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U.S. pledges to investigate as attacks on Asian Americans increase

World / Crime & Legal Feb 27, 2021

U.S. pledges to investigate as attacks on Asian Americans increase

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it would investigate the rising tide of hate crimes in America, as Asian Americans have experienced a growing number of racially motivated attacks since former President Donald Trump began referring to COVID-19 as a "China virus." "The United ...

Black and Latino New Yorkers underrepresented in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

World / Social Issues Feb 2, 2021

Black and Latino New Yorkers underrepresented in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

by Emma G. Fitzsimmons

Data also showed at least 94,000 people who live outside New York were vaccinated in the city, and that among them racial disparities were even wider.

Asian Americans hope for more inclusive society under Biden

Community Nov 22, 2020

Asian Americans hope for more inclusive society under Biden

by Takaki Tominaga

With President Donald Trump having referred to the 'Chinese virus,' many people in the U.S. have felt racial tensions rise.

World Apr 29, 2016

Asian-American group targets swing states in U.S. presidential race

By Luciana Lopez A new group plans to spend millions of dollars to register and turn out Asian-American voters in a handful of U.S. swing states, a bid to give the relatively small but fast-growing group a stronger influence in the Nov. 8 presidential election. If ...

Commentary / Japan Aug 4, 2015

Of kimono and cultural appropriation

by Shaun O'dwyer

Clueless identity politics activists in the U.S. are no friends of Japan's struggling kimono industry.

Commentary / World Nov 8, 2014

Republican courting of Asian voters paid off

by Lanhee Chen

Voting exit polls Tuesday night indicate that the Republican Party may be making some headway with Asian-Americans, the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S.

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