Track the stories affecting Asian Americans + Pacific Islanders, from Capitol Hill and beyond.
Politics briefing: AAPI support for gender-affirming care
Also this week: Georgia bill targets Chinese "agents"; Pacific Islands studies center at University of Utah; new military command on Guam.
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.
How one of Filipino America’s last newspapers folded
For 30 years, Manila Mail gave 65,000 Filipino immigrants and their descendants in the D.C. area a platform for discourse and connection.
Politics briefing: Biden directs federal agencies to expand women’s health research
Also this week: Rise of Trump-backed Vince Fong; two more Asian American judges confirmed; moderate Democrats' new border task force.
Congress passes COFA funding for Pacific Islanders after beleaguered delays
The deal will provide $7 billion to the three Pacific nations over 20 years and restore COFA migrants' access to certain federal benefits.
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.
Exclusive: Biden campaign warns AAPI voters on economic, health care costs of another Trump term
In new messaging shared with The Yappie ahead of the State of the Union, the campaign will aim to convince Asian American and Pacific Islander voters that Trump’s agenda would “raise costs, jeopardize their Social Security, and rip away their rights.”
Politics briefing: Guam Memorial Hospital to remain in Ypao Point after dispute
Also this week: Rising hotel costs for displaced Lahaina wildfires survivors; South Asian American admissions to elite colleges; New York casino expansion targets Asian Americans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What three cities’ fights say about Chinatown’s identity
Chinatown communities in Philadelphia, Manhattan, and Los Angeles are trying to shape their own futures in the face of increasing adversity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What it takes to dance again: The long journey to healing after the Monterey Park shooting
San Gabriel Valley residents are still recovering from the shooting in January, when a 72-year-old assailant killed 11 people at Star Ballroom Dance Studio.