Rachel Lee
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Rachel Lee is a staff writer at The Yappie. You can reach her at [email protected].
Politics briefing: Hawai‘i’s underlying racial tensions thrust center stage
Also this week: Asians in Texas fall victim to identify theft; the latest in 76ers' arena proposal; preserving Northern Virginia’s Eden Center.
March 6, 2023
Politics briefing: Vigils held to honor victims killed in California shootings
Also this week: Where many Asian American New Yorkers are relocating to; Oscars buzz; immigrant drivers sue taxi commission.
February 6, 2023
Politics briefing: Asian Americans reel after gunman kills 11 amid Lunar New Year celebrations
Also this week: Chinatown organizations form coalition to oppose 76ers' arena proposal; exploring the term "Pasifika"; Indiana stabbing sparks alarm, frustration.
January 24, 2023
Politics briefing: Who Asian American voters backed in Georgia’s Senate run-off
Also this week: Helen Gym jumps into Philadelphia's mayoral race; hate crimes in LA County surge to highest level in two decades; AAJA releases broadcast snapshot.
December 12, 2022
Politics briefing: Senate backs bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors
Also this week: Steel defeats Chen in CA-45; Patricia Lee makes history in Nevada; retired Asian police captains sue the NYPD.
November 22, 2022
Politics briefing: U.S. Navy targets 2027 for Red Hill closure
Also this week: Seattle could slash anti-Asian hate budget; Minnesota’s first-ever Hmong county commissioner; Shah takes the helm at the Texas Tribune.
November 7, 2022
Politics briefing: The AAPIs most impacted by Biden’s student debt relief plan
Also this week: Asian Americans feel ignored by Texas politicians; Diwali to become NYC public school holiday; Chinese Hospital gets funding boost.
October 24, 2022
Politics briefing: What Pacific Islander leaders want from Washington
Also this week: A new bill tackles deportations of Southeast Asian refugees; $10 million midterm mobilization; watching Lanhee Chen.
September 26, 2022
Politics briefing: Hirono presses DOJ on Native Hawaiian sex trafficking crisis
Also this week: Biden to host U.S.-Pacific Island summit; highlighting unequal pay; Jayapal speaks out; Pentagon to shut down Red Hill fuel tanks.
September 13, 2022