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The Affordable Care Act — a hallmark legislation of the Obama administration’s legacy — helped give provide healthcare coverage for…
Category: Politics
Carl Higbie Needs to Learn AAPI History
Yesterday, I reported that Trump supporter Carl Higbie had appeared on Fox News’ The Kelly File to offer Japanese American incarceration (a…
Asian Americans Must Join the Fight to #StopSessions (and #StopBannon)
Earlier this morning, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has chosen Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to fill the role of…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 7, ‘The Traitor’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) ‘He doesn’t have security clearance! This is why security clearances are important! This episode is…
Trauma Nation in the Era of Trump: Abandoned, but not Alone
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya “They sold us out,” a friend texted me on election night, after an avowed racist, misogynist,…
Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch Harassed as #EmboldenedRacists Get Even Bolder
Silicon Valley‘s stars Thomas Middleditch and Kumail Nanjiani tweeted over the weekend that they were targets of harassment Friday night…
#EmboldenedRacists After Election of Donald Trump
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists” and “killers”. On the campaign trail, he has advocated a…
National Exit Polls Totally Underestimated Clinton’s Support among AAPI Voters
Following the devastating defeat of Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton by Republican nominee — and now President-elect — Donald Trump,…
‘Designated Survivor’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 6, ‘The Interrogation’
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) “I think that I can affect change and promote unity… We need to move forward…
In Search of Political Power: Captured Minorities and the AAPI Electorate
On Tuesday, America will mark yet another Election Day. For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), this coming election seems…
The Chatter Around the Ongoing Saga of Huma Abedin
By Guest Contributors: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) We first started informally chatting about Hillary Clinton’s trusted aide…
Who Should Play Huma Abedin in The Inevitable 2016 Campaign Movie?
By Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) and Asha Sundararaman (@mixedtck) Of course Anthony Weiner had to pop up in the news during…