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Asian American History
Political newcomer Adena Ishii is Berkeley’s first Asian American mayor
Adena Ishii has been elected as the first Asian American and first woman of color to serve as mayor of Berkeley, California, narrowly defeat...
Carl Samson
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Derek Tran widens lead against Michelle Steel in razor-thin Orange County House race
Democratic challenger Derek Tran has expanded his lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel by 480 votes in California’s closely contested 45...
Government
RFK Jr. pushes conspiracy theory that COVID spared Chinese and Jews in resurfaced videos
Newly resurfaced videos of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supporting the COVID-19 “plandemic” conspiracy theory are alarming health experts. Catch up...
Bryan Ke
Asian American voters helped fuel San Francisco’s shift toward Trump
Asian Americans, as well as less-educated voters, drove San Francisco’s small shift toward Donald Trump in the 2024 election. While the city...
How Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie won over Asian Americans to become SF mayor
Daniel Lurie secured a decisive victory in the San Francisco mayoral race, denying incumbent London Breed a second full term. Results: As of...
Dave Min wins Orange County seat in tight House race
Democratic State Sen. Dave Min defeated Republican Scott Baugh to succeed Rep. Katie Porter in California’s 47th Congressional District, whi...
DNC official goes on Fox to slam Harris’ loss as ‘$1 billion disaster’
Lindy Li, a DNC National Finance Committee member and Harris campaign fundraiser, called Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presiden...
How Trump won more Asian American voters in 2024
While most Asian American voters cast their votes for Kamala Harris, a record 39% supported Donald Trump in this year’s election. As many Ha...
Meet the first Indian American elected to Congress from Virginia
Democrat Suhas Subramanyam made history as the first Indian American elected from Virginia, securing a seat in the U.S. House of Representat...
Usha Vance celebrated by Indian American supporters, Indian media
With Kamala Harris’ forthcoming exit from the vice presidency following Donald Trump’s reelection, Indian Americans and Indian media a...
Americans looking to move abroad after Trump’s win flood Google
Following Donald Trump’s re-election victory, a wave of Americans has turned to the internet for information on relocating abroad. Google se...
More Asian Americans voted for Trump this time around, exit poll shows
More Asian Americans voted for Donald Trump this election than in 2020, according to an exit poll by NBC. This year, 38% cast their vote for...
Health
Here’s how to cope with election stress, according to experts
Elections can have profound emotional impacts, especially when stakes feel exceptionally high. The intense stress of political outcomes, esp...
Michelle Steel leads Derek Tran in tight Orange County House race
Republican Rep. Michelle Steel leads Democrat Derek Tran 52.5% (117,378 votes) to 47.5% (106,015 votes) in the race for California’s 4...
Astronaut Sunita Williams cast her vote from space
Astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her colleagues Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Don Pettit, cast their votes for the U.S. election from t...
Chinese Americans hit with culturally specific election disinformation
Chinese American communities are reportedly facing a barrage of election-related disinformation, marked by culturally targeted attacks and w...
Donald Trump reclaims White House in stunning comeback
Donald Trump emerged victorious in the U.S. presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a closely contested race. This ...
Harris beats Trump in Iowa, gains traction in key swing states: polls
Vice President Kamala Harris has overtaken former President Donald Trump in Iowa, leading 47% to 44% in a stunning reversal in the reliably ...
Harris and Trump locked in incredibly close race in swing states, latest polls show
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in an exceptionally tight race in battleground states, with recent polls showing no clear winner just a w...
China
Why Chinese citizens are supporting Trump
As the U.S. election approaches, Chinese citizens are voicing their preference for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. While Trump‘s unpr...
Economy
Trump believes only he can stop Xi from invading Taiwan
Former President Donald Trump is convinced he can deter China from invading Taiwan, citing a “very strong” relationship he had with Presiden...
Wall Street predicts a Kamala Harris presidency
The stock market is suggesting a Kamala Harris presidency, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) indicating a 72% probability that th...
Pivotal Orange County House race between Asian candidates heats up
The race between Republican Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran in California’s 45th Congressional District is tighteni...
Community
Asian Americans emerge as key voters in Georgia’s politics
As their population rapidly expands, Asian Americans are becoming a decisive force in Georgia’s tight political races. With voter turnout ne...
Asian Americans decisively choose Harris over Trump in new poll
Vice President Kamala Harris holds a commanding 38-point lead over former President Donald Trump (66% to 28%) among Asian American voters, a...
Why Asian Americans could decide this year’s election
Asian Americans, the nation’s fastest-growing electorate, could emerge as critical swing voters in November’s election. While the group trad...
JD Vance acknowledges racist attacks on Indian American wife
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has acknowledged the “white supremacist” attacks against his wife, Usha Vance. “Obviously, she’s not a white person, an...
Kamala Harris breaks Biden’s poll record, gets Obamas’ endorsement
Vice President Kamala Harris broke President Joe Biden’s record in a new poll by Morning Consult, the first of the pollster’s daily tracking...
Kamala Harris endorsed by Asian American leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris is receiving endorsements from prominent Asian American legislators and advocacy groups, with more expected to ...
Could 2024 see the first Asian American president?
President Joe Biden dropped out as the Democratic nominee for November’s election, saying it is in the “best interest” of ...
Biden-Harris campaign launches AANHPI outreach program
Team Biden-Harris this week launched “AANHPIs for Biden-Harris,” a campaign program that aims to mobilize Asian American, Native Hawaiian an...
Asian American voters favor Biden over Trump, survey shows
Asian American voters continue to show support for President Joe Biden, though his approval has waned since the 2020 election, according to ...
News
Donald Trump says Nikki Haley will be on his team ‘in some form’
Former President Donald Trump has hinted at bringing Nikki Haley onto his team, praising her as a “very capable person” despite ...
Nikki Haley lands new job after 2024 White House bid
After suspending her presidential campaign, Nikki Haley is joining the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C., that...
S. Korea’s opposition wins landslide midterm victory
South Korea’s opposition clinched a decisive victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, dealing a major blow to President Yoon Suk-ye...
Bay Area
Evan Low, Joe Simitian tie for second place in Bay Area House race
The primary election for California’s 16th Congressional District has ended in a tie between Assemblymember Evan Low and Santa Clara County ...
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