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Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is releasing digital campaign ads in three languages: Vietnamese, Korean and Mandarin.
 

The move from Warnock is to mobilize AAPI voters who may be the deciding factor in Georgia’s Senate runoff race against Republican opponent Herschel Walker. The ads sees Georgia voters explaining why they are supporting Warnock over Walker in the three languages. They range from 18 to 24 seconds long and will run across social media on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. 
 

Data has shown a surge of AAPI voters in Georgia in the last few years. According to AAPIData.com, AAPI voters grew 84% or 61,000 votes from 2016 to 2020.

• Korean American Mina Sue Choi was crowned Miss Earth 2022 on Tuesday evening at Okada Manila in Paranaque City. The 24-year-old bested 85 other contestants and also won in other categories such as the long gown, beach wear, resort wear and swimsuit competitions.

• America’s support of China’s protestors: Hundreds of people gathered at Harvard University and near the Chinese consulates in New York and Chicago to express solidarity with the protestors in China amidst harsh and restrictive Covid-19 measures in the Asian country. The protests in China have been some of the largest in decades. The protestors in America, mostly Ivy League students, sang songs in both Chinese and English and chanted words like: “We are not slaves, we are citizens!,” “We don’t want dictatorships, we want elections!” and “Step down, Xi Jinping.” 

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• Mall of America holiday representation: The Santa Clauses visiting the Mall of America this year are more diverse than ever. Two of them are Black and one is of Chinese descent. Allan Siu, known as Santa Allan, will be the first Asian Santa in the mall’s history. He can speak Cantonese. “To run across someone who speaks your language, there's kind of a bond there. Not only is the language a bond but there is also some sort of psychological bond as well,” Siu said.

• Asia’s stances on LGBTQIA rights: Singapore has lifted a ban on gay sex, but retains its stance on a traditional marriage. The city state says their decision to do so is a “political accommodation” that balances different viewpoints. Meanwhile in Japan, courts have ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but a lack of legal protections for same-sex families was a violation of human rights. 

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• Former Chinese leader dies: Jiang Zemin, former leader of China, died on Wednesday at age 96. He came into power after the Tiananmen Square protests and oversaw a time of vast and speedy growth for the country. He died of leukemia and organ failure, according to state media.  

• Michelle Yeoh honored again: The Palm Springs Film Festival will honor Michelle Yeoh with the International Star Award, Actress at their gala in January. Yeoh is receiving the award for her work in the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”   

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• Mario’s movie: A new trailer has dropped for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” This second trailer gives the first look of Princess Peach and Donkey Kong. There are scenes using a fire flower and characters racing on Rainbow Road, a nod to “Mario Kart.”   

• Dwayne Johnson is righting a past wrong at his childhood 7-11 store in Hawaii. He stole a Snickers bar every day for almost a year, but 30 years later, he returned and bought every Snickers on the shelf, costing him $300.  
   
• Actors Kevin Woo and Abraham Lim, stars in the Broadway musical “KPOP,” are calling out what they allege is a racist review of their show by The New York Times. 
   
• A nine-year-old girl in China descales and guts fish like a pro, helping her parent’s seafood stall. 
   
• A sushi chef in Dallas learned how to sign his menu to communicate with a Deaf couple.  
   
• A man who brutally attacked a 67-year-old Filipina woman in New York has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison.