culture
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.
February 13, 2024
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.
January 30, 2024
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.
December 12, 2023
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.
December 5, 2023
Politics briefing: Biden-Xi meeting draws dueling Asian American protests
Also this week: First Biden 2024 ad targeting AAPIs; condemning "unjust surveillance"; SNAP benefits for COFA migrants.
November 21, 2023
Politics briefing: 1 in 3 AAPIs report experiencing racism this year
Also this week: Fallout over Fukushima wastewater; Vietnamese American shrimpers; first Asian American MLB Rookie of the Year.
November 15, 2023
Politics briefing: $286 million homestead lands settlement in Hawai‘i
Also this week: Comedian Hasan Minhaj responds; preserving Korean art in U.S. museums; Alaska’s Filipino community.
November 2, 2023
Politics briefing: Homelessness among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Also this week: Indian American population growth; recognizing Monterey Park hero Brandon Tsay; a legendary Hawaiian canoe.
October 17, 2023
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
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