US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Dismissed by Trump Administration
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, the nation’s youngest and first Indian American Surgeon General, was asked to resign on Friday…
Tag: Barack Obama
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.…
House Republicans propose legislation to sue Obama over Obamacare
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. By the 54th time, sue. House Republicans advanced a draft of legislation…
#DayofRemembrance: 12 images of Japanese American strength, patriotism & general awesomeness
72 years ago today, Executive Order 9066 was signed. Earlier today, I posted a pictorial retrospective of anti-Japanese xenophobia and…
President Obama raises the minimum wage for federal contractors: thoughts and impacts for #AAPI
I usually don’t tolerate spoilers, but today I’ll make an exception. About an hour ago, mainstream news outlets broke the…
How the Asian American electorate shaped Election Night 2012
November 6th, 2012 was a night of Asian American firsts. Sure, the headlines are blaring about the historic re-election of…
Key and Peele (VIDEO): Obama and his Anger Translator Deliver Victory Speech
You must watch this. Now. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX8tL3PMj7o
List of Asian American Voter Turnout in Asian American-Dominant and Swing States in 2012
Here’s the % of voters participating in MSNBC exit polling that were Asian American, by state APIA Demographics % Pop.…
Live Updates of Battleground State Returns vs. Potential APIA Voters
I made a table that helps compare an estimate of registered APIA voters against the margin of victory in the…
An Asian American Quick Reference for the 2012 Returns (Updated)
Having a 2012 Election Returns party? I made the following quick reference table which I hope might contextualize the returns,…
How Mitt Romney’s failure to appeal to the Asian American vote could cost him the White House
Tomorrow is Election Day, and there are by now hundreds of field polls out there trying to predict the election’s…
Far East Movement’s new song “For All” inspired by Obama 2012
I know I’m probably a day late and a dollar short on this, but check out “For All” by Far East Movement,…