Katrina Pham
30 posts
Katrina Pham is a staff writer at The Yappie. You can reach her at [email protected]
Where Wisconsin’s AAPI voters stand in the lead-up to Election Day
The hundreds of thousands of AAPIs who are eligible to vote in the battleground state could make the difference in the presidential election.
October 22, 2024
How one Hawaiʻi nonprofit cleaned over 70,000 pounds of marine debris in 19 days
A 12-person team cleared run-down fishing nets and gear along nearly 11 miles of shoreline in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
July 9, 2024
New bill could grant citizenship to thousands of U.S. adoptees
The legislation would close a loophole that left thousands of legal adoptees born between 1945 and 1998 without citizenship.
June 13, 2024
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.
April 23, 2024
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.
March 27, 2024
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.
March 19, 2024
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.
March 5, 2024
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.
February 21, 2024
FEMA releases changes to bolster emergency disaster response post-Maui
In the aftermath of the Maui wildfires, FEMA faced scrutiny from residents who called the organization’s aid efforts lacking.
January 30, 2024
Senate confirms first Native Hawaiian woman to federal bench
Native Hawaiians have long been disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system. Park’s confirmation could change that.
December 5, 2023