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Resilience in community: Marshallese leaders race to fill gaps in aid amid ‘existential threats’
Despite lack of federal attention, the effects of America’s nuclear legacy, and climate disasters, Marshallese people still cling to hope for a renewed future.
White House Initiative on AANHPIs set to pursue an ‘aggressive’ agenda
The nation’s top trade official Katherine Tai will help lead the office as it returns to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with an expanded mandate.
Politics briefing: 'We are not drowning, we are fighting'
Also this week: 2021 election recap; Senate gears up for final vote on Sung; bill honoring Mineta faces hurdles.
Stakes are high for AAPIs as Supreme Court reviews Texas abortion law
As states rush to codify abortion bans, some lawmakers and activists are speaking up about the hurdles many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders face—even when abortions are legal.
Frustrated lawmakers grill officials on China Initiative, stalled COFA talks
The U.S.'s refusal to monitor and clean up a dome filled with radioactive waste on the Marshall Islands threatens to derail negotiations over a critical security pact.
Politics briefing: NAKASEC urges Harris to defy Senate parliamentarian
Also this week: Congress backs Medicaid funding for islands, USCIS takes a U-turn, and an outgoing State Department official rebukes Biden's border policy.
Politics briefing: Thousands march as activists warn justices on abortion rights
Also this week: A boost for Native Hawaiian education, the GOP targets Georgia's AAPI voters, and Chopra takes charge at the CFPB.
Jayapal catapults into center of budget, infrastructure talks
The third-term Indian American lawmaker rallied progressives this week and solidified her role as one of the most powerful members of Congress.
Congress members push for envoy to Micronesia as COFA negotiations stall
The Biden administration is letting a key military region fall through the cracks, says a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
Politics briefing: Hawaiʻi’s staggering tourism crisis
A rare show of unity between Native Hawaiian activists and the state's governor highlights the severity of the COVID crisis ravaging the islands.