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Nearly half of Americans don't know what the nation's 250th anniversary commemorates: survey
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (94+ words) With the U. S. marking its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, nearly half of Americans do not know what the milestone commemorates, according to a new national survey. The Cato Institute poll found that 46% of respondents failed to identify the anniversary as the…...
Rep. Khanna grills GOP witness over his call to denaturalize Chinese Americans
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (122+ words) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) confronted a congressional witness Thursday over past social media posts calling for the denaturalization of Chinese Americans, escalating tensions at a House hearing on Chinese Communist Party economic espionage. How it happened Khanna, ranking member of…...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's birthright citizenship order
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (119+ words) The Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday that children born in the U. S. are automatically citizens, rejecting President Donald Trump's order denying that right to kids of undocumented or temporary immigrants. Constitution prevails The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump's Jan. 20, 2025, executive order denying…...
Trump's crackdown on Chinese researchers is China Initiative 2. 0, lawyers say
1+ week, 2+ day ago (129+ words) Immigration attorneys and civil rights advocates believe the Trump administration has quietly built what amounts to a revamped China Initiative, operating without the formal name that drew widespread criticism and was shut down under the Biden administration. What they're saying…...
Trump attacks Supreme Court ahead of birthright citizenship ruling
1+ week, 5+ day ago (139+ words) President Donald Trump's attacks on the Supreme Court are colliding with a slate of pending rulings, including on birthright citizenship, that could carry outsized consequences for Asian American families. State of play Some of the court's biggest unresolved cases this…...
Nepal becomes 1st country in South Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
1+ week, 5+ day ago (129+ words) Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a final ruling affirming marriage equality as a constitutional right, making the Himalayan nation the first in South Asia to legally recognize same-sex unions, and the third in Asia after Taiwan and Thailand. Latest developments…...
Why Chinese American generations see America differently
1+ week, 5+ day ago (94+ words) Older and younger Chinese Americans are increasingly getting their political information from different places, according to a study released last week by the Chinese-American Planning Council and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group. The report found that older and younger generations…...
Asian Americans slam $70 billion ICE funding that continues "terrorizing our communities
2+ week, 4+ day ago (328+ words) Asian American lawmakers and advocacy groups condemned Congress" approval of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, saying it gives ICE unchecked power to target their communities. Trump signed the package at an Oval Office ceremony last Wednesday, saying it would give…...
Most AAPI adults say America has lost its standing as a place for immigrants: poll
2+ week, 5+ day ago (105+ words) If this happened on campus, Stanford should issue a clear public update and specific safety actions. Agree. People need facts and process, not silence. The school should confirm what is being investigated. Also important to separate verified details from rumors…...
Maine could soon see its first Asian American governor
3+ week, 1+ day ago (139+ words) Dr. Nirav Shah, a former public health official who guided Maine through the COVID-19 pandemic, has taken the lead in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary, putting him within reach of becoming the state's first Asian American governor and the first…...