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· Carl Samson
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has introduced a resolution that would strip federal recognition from congressional caucuses organized around race or ethnicity, threatening groups that represent Asian American, Black, Hispanic and other minority lawmakers. Targeting racial…
· Carl Samson
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully weighed race in admissions to favor Black and Hispanic applicants over better-credentialed Asian and white applicants, the Justice Department has alleged. What the DOJ is saying In a July 20 news release, the…
· Ryan General
Fox News host Jesse Watters came under fire after joking that “women in Asia” should “be careful” around U.S. service members who could become “wild animals” after taking testosterone. The 48-year-old anchor, whose past on-air segments involving Asians have been called out for…
· Carl Samson
A 57-year-old Asian man was left handcuffed and screaming on an airport floor in Las Vegas after two plainclothes ICE agents abandoned him following an attempted arrest, walking away once onlookers began filming. What happened The incident occurred in Terminal 3 at Harry Reid…
· Carl Samson
Republican campaigns have leaned on anti-Asian caricature and unproven claims of Chinese election interference ahead of the midterms. The “perpetual foreigner” As we reported earlier this month, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee was branded the “Empress of DEI” in a 15-second…
· Carl Samson
Four Colombian nationals were sentenced in federal court Tuesday for their roles in a multistate burglary ring that targeted Asian American business owners across Oregon and Washington state. Latest developments Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, and William Estiven…
· Ryan General
A monthlong exhibition at Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library is using America’s 250th anniversary to highlight Asian American military service across nearly two centuries of U.S. history. “Duty, Honor, Country, Courage,” which opened on July 3 in the Library Friends Room,…
· Carl Samson
A federal search warrant unsealed this week reveals two previously unreported attacks near California’s Oceanside Pier more than a year ago, in which three men allegedly assaulted and seriously injured an Asian American man and two Camp Pendleton Marines while shouting racial…
· Ryan General
The Recording Academy has created the first Grammy category dedicated to Asian pop, recognizing a genre that has become one of the music industry’s most influential global exports. While many artists and fans welcomed the move as overdue recognition, others questioned whether…
· Carl Samson
Eugene police and community advocates are raising new alarms about organized burglaries targeting Asian American households in Oregon, with federal prosecutions of a ring indicted last fall still ongoing. New warnings The Eugene Police Department issued a warning June 8 about…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans are embracing artificial intelligence at higher rates than any other major racial group in the United States and remain the only group whose positive views of AI outweigh negative ones, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The study found that 70% of…
· Carl Samson
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Judge Reynaldo “Reggie” Aligada Jr. to the Minnesota Supreme Court last month, making him the first Asian Pacific American justice in the court’s history. Historic appointment Aligada’s appointment is part of a broader transition at the state’s…
· Carl Samson
Asian American lawmakers and advocacy groups condemned Congress’ approval of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, saying it gives ICE unchecked power to target their communities. About the funding The Republican-controlled House passed the bill last Tuesday in a 214-212…
· Carl Samson
Georgia’s Republican-led legislature is set to redraw the state’s political maps in a June 17 special session, a move believed to roll back gains for communities of color including Asian Americans. Catch up Georgia is entering its third redistricting cycle this decade following…
· Carl Samson
Several Asian American civil rights and advocacy organizations have spoken out following the acquittal of Rick Chow in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, calling on Asian American communities to reckon with anti-Black racism and practice cross-racial…
· Carl Samson
Dr. Nirav Shah, a former public health official who guided Maine through the COVID-19 pandemic, has taken the lead in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, putting him within reach of becoming the state’s first Asian American governor and the first Indian American…
· Carl Samson
Multiple anti-Asian slurs are among the racist text messages at the center of Karen Read’s new lawsuit against two Massachusetts police departments, raising new questions about bias in law enforcement. Offensive messages The lawsuit filed June 5 in Bristol County Superior Court…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans as a whole have some of the highest college attainment rates in California, but a new statewide report found that many Southeast Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities remain excluded from those gains. Fewer than 30% of Cambodian, Hmong…
· Editorial Staff
The acquittal of Rick Chow in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton has prompted calls on social media to boycott Asian-owned businesses, though a broader chorus of Asian and Black voices alike rejects the idea of holding an entire community responsible for one…
· Ryan General
A hiring algorithm promoted as a way to make hiring more objective disproportionately screened out Asian job applicants, according to a Stanford-led study. Candidates of Asian descent faced the largest cumulative shortfall in recommendations among the racial groups analyzed. The…
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