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Asian American History
California may soon include AANHPI history lessons in K-12 curriculum
California’s Instructional Quality Commission is set to implement an expanded curriculum in K-12 classrooms to integrate lessons on As...
Ryan General
Events
Jeannie Mai Jenkins apologizes for ‘inadvertently excluding Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders’
“The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai Jenkins has issued an apology after making a remark that sparked backlash on social media. The T...
News
San Francisco creates US’ first Pacific Islander cultural district
San Francisco approved a resolution on Tuesday that will create the U.S.’ first Pacific Islander cultural district. The cultural district ...
Carl Samson
Crime
Pacific Islander man charged with hate crime in robberies targeting Asian spas in Washington state
Tuli Aumaunofo Kalani Tevaga, 23, was charged with four counts of first-degree robbery and one count of a hate crime for allegedly targetin...
Report: Low-income Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders among those most negatively impacted by the pandemic
Low-income American Indian or Native Alaskan, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander households were among those who suffered the most negative econo...
Politics
More Asian Americans Are Going Into Politics Than Ever Before
There are now more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) than ever participating in American politics, an apparent shift from the in...
Entertainment
Taika Waititi Says New Zealand is ‘Racist as F**k’
“Thor: Ragnarok” director Taika Waititi slammed his home country of New Zealand in a new interview, calling it “racist as f**k” because of p...
Meet the Woman Now Representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the White House
The Department of Education officially named Holly Ham as the new executive director for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and P...
Bryan Ke
BYU Comedy Skit ‘Moana You Ugly’ Draws Backlash for Racism
A skit has been pulled from a Brigham Young University comedy troupe’s lineup after Pacific Islander activists accused the organizatio...
Heather Johnson Yu
Asia
Disturbing Massachusetts Bill Pushes for Data Collection of Asian-Americans
A bill that seeks to collect data from Asian-American and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in Massachusetts has been met with outrage from the...
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