Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The bill, originally introduced in 2022, aims to end deportations of Southeast Asian American refugees and give over 2,000 refugees who have already been deported to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia the right to return.
Yunte Huang, who has written two other books on Asian American cultural icons, said he is drawn to complex characters whose contradictions reflect the country’s fault lines.
Nearly two weeks after deadly wildfires rapidly swept through the island of Maui and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii officials announced Monday that some 850 people are still missing.
Lawmakers in 33 states have introduced 81 bills this year that would prohibit the Chinese government, some China-based businesses and many Chinese citizens from buying agricultural land or property near military bases, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Asian Pacific American Justice, an advocacy group.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York is still prosecuting many hate crime cases. As of August 2nd, 2023, there were 131 hate crime cases pending. About a third of them (41), were anti-Asian cases, said Hannah Yu, the hate crimes unit chief.
They’re America’s fastest-growing demographic, and they delivered a turnout jump in swing states that proved crucial to Joe Biden’s victory in 2020. Both parties have taken note.