Health
Exclusive: New Biden campaign ad buy targets AAPIs in battleground states
The ad buy, first shared with The Yappie, highlights Biden’s investments in small businesses and working-class families.
March 19, 2024
Exclusive: Biden campaign warns AAPI voters on economic, health care costs of another Trump term
In new messaging shared with The Yappie ahead of the State of the Union, the campaign will aim to convince Asian American and Pacific Islander voters that Trump’s agenda would “raise costs, jeopardize their Social Security, and rip away their rights.”
March 7, 2024
How U.S. foreign policy has shaped AAPIs’ mental health needs
Present-day concerns are linked to systemic barriers and traumas that were often "byproducts of U.S. foreign policy," a new report finds.
March 5, 2024
Politics briefing: High school affirmative action allowed to stand
Also this week: Potential new nuclear reactor on Guam; biotech data security; Tom Suozzi and the Asian American vote in New York.
February 27, 2024
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
FEMA releases changes to bolster emergency disaster response post-Maui
In the aftermath of the Maui wildfires, FEMA faced scrutiny from residents who called the organization’s aid efforts lacking.
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
What it takes to dance again: The long journey to healing after the Monterey Park shooting
San Gabriel Valley residents are still recovering from the shooting in January, when a 72-year-old assailant killed 11 people at Star Ballroom Dance Studio.
November 30, 2023