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Crime
Asian American, Asian leaders react to Trump assassination attempt
Asian American and Asian leaders around the world condemned the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in ...
Carl Samson
China
Meng, Hirono and Chu lead effort to stop GOP’s attempt to revive Trump-era China Initiative
A group of Democratic lawmakers are vehemently opposing House Republicans’ push to reinstate a controversial Trump-era program accused...
Ryan General
Government
Biden commemorates 80th repeal anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act
On Sunday, President Joe Biden commemorated the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, emphasizing that the discrimina...
Michelle De Pacina
AAPI congressmembers demand Biden admin take action on visa backlog
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging immediate action to address t...
Environmental
Hawaiians voice concerns about underreporting of Maui wildfire deaths
As the death toll of Maui’s wildfires have climbed to at least 99 people, Hawaiians are voicing their concerns regarding the alleged underre...
Events
White House to celebrate AA and NHPI Heritage Month with convenings, panels and artistic performances
The White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) will be hosting a nati...
Reintroduced bill aims to reunite Filipino WWII veterans with their children
Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. On Tuesday, the F...
Sen. Mazie Hirono holds roundtable on needs of Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence
Before you read: Senate passes bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors of sexual violence Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable d...
Iris Jung
News
Asian American lawmakers respond to the elementary school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas
In response to yesterday’s Uvalde, Texas, elementary school mass shooting that left 21 dead, Asian lawmakers echoed many of the same sentim...
Jane Nam
Politics
Sen. Hirono says Republicans want to stop ‘minorities, Black people, Chicanos, Asian-Americans’ from voting
Sen. Mazie Hirono spoke out about the “hundreds” of voter suppression bills passed by Republicans. She accused Republicans of trying to pa...
Jiselle Lee
Hawaii Senator Tells Men To ‘Shut Up and Step Up’ Over SCOTUS Nominee’s Sex Assault Accusations
Amid the outrage surrounding the United States Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh’s recent sexual assault accusations comes some s...
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