Hawaii Gov. Josh Green enacted legislation on May 27 establishing the country’s first tourist tax designed to fund climate resilience efforts, adding a 0.75 percentage point increase to lodging fees beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

A West Virginia University study has revealed that Japanese American women who were likely incarcerated in World War II detention camps as children gave birth to less healthy babies decades later, demonstrating how trauma from forced displacement can ripple across generations.

A new study released by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, in partnership with the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and IW Group, finds that while Asian and Pacific Islander (API) visibility in Hollywood has grown over the past 15 years, the industry continues to underrepresent the diversity and depth of API communities both on and off screen.

A woman in Pierce County, Washington state, has expressed outrage after her husband was unexpectedly deported to South Sudan instead of Vietnam as planned.

Beijing has rebuked the Trump administration’s latest decision to revoke visas for Chinese students, leaving over 277,000 students to question their academic future in the U.S.

Jaylin Williams, a reserve forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder, is set to make history as the first NBA player of Vietnamese descent to appear in the Finals. The Thunder secured their spot by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals on May 28.

BTS’ V has broken records once again — this time with the most-liked post on Instagram so far into the year.

A satirical device called the Vape-o-Gotchi links a virtual pet’s survival to the user’s vaping habits — puff to keep it alive.

Vice President JD Vance accused U.S. universities of racially discriminating against white and Asian students and alleged widespread scientific failures, obstructive bureaucracies and political bias among faculty in a post on X on Saturday.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to select Dr. Santa J. Ono as the university’s 14th president, despite intense scrutiny from conservative activists who questioned his previous support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.