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· Carl Samson
The swearing-in of Hung Cao as Under Secretary of the Navy on Oct. 3 marked a historic moment for Vietnamese American representation in federal leadership. As the highest-ranking Vietnamese American in the Trump administration’s second term, his confirmation represents both the…
· Ryan General
President Donald Trump hailed the release of the final hostages held by Hamas as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” after brokering a ceasefire that ended nearly two years of conflict in Gaza. The deal, reached with Qatari and Egyptian mediation, freed 20 remaining hostages…
· Ryan General
Filipino American NBA coach Erik Spoelstra has been officially named head coach of the U.S. men’s national basketball team, USA Basketball announced. The longtime Miami Heat leader, who has guided the franchise to two NBA championships and multiple Finals appearances over 17…
· Carl Samson
Authorities in Oregon and Ohio have arrested 11 people on suspicion of involvement in organized theft operations that specifically target homes of Asian American business owners, the latest arrests in a crime wave affecting communities across multiple states. The arrests: Eugene…
· Carl Samson
While Rolling Stone’s “250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far” list features several standout tracks from Asian and Asian-heritage artists, their limited presence underscores the ongoing struggle for equitable representation in Western music canon, according to a Rebel…
· Ryan General
Patrick Suzuki and Anna Yuan’s experiences on “Love Is Blind Season 9” show how internalized bias and representation continue to influence attraction, even in a show built to eliminate appearances. Suzuki, a Colorado project manager, and Yuan, a California hairstylist, entered…
· Carl Samson
Asian American grocers across the country are confronting a perfect storm of economic pressures, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs push import costs sharply higher while these small businesses simultaneously grapple with rising rents, theft and the lingering effects of the…
· Carl Samson
The Trump administration sent 10 individuals to Eswatini last week, including three Vietnamese, one Filipino, one Cambodian and five others, in the second round of controversial third-country removals to the African nation. State of play: Eswatini has now received 15 deportees…
· Carl Samson
The month of August saw international student arrivals from Asia fall by 24%, while overall global entries declined 19%, the steepest recorded drop outside pandemic years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. By the numbers: Asian student arrivals plunged from…
· Carl Samson
Current and former Asian American elected officials in San Francisco have joined forces to create the city’s first formal leadership training program for aspiring politicians. About the program: The Asian Pacific Islander Building Community Leaders program, founded by former…
· Ryan General
Harvard University has appointed Kareem Khubchandani, a South Asian drag artist and associate professor at Tufts University, as the 2025–26 F.O. Matthiessen Visiting Associate Professor in its Studies of Gender and Sexuality program. His classes will examine ethnographic methods…
· Ryan General
A viral video posted by a content creator last week has drawn scrutiny to Los Angeles restaurant Great White after she alleged that Asian customers were seated together in one corner while non-Asian diners filled the main area. The clip, filmed by Cassidy Cho at the restaurant’s…
· Carl Samson
A movie theater west of Toronto has stopped showing South Asian films after experiencing an arson attack and a shooting within seven days — both incidents authorities believe were deliberate acts targeting the venue. What happened: Film.ca Cinemas, located in Oakville, Ontario,…
· Carl Samson
A 63-percentage-point drop in President Donald Trump’s approval among Asian American voters between July and September marks one of the sharpest demographic reversals of his presidency, the latest AtlasIntel poll reveals. By the numbers: Asian American voters were more evenly…
· Carl Samson
Lawmakers showed little progress over the weekend toward ending the government shutdown that began last Wednesday. Catch up: The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 after funding expired amid disputes over health care subsidies. While Democrats want Congress to…
· Carl Samson
President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to ban vote-by-mail through executive order have drawn sharp constitutional challenges from civil rights organizations, even as the promised order has yet to materialize. These threats, which followed his meeting with Russian President…
· Carl Samson
More than 6,800 books were banned from American public schools during the 2024-25 school year, including numerous works by Asian authors in what free speech advocates call an organized campaign to limit access to diverse voices. Scope of bans: PEN America’s “Banned in the USA”…
· Carl Samson
A new dataset containing 1,900 entries aims to reveal which works scholars consider “Asian American” and which voices may be missing from that conversation, according to University of California, Berkeley assistant professor Long Le-Khac. What they found: Using custom code to…
· Ryan General
Asian comedians are split over Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, which began on Friday and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 9 as part of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 initiative. Japanese American comic Atsuko Okatsuka, along with Leslie Liao and Nimesh Patel, rejected…
· Carl Samson
Arthur Sze has been named the 25th U.S. poet laureate, becoming the first Asian American to hold the post. “Distinctly American”: The Library of Congress announced Sze’s selection on Sept. 15. His term, which starts on Oct. 9, will open with a free public reading at the Coolidge…
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