Indian Americans, after passing Chinese in U.S. population, are awakening to their political power
For Sri Vedachalam, 40, this November will also be his first presidential election as an eligible voter. Vedachalam immigrated to...
San Francisco mom urges student safety after alleged anti-Asian bus incident
A San Francisco mom is asking for urgency and accountability after a man allegedly yelled racist anti-Asian remarks on a...
Gun violence misinformation has found a new home on Chinese language social media, report says
Growing misinformation about gun violence is permeating Chinese-language social media, a new report shows. The report, released Tuesday by the civil...
Asian Americans are 7% of population but account for 58% of hepatitis B cases. Experts call for more testing.
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California man who drove into crowd at Stop Asian Hate rally sentenced to 1 year in prison
A California man who pleaded guilty to driving a car into a crowd of “Stop Asian Hate” protesters was sentenced...
‘Mean Girls’ star Avantika talks colorism, says she feels ‘uglier in India’ than in the U.S.
“Mean Girls” star Avantika is speaking out about colorism in India and the negative perceptions of darker-skinned women from South...
‘Brown Girl Therapy’ founder tackles South Asian mental health stigma in new book
In South Asian communities, conversations about mental health have long been met with stigma, often shut down by some version...
She won a case challenging imprisonment of Japanese Americans. She still hasn’t gotten her Medal of Freedom.
In 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government rounded up and incarcerated Japanese Americans living on the West...
Pete Buttigieg says federal dollars should help mend Philadelphia’s Chinatown
A news release from Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems said “significant portions” of the neighborhood were demolished in...
Simu Liu says he tried not to make his evil AI robot role in ‘Atlas’ too ‘menacing’
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