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· Ryan General
Biden Appoints Erika Moritsugu as AAPI Senior Liaison, Deputy Assistant to the President
President Joe Biden has announced the appointment of Erika Moritsugu as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Senior Liaison on Wednesday. Vital voice: Moritsugu, who was also appointed as Deputy Assistant to the President, is set to “be a vital voice to advance the…
· Khanh Tran
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Resigns Following Riot on Capitol Hill
Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation under the Trump administration, announced her resignation on Thursday afternoon, citing the pro-Trump riots on the Capitol as the reason for her early leave. The reason: In an email to her colleagues shared on her Twitter account, Chao…
· Bryan Ke
Internet Calls Out CNN After Saying Singapore is ‘Not a Country’
Social media users expressed outrage after CNN labeled Singapore as “Not a country” in an article outlining President Donald Trump’s “irresponsible approach” in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Controversial chart: The CNN article, published on October 7, critiques the Trump…
· Bryan Ke
Ted Lieu, 149 Congress Members Urge DOJ to Condemn Anti-Asian Discrimination Amid Pandemic
California Congressman Ted Lieu, along with 149 members of Congress, is urging Attorney General William Barr to condemn anti-Asian discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Call to action: The 51-year-old politician, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District,…
· Editorial Staff
Facebook Profits From ‘Kung Flu’ Ads, Report Shows
Facebook is earning money from ads placed by companies that use “kung flu,” according to a report from Media Matters, a progressive research and information center dedicated to “comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.”…
· Leanna Chan
Why People Gaslight Asian American Struggles
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. Amid the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, San Francisco entrepreneur, Celine Tien, stepped into a Los Angeles nail salon for her birthday manicure.
· Bryan Ke
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter Shares Plea to Stop Violence Against Asians
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice A. King, is showing her support against the rising violence on Asian Americans over the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In her Twitter post on March 20, the 56-year-old American minister, the youngest child of the iconic…
· Maina Chen
‘Chinese Virus’ Is Racist and Asians Are Being Assaulted Because of It
Update: This article has been updated to change the headline to ‘Chinese Virus’ is Racist and Asians Being Assaulted Because of It. Since Wednesday, March 18, U.S. President Donald Trump has tripled down on the phrase “Chinese Virus,” as the “accurate” term for the COVID-19…
· Maina Chen
White House Official Calls Coronavirus ‘Kung-Flu’ to Asian American Reporter’s Face
An unnamed White House official called COVID-19 the “Kung-Flu” to CBS News reporter and White House correspondent Weijia Jiang‘s face. In a tweet posted this morning, Jiang revealed to her followers that a White House official reinforced the stereotype surrounding the…
· Jin Hyun
10 Surprising Facts About Asian American Civil Rights You Never Learned in School
Asian American history has never been the focus of teaching curriculums in American schools. As a community, we’re often treated as perpetual foreigners despite having a rich history within the United States dating back to centuries ago. Although school lessons briefly gloss…
· Carl Samson
Nationals Catcher Kurt Suzuki Wears a MAGA Hat For White House Dinner
Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki is making headlines after wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat at the White House on Monday, much to the delight of President Donald Trump. The team visited the White House to celebrate their victory in the World Series last week, a…
· Andrew Yang
He Could Be the First Asian President of the United States
Editor’s Note: Andrew Yang has announced his presidential bid for 2020. The views expressed in this piece are solely his own. When Benny, the founder and CEO of NextShark, reached out to me and asked me to write a piece for him on why I’m running for President, I was excited for…
· 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…
· Ryan General
The Chinese Government is Now Taking Out Newspaper Ads in Iowa to Bash Trump
Iowa, a state that has been especially hard hit by Trump’s trade policies, was greeted with a four-page advertising supplement from China in the local Sunday newspaper. Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest newspaper, carried the ad paid for by the Chinese government, which…
· Carl Samson
Trump Accused of Calling Kellyanne Conway’s Filipino American Husband a ‘F**king Flip’ and ‘Goo-Goo’
President Donald Trump allegedly used racial slurs to describe George Conway, the Filipino-American husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. The accusation comes from Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former aide who claimed to have heard Trump calling Conway a “flip” and a…
· Carl Samson
Teacher Proves Students Aren’t ‘Stupid’ if They Can’t Express Themselves in English
A lawyer who once didn’t understand English shared the heartwarming story of a former teacher who proved that he was not stupid and transformed his life as an immigrant in the U.S. The lawyer, who goes by the initials T.K., moved from Korea to Los Angeles in 1997. At the time,…
· Bryan Ke
Cadet Peter Wang to Receive Medal of Heroism, Honor Guard For Sacrificing Himself to Save Others in Florida Shooting
Peter Wang, the 15-year-old JROTC member who heroically saved many lives during the gruesome Parkland Shooting on February 14, will receive an Honor Guard at his funeral as well as be awarded the Medal of Heroism by the Army. In the GoFundMe page dedicated to the cadet, Chino…
· Heather Johnson Yu
He Bravely Died Helping Others to Escape During the Florida School Shooting
People from all over the country are reeling after the Parkland Shooting on Wednesday, which left 17 dead and countless others injured, according to CNN. The suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was apprehended by authorities and taken into police custody. He is scheduled to…
· Heather Johnson Yu
How Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comment was Translated By Asian Media Around the World
President Trump has again made headlines , this time for using the term “shithole” to describe Haiti and various African nations. In a meeting discussing the future of DACA, green cards, and immigration, Trump reportedly blurted out, “Why are we having all these people from…
· Bryan Ke
Meet the Woman Now Representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the White House
The Department of Education officially named Holly Ham as the new executive director for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Holly Ham will serve as @WhiteHouseAAPI’s new Executive Director. Read more: https://t.co/Qx0MOVCuyu…