Shawna Chen
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Shawna Chen is The Yappie's Editor-in-Chief. You can reach her at [email protected].
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.
February 27, 2024
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.
February 21, 2024
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.
February 13, 2024
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.
January 30, 2024
Politics briefing: Best practices for Indigenous sacred sites
Also this week: Congressional Gold Medals for Hmong veterans; what McCarthy's exit means for Steel and Kim; candidates' use of Chinese names.
December 12, 2023
Politics briefing: Conspiracy plot to kill Sikh separatist leader
Also this week: NHPI health insurance disparities; Asian American educators face microaggressions; restoring the sacred island Moku‘ula.
December 5, 2023
Politics briefing: Biden-Xi meeting draws dueling Asian American protests
Also this week: First Biden 2024 ad targeting AAPIs; condemning "unjust surveillance"; SNAP benefits for COFA migrants.
November 21, 2023
Politics briefing: 1 in 3 AAPIs report experiencing racism this year
Also this week: Fallout over Fukushima wastewater; Vietnamese American shrimpers; first Asian American MLB Rookie of the Year.
November 15, 2023
Politics briefing: Biden’s initiative to counter Islamophobia faces backlash
Also this week: Boycotting the White House's Diwali celebration; funding for Indigenous students in agriculture; investing in Alaskan AAPIs.
November 7, 2023
Politics briefing: $286 million homestead lands settlement in Hawai‘i
Also this week: Comedian Hasan Minhaj responds; preserving Korean art in U.S. museums; Alaska’s Filipino community.
November 2, 2023