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A mayor pleaded guilty to working for China, but Chinese Americans could pay the larger price
Issue #210 reports on how a California mayor’s guilty plea exposed Beijing’s reach into local politics as immigration fears, education battles and…
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Koji Suzuki, ‘Ring’ author and Japanese horror pioneer, dies at 68
Suzuki published his most recent novel last year and died of an illness, his publisher said.
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The hantavirus outbreak isn’t being blamed on Asians, but AAPI communities are watching anyway
The latest outbreak has not produced a racialized blame narrative, but persisting stigma against Asian Americans has the community watching developments…
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Pelosi praises SF Supervisor Chan as ‘great’ Congress pick, boosting AAPI hopes
San Francisco is roughly one-third Asian American, yet no Asian American has ever held the seat.
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Southern California mayor’s guilty plea exposes Beijing’s reach into local US politics
The case may be seized on by China hawks to argue for tougher scrutiny of Chinese American officials, advocacy groups and media outlets.
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Families of Americans in Chinese prisons urge Trump to raise cases at Xi summit
Both were convicted on drug charges their families say arose from separate “blind mule” scams that exploited them as unwitting couriers.
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Duterte’s right-hand man filmed running from ICC arrest attempt
Authorities attempted to serve an ICC warrant accusing dela Rosa of crimes against humanity linked to thousands of anti-drug killings.
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IndyCar removes “One Nation, One Race” shirt after backlash
The design sparked criticism online from users who said the slogan echoed language historically associated with white nationalist movements.
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Kim Jong-un assassination would trigger automatic nuclear strike under new North Korean law
North Korea adopted the constitutional revision after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior advisers were reportedly killed during joint…
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UCLA launches free multimedia textbook on AAPI histories
The free platform combines oral histories, archival materials and interactive lessons as schools across the U.S. expand ethnic studies education.
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Asian American student sues Colorado district over suspension for viral racist video
The federal lawsuit alleges Cherry Creek administrators blamed the student who filmed the video after it spread across campus and social media.
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More Americans are becoming obsessed with Asian-led entertainment
Issue #209 explores why Asian-led content is breaking through to mainstream audiences as immigration fears, admissions battles and identity debates…
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