Track the stories affecting Asian Americans + Pacific Islanders, from Capitol Hill and beyond.
AAPI Nation: Navy escapes liability
The week's biggest AAPI stories
AAPI Nation: Navy escapes liability, Harvard’s incoming class, and more
Catch up on the biggest headlines shaping AAPI communities this week.
A new House bill could enable wrongfully detained U.S. citizens to sue ICE
The legislation comes after federal immigration agents wrongfully detained over 500 U.S. citizens since the start of President Trump’s second term.
American Samoa opposes deep sea mining. The U.S. is auctioning a seabed anyway.
The Trump administration’s move is the latest chapter in the ongoing conflict over who gets final say over what goes on in and around U.S. territories.
Power Shift: Samoans sue over deep-sea mining
Plus: The price of detaining citizens
AAPI Nation: Ramaswamy's race turns ugly
The week's biggest AAPI stories
AAPI Nation: Ramaswamy's race turns ugly, AAPI voter pulse, and more
Catch up on the biggest headlines shaping AAPI communities this week.
Jail cooperation hasn’t slowed community ICE arrests, data shows
The Trump administration pledged to draw back operations in cities and states that cooperated with ICE, but daily ICE arrests have surged.
Another Asian American admissions fight reaches the Supreme Court
Following its rejection of affirmative action, the justices will hear a case alleging racial discrimination against Asian American middle school students in Maryland.
Power Shift: Asian American lottery fight
Plus: The ICE trade-off promise
AAPI Nation: Sheng Thao trial kicks off, Hindu temple attack plot, and more
Catch up on the biggest headlines shaping AAPI communities this week.
AAPI Nation: Sheng Thao faces the music
The week's biggest AAPI stories
Supreme Court case tests how much say Pacific Islanders have over their homelands
A legal challenge to the Air Force's munition detonations on a Guam beach could have far-reaching consequences for residents in U.S. territories.
In suburban Dallas, a Republican bets that quiet centrism still works
Angie Chen Button's re-election campaign is one to watch amid frustration with top-of-ticket conservatives in Texas.
Power Shift: Bombs over Guam’s acquifier
Plus: A Republican wary of her ticket
AAPI Nation: DOJ’s denaturalization push, Montana’s AAPI boom, and more
Catch up on the biggest headlines shaping AAPI communities this week.
AAPI Nation: Denaturalization in progress
The week's biggest AAPI stories
Education Department diverts funding meant to bolster AAPI-serving colleges
Funds for some minority-serving institutions are redirected to HBCUs and tribal colleges, drawing criticism from members of Congress.
Trump claws back nearly $600M from minority-serving programs
The Trump administration is moving to cancel funding that had been appropriated by Congress.
The clock is ticking on a Bay Area archive of Asian American history
The planned closure of a National Archives facility in California has sparked alarm among Democratic lawmakers, historians, and advocates.