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The National Council on Problem Gambling estimated in 2015 that about 5 million Americans are addicted to gambling, but that only about 8 percent will seek treatment. That includes Asian Americans. While exact numbers of those affected by gambling addiction aren’t known, it’s an issue that community leaders say has divided families, causes stress and … Read more

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus plans to hold a hearing to discuss violent attacks during the pandemic.

“I think Asians are easy targets,” said Chris Kwok, a board member of the Asian American Federation, an advocacy group for Asian communities. “I think people feel like they won’t fight back. People feel ‘Oh, the police won’t report. And maybe Asians won’t report.’” Kwok co-authored a report for the Asian American Bar Association of … Read more

A spate of high-profile assaults on Asian Americans has renewed long-standing criticism from Democrats and civil rights groups that the U.S. government is vastly undercounting hate crimes, a problem that they say has grown more acute amid rising white nationalism and deepening racial strife.

Jeena Shah knew she always wanted to fight for justice, but the concept of “justice” she learned about in law school stood in stark contrast to the operation of the “justice” system she witnessed growing up. Even when she was a recent immigrant to the United States, Jeena’s mother articulated to her the limitations of … Read more

Seventy-nine years ago today, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which stripped Japanese Americans of their civil rights and led to the wrongful internment of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent.