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News Articles: Asian American

Indian-American Democrat Ashwin Ramaswami, who is currently running for a Georgia state Senate in District 48 against Republican incumbent Shawn Still, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Cumming, Ga.

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Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there. In metropolitan Atlanta, Harris' Indian roots sparked kitchen-table conversations in many households. Advocates are energized. A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs shows why.

July 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Businesses and people from countries deemed enemies of the U.S. could have a harder time buying farmland under a proposed law.

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Asian-American lawmakers decry bill to ban agents of hostile countries from buying Georgia farmland

A bill aiming to prevent agents of foreign countries deemed hostile to the United States from buying farmland in Georgia is set to go to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after passing the House along party lines Thursday.

March 22, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Mayor John Park being sworn in with his wife, Morgan Harris, at his swearing in on Jan. 8, 2024.

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City of Brookhaven swears in John Park, first Asian-American mayor in Georgia

Brookhaven Mayor John Park, the first Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) mayor in Georgia, was sworn in at Brookhaven City Hall. 

January 09, 2024
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  • Logan Ritchie
Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire — which broke out above the store on July 4 — caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to rebuild not just the physical bookstore, but the community around it as well.

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  • Book News & Features

Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to repair not just the physical bookstore but the community around it as well.

August 05, 2023
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  • Kat Chow
Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the next secretary of labor, speaks at the White House on March 1.

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  • Politics

Julie Su, advocate for immigrant workers, is Biden's pick for Labor Secretary

The career-civil rights lawyer and former California labor head would be the first Asian American to serve as a secretary in Biden's cabinet.

March 01, 2023
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  • Mary Yang

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  • Author Interviews

Activist Alice Wong reflects on 'The Year of the Tiger' and her hopes for 2023

In the Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life, Alice Wong shares pieces of her story and experience as a disabled Asian American through a collection of essays, interviews, photos and illustrations.

February 04, 2023
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  • Thomas Lu
Patrick Shiroishi — pictured here in Los Angeles — released 19 albums in 2022; at least three were standouts in their respective fields, in part because of the questions of identity they examine.

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  • Music Features

Patrick Shiroishi's music moves a Japanese American saga forward

The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.

February 01, 2023
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  • Grayson Haver Currin
Headshots of the three media leaders on our panel.

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Political Rewind: A new media collaborative aims to reach and serve Georgia's vibrant communities

Thursday on Political Rewind: The 2020 census revealed Georgia’s non-white population is growing rapidly. Now, three news organizations catering to the needs of Georgia’s minority audiences have formed the Ethnic Media Collaboration, designed to bring insightful news and information to communities of color.

May 05, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Robert Peterson holds a photo of his late mother, Yong Ae Yue, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Atlanta. Yue was one of eight people shot and killed at various massage businesses on March 16, 2021, in the Atlanta area. Many family members and friends of the victims have been struggling with grief, trying to heal and making sure their loved ones aren't forgotten.

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A year later, spa shooting victims' families grieve and heal

In the year since a gunman killed eight people at three Georgia massage businesses, the family members and friends of the victims have been struggling with grief, trying to heal and making sure their loved ones aren't forgotten.

March 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A screen grab from the surveillance video that recorded an attack on a woman of Asian descent in Yonkers, N.Y., on March 11. The 42-year-old male suspect has been charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of assault as a hate crime.

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Man arrested for the violent hate-crime beating of an Asian woman in N.Y., police say

In a surveillance video released by police, the suspect is shown punching the victim in the face and head more than 125 times. He is being charged with attempted murder.

March 15, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Mayor Sokhary Chau addresses the assembly during the Lowell City Council swearing-in ceremony on Monday in Lowell, Mass.

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  • National

First Cambodian American mayor in U.S. takes office

Sokhary Chau said his mother managed to keep her seven children alive for four years, surviving Cambodia's civil war to deliver them safely to the U.S.

January 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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Amid Anti-Asian Hate, AAPI Candidates Aim To Smash Stereotypes And Lead Their Cities

Three big cities might have their first Asian American Pacific Islander mayor next year. These candidates aren't just breaking barriers, they're fighting stereotypes at the root of anti-Asian hate.

August 02, 2021
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  • Daniel Lam
The cover of Paula Yoo's forthcoming book <em>From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry</em>

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  • Race

How Vincent Chin's Death Gave Others A Voice

Paula Yoo discusses her new book From A Whisper to A Rallying Cry and how the 1982 death of Chin, a Chinese American man in Detroit, led a new generation of Asian Americans into political action.

March 27, 2021
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  • Karen Grigsby Bates
Atlanta-based CNN correspondent Natasha Chen (center, black coat) reports as Georgia Rep. Sam Park makes remarks at one of the sites of the March 16 mass shooting at three Asian-owned massage businesses.

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Georgia Today: Spa Shootings Hit Home For Asian American Reporter

After the massacre of several women at three Asian-owned massage businesses in and around Atlanta, Atlanta-based correspondent Natasha Chen says the Georgia shootings could mark the beginning of a new chapter for Asian-American social justice activism in the United States.

March 26, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
A family wearing face masks and holding signs take part in a rally "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, California, on March 13.

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  • Race

How To Start Conversations About Anti-Asian Racism With Your Family

The rise in reports of anti-Asian hate incidents over the past year, including the shootings at Atlanta-area spas, has resurfaced the need for many to talk about racism with their loved ones.

March 24, 2021
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  • Anna Sirianni and
  • Audie Cornish
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