Asian Americans
Politics briefing: Native Hawaiians renew calls for sovereignty
Also this week: AAPI labor organizers convene in Vegas; California moves to ban caste discrimination; high school Korean American studies.
September 12, 2023
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
Politics briefing: Sacramento’s first Blasian March
Also this week: Anti-hate funding in New York; Pacific Islander representation in San Francisco; voter suppression targeting AAPIs.
August 17, 2023
Politics briefing: Boom in U.S.’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population
Also this week: More Asian American judges are confirmed; robberies in Sacramento; a standing ovation for Roland Abante on AGT.
July 1, 2023
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.
July 1, 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
Politics briefing: Asian Americans’ party affiliations ahead of 2024
Also this week: Iam Tongi's historic "American Idol" win; delayed federal support in Guam; NHPIs' alarmingly high cancer mortality rates.
June 6, 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
From Merle Oberon to Michelle Yeoh: The complicated history of Asian actors in Hollywood
Michelle Yeoh’s recent groundbreaking Oscar win follows a legacy of marginalization in Hollywood. It all started 85 years ago with Merle Oberon, the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage all her life.
May 15, 2023