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GOP House candidate goes viral for fiery clapback at Democratic rival
Lily Tang Williams, a Republican candidate vying to fill the open seat in New Hampshire’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives,...
Carl Samson
Fashion
Michelle Obama’s DNC look by Korean American designer shakes up the internet
Social media is abuzz over Michelle Obama’s striking outfit on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, where she delivered a p...
AAPI Democratic leaders stress importance of Asian voters for Harris
AAPI Democratic officials are emphasizing the crucial role that AAPI voters will play in November’s election as they rally behind Kamala Har...
Government
Florida rep. apologizes for joke about Kristi Noem eating dog with Kim Jong Un
Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz has apologized for his post on X joking about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wanting to eat dog with North Korea...
Bryan Ke
Andy Kim’s path to US Senate clearer after NJ first lady Tammy Murphy suspends campaign
Rep. Andy Kim’s (D, NJ-3) path to the U.S. senate is clearer after New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, his greatest opponent in the Ju...
Entertainment
Hawaii lawmakers honor Bretman Rock for positive impact
Filipino American influencer Bretman Rock was recently honored while visiting the Hawaii State Capitol for his positive impact on the Hawaii...
Biden launches first TV ad targeting AAPI voters
President Joe Biden’s campaign team on Tuesday released the first of what is reportedly a series of ads tailored for Asian American and Paci...
Education
Elon Musk on Asian teen rejected by 16 colleges: ‘The left hates Asians’
“The left hates Asians,” Musk writes ...
Ryan General
History
Tom Hsieh, former SF supervisor and developer ‘hero,’ dies at 91
Former San Francisco Supervisor Thomas “Tom” Hsieh, who was regarded as a “hero” and a trailblazer for Chinese Americans in loca...
More Asian Americans are voting Republican, says new study
Asian American voters are increasingly shifting towards the Republican Party, a recent study by the New York Times has found. The influentia...
News
Rep. Ted Lieu to become highest-ranking Asian American in House Democratic leadership history
Rep. Ted Lieu (D, CA-33) was elected vice chairman in House Democratic Leadership, the fifth highest position in the party, on Wednesday, b...
Asian Americans get big midterm wins but still underrepresented in politics
Shri Thanedar (D) became the first Indian American to represent Michigan, while Aruna Miller (D) became the first Indian American to win th...
Khier Casino
Tulsi Gabbard says Democrats push ‘cowardly wokeness,’ ‘anti-white racism’ after leaving party
Tulsi Gabbard announced in her first podcast episode of “The Tulsi Gabbard Show” on Tuesday that she is leaving the Democratic Party after ...
Feature
Former Democratic California representative TJ Cox faces decades in prison if convicted of fraud charges
The FBI arrested Terrance John "TJ" Cox, a former congressional representative of California, at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday on m...
Delaware lawmaker who called Asian women ‘ch*nks’ resigns after PTSD diagnosis
State Rep. Gerald Brady (D-Del.), who sent an email containing an anti-Asian slur and sexist remark in June 2021, announced he will step do...
Politics
Gay AAPI lawmaker reportedly removed as committee chair as ‘revenge,’ replaced with straight white male
In an alleged act of “revenge,” California Assemblymember Evan Low, an openly gay Democrat representing Silicon Valley, was remo...
DNC Launches Ad Campaign for AAPI Heritage Month
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has launched an ad buy in AAPI outlets across the U.S. in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. The ne...
Editorial Staff
Andrew Yang is Now the 4th Most Favored Democratic Primary Candidate
Andrew Yang has surpassed Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic primary net favorability rankings, according to a new poll. The most r...
Jin Hyun
Andrew Yang’s Team Threatened With Shooting in New Hampshire, FBI Called In
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s campaign team has reportedly been receiving several death threats as its campaign tour...
Kamala Harris Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
After several months of struggling in the polls, Senator Kamala Harris has officially dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, stating tha...
Andrew Yang Breaks Down Talking to Woman Who Lost 4-Year-Old Daughter to Gun Violence
Andrew Yang broke down in tears at a gun laws forum in Iowa on Saturday while addressing a woman who lost her daughter to a stray bullet. Ac...
Andrew Yang Qualifies for September Democratic Debate Thanks to the Yang Gang
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has now qualified for the next round of presidential primary debates in September after successf...
Andrew Yang Totally Ignored on MSNBC’s List of 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang was left out of a graphic created by MSNBC, displaying the 2020 Democratic presidential candid...
Kimberly Nguyen
20 Things About Andrew Yang That Will Have You Cheating on Other Democrats
Presidential hopeful and world’s coolest Asian dad, Andrew Yang, has been beating all expectations by rising from being the underdog o...
Kamala Harris Begins 2020 Presidential Campaign With Epic Rally in Oakland
Sen. Kamala Harris formally launched her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in her hometown of Oakland, California on Sunday. In...
Meet the First Asian American State Representative in Indiana’s History
Chris Chyung of Dyer, St. Township was elected to represent District 15 in the Indiana State House of Representatives. The 25-year-old Democ...
Ohio Elects Their First Laotian American State Senator
Tina Maharath, a 27-year-old financial analyst, was elected as state senator of Ohio’s District 3 last week. The Canal Winchester resident, ...
Music
‘Dragon Ball Z’ Music Composer Becomes Texas’ New State Senator
Democratic candidate Nathan Johnson, who worked as a composer for “Dragon Ball Z,” secured a seat in the Texas State Senate afte...
Former Republican Cites Trump’s ‘Racist Tactics’ as Reason For Becoming Democrat
Lori Stegmann, the current Multnomah County commissioner in Oregon who has been a Republican for 40 years, announced that she wants to becom...
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