Asian American Diversity and Representation in the Health Care Workforce, 2007 to 2022
These findings suggest that aggregation of Asian American subgroups into a single racialized group erases substantial inequities in health workforce diversity.
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For Indian Americans in NY and NJ, a 2024 election cycle unlike any other
For many in the local Indian American community, including around 400,000 eligible voters in New York and New Jersey, it has been an uncommon election cycle from the very start.
Most Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders think legal immigration gives U.S. a major economic boost, AP-NORC poll finds
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely than the overall U.S. population to view legal immigration as an asset to the country’s economy and workforce, according to a new poll. When it comes to the risks posed by illegal immigration, though, their views are similar to those of Americans overall.
Natalie Nakase becomes WNBA’s first Asian American head coach
Nakase will coach the Golden State Valkyries, an WNBA expansion team that will begin play next year.
Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Founded in 1956, the organisation sends survivors around the world to share their testimonies of the “atrocious damage” and suffering caused by the use of nuclear weapons, according to its website.
Meet Han Kang, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Kang’s work focuses on “historical traumas,” colonial violence, and the “fragility” of humanity, the academy continued. The South Korean author is known for works such as The Vegetarian—which won the International Booker prize in 2016—The White Book, Human Acts, and Greek Lessons. The prize for literature is awarded for an author’s full body of work, … Read more