Civil Rights
Politics briefing: White House unveils national AAPI strategy
Also this week: Lieu warns against unchecked AI; Harmeet Dhillon loses bid to lead RNC; Tyre Nichols video reignites protests against police brutality.
January 30, 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: Hirono secures $1 billion for Red Hill clean-up
Also this week: FBI hate crimes data released; Murphy bids farewell to Congress; Meng condemns Purdue NW Chancellor.
December 19, 2022
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
Across the nation, a growing number of colleges weigh bans on caste discrimination
Brown University and a handful of other schools in the U.S. are moving to explicitly add caste to their non-discrimination policies.
December 12, 2022
Politics briefing: Ted Lieu makes history with House leadership win
Also this week: All eyes on Georgia; Kahele under ethics scrutiny; Biden administration announces new actions for Indigenous communities.
December 6, 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: Unpacking the White House’s Pacific Island partnership strategy
Also this week: Backlash to Steel's ‘red-baiting’ mailers; DACA in limbo; Chao testifies.
October 18, 2022
Advocates turn to Congress in bid to limit deportation of Southeast Asian refugees
The legislation is part of a broader push to hold the United States accountable for wartime damage in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
October 17, 2022