans, According to New Poll
A sample of registered white voters believed that they were more discriminated against than Asian Americans in a poll of registered voters this year. The survey was conducted by Hill-HarrisX among 1003 registered voters of various ages, genders, religions, ethnicities and more.…
· Carl Samson
Kamala Harris Begins 2020 Presidential Campaign With Epic Rally in Oakland
Sen. Kamala Harris formally launched her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in her hometown of Oakland, California on Sunday. In her 35-minute speech, Harris announced her intention to work on major government programs such as “Medicare for All,” a universal…
· Bryan Ke
Meet the Asian Americans Who Are Running for President in 2020
Among the eight politicians who have confirmed their bid to run for the 2020 United States presidential election so far are three Asia American Pacific Islanders. Meet the presidential hopefuls:
· Carl Samson
OC Vietnamese Americans Rally to Fight Against Trump’s Deportation of War Refugees
More than 100 Vietnamese Americans took to the streets of Little Saigon in Orange County, California to protest the Trump administration’s move to deport thousands of war refugees. After a meeting between U.S. and Vietnam representatives last week, over 8,000 Vietnamese…
· Carl Samson
Meet the First Asian American State Representative in Indiana’s History
Chris Chyung of Dyer, St. Township was elected to represent District 15 in the Indiana State House of Representatives. The 25-year-old Democrat beat Rep. Hal Slager, a Republican from Schererville, by 82 votes in last month’s election.
· Carl Samson
Ohio Elects Their First Laotian American State Senator
Tina Maharath, a 27-year-old financial analyst, was elected as state senator of Ohio’s District 3 last week. The Canal Winchester resident, a Democrat, defeated Republican Rep. Anne Gonzales with 705 more votes, according to Franklin County officials.
· Bryan Ke
‘Dragon Ball Z’ Music Composer Becomes Texas’ New State Senator
Democratic candidate Nathan Johnson, who worked as a composer for “Dragon Ball Z,” secured a seat in the Texas State Senate after winning over his opponent, incumbent Republican Don Huffines.