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News Articles: asian americans

From left: Democrat Jay Chen and Republican Rep. Michelle Steel are battling for California's 45th Congressional District, home to the largest Vietnamese community in the nation.

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Why a Southern California congressional race hinges on Asian American voters

A congressional race in Orange County has become one of the most closely watched contests this election cycle, and will likely trigger a rethink for politicos on how Asian Americans vote.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Melissa Chan
As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack.

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  • Obituaries

Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

May 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Break the Silence rally

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Atlanta’s Asian American community mourns spa shooting victims one year later

Hundreds in Atlanta rallied on Wednesday on the anniversary of the tragic killings in 2021 that shook Atlanta to its core and shocked the nation.

March 17, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
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  • Education

Judge says Virginia school is 'racial balancing' at the expense of Asian Americans

The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school.

March 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Rachel Sklar, an environmental epidemiologist and postdoctoral scholar is seen at the San Quentin State Prison in California, collecting data on COVID-19 transmission in the state's prison population. Sklar, who is of Filipino descent, says she has been denied an academic opportunity because some institutions do not consider her to be from a racial group that is underrepresented in STEM.

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  • Race

Southeast Asians are underrepresented in STEM. The label 'Asian' boxes them out more

The way data on racial groups is typically collected in the U.S. has sidelined smaller Asian populations like Hmong, Lao and Filipino Americans for decades. Now, there are growing calls for change.

December 13, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee took home a bronze medal for her performance on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as a gold medal in the women's all-around.

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  • National

Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in LA

The all-around champion, who is Hmong American, says she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when people in a passing car yelled at them to "go back to where they came from."

November 12, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
New crowdfunding efforts are helping to pay for trips from taxis and ride-hailing apps for Asian American Pacific Islander community members who don't feel safe walking in cities such as New York and San Francisco.

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  • National

'A Sigh Of Relief': Crowdfunded Cab Rides Aim To Get Asian Americans Home Safe

In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.

April 09, 2021
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  • Chloee Weiner

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  • Global Health

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.

March 27, 2021
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  • Joanne Lu
Flowers and signs adorn Gold Spa in Atlanta during a demonstration on Thursday opposing violence against women and Asians following this week's deadly shootings in the area.

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  • National

Biden Urges Unity Against Hate, Racism After Meeting With Asian American Leaders

The previously scheduled visit was to have included a celebration of the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but Tuesday's deadly shootings at area spas caused a change in plans.

March 19, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman and
  • H.J. Mai
State Rep. Bee Nguyen (D-Atlanta) speaks at a press conference in the Georgia State Capitol Thursday, March 18, 2021.

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  • Politics

Georgia's Asian American Lawmakers Denounce Spa Shootings, Rise In Violence

Georgia's five Asian American lawmakers and their allies are calling for action against racism and misogyny after a 21-year-old white man was charged with killing eight people, including six women of Asian descent, in three shootings across the metro Atlanta area Tuesday.

March 18, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
A sign posted in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood on March 8 encourages people to call a police tip line if they witness a crime.

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  • National

Asian Americans Experience 'Far More' Hate Incidents Than Numbers Indicate

Racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, but a Los Angeles-based civil rights group says the actual numbers are even higher.

March 11, 2021
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  • H.J. Mai
This photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial receiving an injection in May.

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  • Health

Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine

Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.

December 04, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Voters wave Biden-Harris campaign signs at the entrance to a polling station in Gwinnett County, Ga., on Nov 3. Gwinnett is one of the five Atlanta metro counties that saw a dramatic increase in turnout among Asian American and Pacific Island voters this year.

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  • Elections

Asian American And Pacific Islander Turnout Helped Hand Biden Georgia

Asian American voter turnout was up 91% on Election Day 2020 compared to 2016. Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood with Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Atlanta chapter describes how activists made that happen.

December 04, 2020
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  • Ryan Benk and
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro
A man passes by a closed restaurant in New York City's Chinatown on Aug. 10, 2020. The unemployment rate for Asian Americans has surged amid the pandemic, a trend that has been overlooked amid the widespread economic misery.

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  • Economy

'Overlooked': Asian American Jobless Rate Surges But Few Take Notice

Asian Americans have traditionally enjoyed some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. But the pandemic is taking a heavy toll - and Trump's blaming China isn't helping.

October 01, 2020
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  • Scott Horsley

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