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Exclusive: AAPI Victory Alliance, Emerging Voters join forces to drive civic engagement
The new strategic partnership is aimed at building AAPI bargaining and political power at state and local levels ahead of the 2024 elections.
Perspectives in conversation: The fall of affirmative action in admissions
The Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admissions has re-opened a window into Asian Americans’ varying opinions on the policy.
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.
Patsy Mink’s path to Congress
Patsy Mink made history in 1964 when she became the first woman of color elected to Congress.
The little-known case of Purvi Patel
The criminal prosecution of Patel had major implications that continue today as red states increasingly restrict abortion access.
Nikki Haley becomes first Republican to announce 2024 challenge to Trump
The former South Carolina governor is one of the nation’s highest-profile Asian American Republicans.
Monterey Park shooting: A tragedy in America’s first suburban Chinatown
The attack, in a city that is two-thirds Asian American, is the deadliest mass killing in the nation since the Uvalde shooting last May.
Ex-federal prosecutor Robert Hur appointed special counsel in Biden records probe
The longtime attorney will face heightened scrutiny as he investigates Biden’s handling of classified documents from his time as vice president.
Republican Lanhee Chen concedes in race for California controller after an ambitious campaign
Chen, who would've been the first Republican elected to statewide office since 2006, campaigned on his ability to hold Democrats accountable in state spending.
Republican Michelle Steel re-elected in redrawn California district after controversial campaign
The first-term Congress member drew heat in recent weeks for using "red-baiting" tactics to attack Democrat Jay Chen.