Environment
Politics briefing: Julie Su’s place in the presidential succession
Also this week: Relieving double taxation on Taiwan; inflation is AAPIs' top voter concern; mourning Wadea Al-Fayoume.
October 26, 2023
Politics briefing: COFA states in limbo amid budget stopgap
Also this week: Filipino American History Month; new Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain Congressional Caucus; “Kim-mentum” in New Jersey.
October 11, 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: Repairing the damage on Maui
Also this week: Federal benefits for COFA migrant workers; the caregiving economy; AAPIs gear up for 2024.
September 1, 2023
Maui wildfires reignite concern over climate change’s outsized impacts on Native Hawaiians
The wildfires have killed over 100 people and destroyed countless cultural landmarks in Lāhainā—the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i.
August 17, 2023
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders weave homelands and climate issues into their art
NHPIs suffer climate degradation and cultural deterioration rooted in colonialism. The impact of that history is now central to their art.
May 8, 2023
Politics briefing: All eyes on Julie Su
Also this week: Federal benefits for COFA migrant workers; the caregiving economy; AAPIs gear up for 2024.
April 26, 2023
Politics briefing: Biden moves to expand environmental protections in Pacific atolls
Also this week: When you're a top U.S. official but "too nice"; transgender rights under attack; the wag gap for AANHPI women in 2023.
April 10, 2023
Pacific Islanders hail COP27 loss and damage fund as breakthrough
The landmark agreement is the result of a Pacific-led fight for accountability and climate finance that began over 30 years ago.
November 22, 2022
Pacific Islanders, UN experts urge Japan to halt Fukushima nuclear discharge
Japan plans to dump 1.25 million tons of contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean.
May 9, 2021