Katrina Pham
27 posts
Katrina Pham is a staff writer at The Yappie. You can reach her at [email protected]
Asian Americans have higher levels of cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” new study finds
PFAS are notoriously difficult for the environment and the human body to break down, and can sometimes remain in people’s systems for years.
September 12, 2023
Maui wildfires reignite concern over climate change’s outsized impacts on Native Hawaiians
The wildfires have killed over 100 people and destroyed countless cultural landmarks in Lāhainā—the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i.
August 17, 2023
What the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling means for Asian America
The decision deals a blow to Asian Americans’ decades of fighting for and building on affirmative action policies.
July 1, 2023
AAPIs face knowledge gap with abortion pills, study reveals
A little over a third of survey respondents said they had not heard of—or did not know if they had heard of—medication abortion.
June 5, 2023
After 1965, a varied picture of immigration to the U.S.
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May 31, 2023
Lawmakers renew push to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day
Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world, and roughly 500,000 Sikh people live in the U.S. today.
April 18, 2023
Two years after the Atlanta spa shootings, fear of anti-Asian discrimination still looms
As the world re-opens, advocates are escalating calls on officials to strengthen holistic responses to violence targeting Asian Americans.
March 21, 2023
Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after historic council vote
Over 150,000 South Asians live in the state of Washington, where Dalit activists say many people face unregulated caste-based discrimination.
March 6, 2023
In Florida, another battle heats up over race and history in schools
The College Board's release of a scaled back African American studies pilot following state criticism is sparking backlash amid a broader push for expanded curricula on race.
February 6, 2023
Policy preview: Three key issues to watch in 2023—and how AAPIs could be impacted
With the arrival of the new year, we’re highlighting some of the most consequential stories that The Yappie is tracking.
January 24, 2023