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The MacArthur “Genius” Award-winner died Friday of an infection at the University of California, San Francisco hospital, according to an email sent to NPR by friend and fellow activist Sandy Ho.
David, who passed away in March 2022 at the age of 77, dedicated his life to uplifting others through military service, union leadership and personal acts of care and quiet generosity. His gift to City Tech is a testament to that lifelong commitment, ensuring future generations of students can access the opportunities that helped shape his path.
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
While the 18-point gap between the top candidate and now mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, and the former Governor Andrew Cuomo in Asian-majority precincts was the widest among all racial groups in the primary, it closed up to a mere 4-point lead in the general election—the narrowest gap across all neighborhoods.
Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the Asian American Federation (AAF) released the results of the nonpartisan, multilingual Asian American Exit Poll for the 2025 New York City election, reporting that nearly half (49.1%) of Asian American voters voted for Zohran Mamdani and that the economy was by far the top issue … Read more
According to NBC’s exit poll, Asian voters showed the strongest support for Mamdani among all racial groups, with 61% casting their ballots for him. And across all ethnicities, voters under 30 were Mamdani’s most supportive age group, with 75% backing his campaign.