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· Carl Samson
Selective colleges lose diversity with affirmative action ban, study finds
A ban on race-conscious admissions practices in selective colleges would threaten the racial and ethnic diversity of their student bodies, according to a new analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW). The new report comes ahead of the…
· Carl Samson
Columbia becomes first Ivy League school to end standardized testing for admissions
Columbia University has scrapped its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate applicants, becoming the first Ivy League institution to indefinitely implement the change. The university first dropped testing requirements in 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
· Bryan Ke
Most Americans remain opposed to affirmative action, new poll reveals
The majority of respondents in a recent public opinion poll revealed that they do not agree with affirmative action. The results of the poll, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos from Feb. 6-13, show that 62% of 4,408 American adult respondents believe that race should not be a…
· Carl Samson
Fourth suspect arrested for fatal road rage shooting of Dallas community leader
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Jin Shin, a Korean American business owner and community leader in Dallas. Keeton Sheppard, 34, was taken into custody on Tuesday for his alleged role in the crime, which took place on South…
· Carl Samson
UNC-Chapel Hill removes racial criterion for fellowship program limited to BIPOC amid civil rights complaint
After a civil rights complaint, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) removed a fellowship program criterion that excluded white applicants, according to reports. The program, known as the Fellowship for Exploring Research in Nutrition, initially…
· Editorial Staff
Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast opens 4 new stores in California
Before you read: Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast to open first 6 showrooms in US this week Vietnamese EV maker VinFast ships 999 cars for US debut Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) automaker VinFast has recently opened new stores in Southern California.
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files US IPO, selects T-Mobile as internet provider
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. and selected T-Mobile as its connectivity provider in North America and Europe. Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley are the lead bankers…
· Ryan General
Hundreds across US hold up blank sheets of paper while protesting in solidarity with Chinese citizens
Advocates in the U.S. are staging their own protests against the Chinese government in solidarity with the protesters in China who have been calling for the resignation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anger in China has been brewing for months as more and more citizens are…
· Bryan Ke
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast ships 999 cars for US debut
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast shipped its first batch of 999 EVs to the U.S. on Friday. “The export of the first 999 VF 8s is a significant event for VinFast and Vingroup and a proud historical milestone for the Vietnamese automotive industry,” Nguyen Viet…
· Carl Samson
New poll shows majority of Americans oppose affirmative action
A majority of U.S. adults (54%) oppose the consideration of race in higher education admissions, according to a new poll conducted by The Economist and British analytics firm YouGov. The online poll surveyed 1,500 American adults between Oct. 22 and Oct. 25. Meanwhile, less than…
· Ryan General
US Supreme Court poised to ban affirmative action in college admissions
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning admissions programs that take race into consideration at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The conservative-majority court spent over five hours hearing arguments from a total of five…
· Carl Samson
Pfizer defends exclusion of Asian and white applicants in fellowship, says it’s ‘non-discriminatory’
Pfizer is standing by its fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants, saying it reverses “the effects of historical discrimination in the workplace.” The nine-year program, known as the “Breakthrough Fellowship Program,” aims to boost the…
· Ryan General
Harvard asserts notifying insurer about high-profile Asian discrimination lawsuit unnecessary
During a federal-court filing on Monday, lawyers representing Harvard University asserted that the institution did not have to notify Zurich American Insurance Co about the high-profile affirmative action lawsuit the school faced since the insurer “surely knew about” it. The…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast to build $2 billion electric vehicle factory in North Carolina
Vietnamese automaker VinFast filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., ahead of its plans to build its first U.S. electric vehicle (EV) factory. The IPO, which could be worth about $2 billion, is planned for the second half of this year as an option to expand and…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘This is bigger than me’: Remy Martin reps his Filipino roots after star performance in NCAA title win
University of Kansas Jayhawks guard Remy Martin became the star of the night on Monday after scoring 11 of his 14 points in the second half of the team’s game against the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning them the NCAA title. The 23-year-old Filipino American basketball player…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Could I decide I was an Asian man?’: Sen. Ted Cruz’s question during SCOTUS nominee hearing goes viral
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked Pres. Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, “Could I decide I was an Asian man?” as part of his line of questioning regarding an upcoming Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action in college admissions. The questions were a part of…
· Jane Nam
‘We will stand with our Asian friends’: New York state GOP announces new Asian American caucus
On Monday, during the New York Republican Party convention, Committee Chair Nicholas Langworthy announced the creation of the party’s Asian Caucus. Joined onstage by around 60 of the state’s notable Asian American Republicans, Langworthy asserted, “We will stand with our Asian…
· Rebecca Moon
Top high school in US discriminated against Asian American applicants, judge rules
Judge Claude Hilton ruled Friday that Fairfax County public schools discriminated against Asian students applying to the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Coalition for TJ, led by students’ parents and represented by the…
· Carl Samson
California’s Asian Republican congresswomen urge community to vote GOP to fight anti-Asian attacks
In an op-ed for the Lunar New Year, California Reps. Michelle Steel (R-48) and Young Kim (R-39) addressed issues faced by the Asian American community under Democratic leadership. The pair of lawmakers cited the recent surge in reported hate crimes, purported discrimination in…
· Khier Casino
Harvard president defends university after Supreme Court accepts admissions case: ‘race matters’
Harvard University President Larry S. Bacow called the Supreme Court’s decision to review a case challenging the school’s use of race in the college admissions process a risk to “forty years of legal precedent.” "As the Supreme Court has recognized many times, race matters in…