New York City’s Chinese American Democrats Backed Clinton Despite Voting Barriers
Hillary Clinton advanced one step closer to the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday when she faced off against challenger Bernie…
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Former WHIAAPI Deputy Director Joins Clinton Campaign to Head AAPI Outreach Efforts
A week after Hillary Clinton’s AAPI Outreach Director, Lisa Changadveja, departed the campaign for a position with the Colorado Democratic…
Clinton Campaign’s Director of AAPI Outreach Steps Down
Just half a year after taking the position, Hillary Clinton’s Director of AAPI Outreach will be leaving the Democratic primary frontrunner’s…
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GOP Autopsy: Dead and Buried
By Guest Contributor: Bel Leong-Hong, Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s AAPI Caucus Three years ago today, the Republican National…
Kristina Wong: “I swear Bernie Sanders got my back pregnant.”
Can you get pregnant just by having a guy put his hand on the small of your back? Maybe —…
Why The #DemDebate Exchange Over Henry Kissinger Matters for Asian Americans
In a presidential primary cycle that has largely failed to acknowledge or address the growing AAPI electorate, last week the…
Obama Poised To Nominate First Asian American Supreme Court Justice?
Last Saturday, the nation was shocked by the sudden death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, 79, of natural causes.…
Why I’m Supporting Bernie Sanders
This post has been a long time in the making. I’ve spent the better part of the last eight months…
APIAVote Seeking Summer Interns for 2016!
One of my favourite non-profits — APIAVote — is seeking summer interns for 2016! APIAVote is one of the nation’s…
Chinese Exclusion, and the Dangerous Islamophobia of Donald Trump
Yesterday, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump announced his most extremist position to-date. Coincident with the 74th anniversary of the attack on…
Mike Huckabee tweets racist anti-Asian joke during CNN Democratic Debate
I get that tonight’s Democratic debate has been highly entertaining, but this tweet from Mike Huckabee sent just a few…
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Asian Americans, We Must Stand Strong with our Undocumented Immigrants | #MyAsianAmericanStory
Whether it is Donald Trump’s verbal caricature of overseas Chinese businessmen, or Jeb Bush’s proclamation that when it comes to “anchor…