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Number of Asian Americans facing deportation triples
A new report found immigration authorities detained 3,705 Asian Americans for deportation from February 2025 through July. That’s triple the number arrested during the same six-month period one year earlier under President Joe Biden, according to a report from the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge.
Why cancer screenings for AAPIs matter more than ever
Death from cancer is disproportionately high among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the U.S. compared to other races and ethnicities. With October marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Northwest Asian Weekly talked to Dr. Margaret Chin, director of Cancer Screening at Kaiser Permanente Washington, about the urgent need for regular cancer screenings.
Cost of living a major concern for Asian Americans, survey finds
AAPI Data and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) recently released the results of their AAPI Policy Priorities Survey, which provides an in-depth look into what issues are most important to the AAPI community.
Asian American literature illuminated in new database
Long Le-Khac, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley’s ethnic studies department, recently published a database that compiles 1,900 works of Asian American literature from 1971 to 2023.
This Fall, Support Your Community’s Mental Health
As Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, the New York City Health Department is encouraging New Yorkers to take action to support mental wellness for themselves and their neighbors. The Health Department offers a number of programs to support mental health and resilience as part of ongoing efforts to meet the HealthyNYC goal of … Read more