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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.
Politics briefing: Repairing the damage on Maui
Also this week: Federal benefits for COFA migrant workers; the caregiving economy; AAPIs gear up for 2024.
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.
Politics briefing: Asian Americans’ party affiliations ahead of 2024
Also this week: Iam Tongi's historic "American Idol" win; delayed federal support in Guam; NHPIs' alarmingly high cancer mortality rates.
AAPIs face knowledge gap with abortion pills, study reveals
A little over a third of survey respondents said they had not heard of—or did not know if they had heard of—medication abortion.
Politics briefing: All eyes on Julie Su
Also this week: Federal benefits for COFA migrant workers; the caregiving economy; AAPIs gear up for 2024.
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.
Lacking accessible mental health care, Southeast Asian Americans forge their own path
Immigrants and refugees who resettled in the U.S. are finding their own ways to care for wounds inflicted by war and displacement in Southeast Asia.
Politics briefing: Affirmative action on the chopping block
Also this week: Asian American Democrats eye House leadership bids; the Blame Game escalates; new super PAC launches for progressive Vietnamese Americans.
HHS awards $3.5 million to Hawai‘i to create national AANHPI behavioral health center
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders often lack culturally competent health care and face stigmas, language barriers, and other obstacles that can make it more difficult to access medical resources.