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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
With affirmative action struck down, student activists consider what comes next
Student activists, many of whom are Asian American, fought to preserve affirmative action at their schools. Reeling from the Supreme Court decision, they insist their work isn’t over.
November 30, 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: Biden’s initiative to counter Islamophobia faces backlash
Also this week: Boycotting the White House's Diwali celebration; funding for Indigenous students in agriculture; investing in Alaskan AAPIs.
November 7, 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
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: The growing wave of states mandating AAPI studies in school
Also this week: Guam's disputed abortion ban; dismal representation of Asian Americans in journalism; cybercrimes target Pacific Islanders.
April 18, 2023