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Politics briefing: AAPI support for gender-affirming care
Also this week: Georgia bill targets Chinese "agents"; Pacific Islands studies center at University of Utah; new military command on Guam.
End of FEMA-funded housing looms over Maui wildfire survivors
Thousands of displaced residents living in FEMA’s non-congregate sheltering program are struggling to secure independent long-term housing options.
Politics briefing: Biden directs federal agencies to expand women’s health research
Also this week: Rise of Trump-backed Vince Fong; two more Asian American judges confirmed; moderate Democrats' new border task force.
Congress passes COFA funding for Pacific Islanders after beleaguered delays
The deal will provide $7 billion to the three Pacific nations over 20 years and restore COFA migrants' access to certain federal benefits.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.