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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.
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.
Senate confirms Arati Prabhakar as White House science and tech policy chief
Prabhakar will become the third Asian American member of Biden’s Cabinet and make history as the first woman, immigrant, and person of color to serve in the position.
Politics briefing: Hirono presses DOJ on Native Hawaiian sex trafficking crisis
Also this week: Biden to host U.S.-Pacific Island summit; highlighting unequal pay; Jayapal speaks out; Pentagon to shut down Red Hill fuel tanks.
Indigenous boarding school probe spurs reckoning over forced Native Hawaiian assimilation
Seven U.S.-funded institutions in Hawai‘i took part in the federal policy that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their homes.
Biden signs bill to study creation of AAPI museum in historic first
The measure, a result of years of advocacy, sets up a commission to examine steps for establishing a national museum on Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture.
Kylie Taitano envisions a home for inafa'måolek on Capitol Hill
The Filipina and CHamoru software engineer gets candid about moving from Guam to San Diego, her experience as an organizer, and how she thinks progressive politics and CHamoru culture overlap.
AAPIs could face worse health outcomes in a post-Roe America, lawmakers warn
Cultural stigma and language barriers already contribute to unequal access to reproductive health care. A Supreme Court decision to strike down federal protections of abortion rights could further exacerbate disparities.
Democratic Rep. Kai Kahele announces run for Hawai‘i governor
Losing Kahele, a strong proponent for data disaggregation, will deal a blow to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander representation in D.C.
Lawmakers introduce resolution to recognize ‘irrevocable impact’ of Atlanta shootings
A new House resolution would mourn the victims of the 2021 massacre and acknowledge the disproportionate violence against Asian American women.