Track the stories affecting Asian Americans + Pacific Islanders, from Capitol Hill and beyond.
How Asian immigrants who can’t vote are finding ways to be heard in 2024
“I think to myself, if not me, then who will?”
Politics briefing: OPM head departs, Guam’s Democratic primary
Also this week: South Asians for Biden relaunches; Red Hill failures laid bare in court; controversial surveillance program reauthorized.
Historic numbers of Chinese and Indian migrants are crossing the southern border
Staying in the U.S. has proven difficult due to the lack of formal pathways to citizenship and the unavailability of work permits for migrants.
Politics briefing: Calls for DOJ briefing on anti-Hindu hate crimes
Also this week: New racial/ethnic standards for federal data collection; House ODI slashed; RFK's new running mate.
New White House guidelines to reshape how federal agencies collect AANHPI data
Poor data disaggregation for AAPI subgroups in government data obscured social, political, and economic disparities.
Politics briefing: AAPI support for gender-affirming care
Also this week: Georgia bill targets Chinese "agents"; Pacific Islands studies center at University of Utah; new military command on Guam.
End of FEMA-funded housing looms over Maui wildfire survivors
Thousands of displaced residents living in FEMA’s non-congregate sheltering program are struggling to secure independent long-term housing options.
How one of Filipino America’s last newspapers folded
For 30 years, Manila Mail gave 65,000 Filipino immigrants and their descendants in the D.C. area a platform for discourse and connection.
Politics briefing: Biden directs federal agencies to expand women’s health research
Also this week: Rise of Trump-backed Vince Fong; two more Asian American judges confirmed; moderate Democrats' new border task force.
Congress passes COFA funding for Pacific Islanders after beleaguered delays
The deal will provide $7 billion to the three Pacific nations over 20 years and restore COFA migrants' access to certain federal benefits.
Exclusive: New Biden campaign ad buy targets AAPIs in battleground states
The ad buy, first shared with The Yappie, highlights Biden’s investments in small businesses and working-class families.
Exclusive: Biden campaign warns AAPI voters on economic, health care costs of another Trump term
In new messaging shared with The Yappie ahead of the State of the Union, the campaign will aim to convince Asian American and Pacific Islander voters that Trump’s agenda would “raise costs, jeopardize their Social Security, and rip away their rights.”
Politics briefing: Guam Memorial Hospital to remain in Ypao Point after dispute
Also this week: Rising hotel costs for displaced Lahaina wildfires survivors; South Asian American admissions to elite colleges; New York casino expansion targets Asian Americans.
How U.S. foreign policy has shaped AAPIs’ mental health needs
Present-day concerns are linked to systemic barriers and traumas that were often "byproducts of U.S. foreign policy," a new report finds.
Politics briefing: High school affirmative action allowed to stand
Also this week: Potential new nuclear reactor on Guam; biotech data security; Tom Suozzi and the Asian American vote in New York.
Politics briefing: Japanese American incarceration camp becomes national park
Also this week: Native Hawaiian housing aid; NFL players reclaim their identities; first Asian American chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Colleges’ return to standardized testing mandates could hurt AAPIs
Civil rights advocates warn that standardized testing only reinforces inequities in K-12 education, especially for groups like Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
What three cities’ fights say about Chinatown’s identity
Chinatown communities in Philadelphia, Manhattan, and Los Angeles are trying to shape their own futures in the face of increasing adversity.
Politics briefing: WeChat’s alleged ties to fentanyl trafficking
Also this week: AAPIs' doubt in federal government; Medicare drug price negotiations; U.S. post office renamed after Boston's Caroline Chang.
Politics briefing: DCCC pushes campaign against misinformation
Also this week: Guam Strong; spike in undocumented Indians at the border; explosions near Sikh temple in Sacramento.