State Senator Dave Min of Irvine, California is the son of Korean immigrants. He is currently running in the 47th Congressional District to succeed the seat left by Representative Katie Porter. The Huntington Beach Police Department arrested a suspect after multiple “Dave Min for Congress” signs were vandalized with anti-Asian slurs and are investigating this […]

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund named Bethany Li as their next executive director to succeed co-founder Margaret Fung. Li has worked for the organization for several years and started as a legal intern while still in law school.

Jee Lee is President of Shalom Center in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, he was recognized for his efforts in addressing low-income housing with the Unsung Hero Award from the Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County. Lee is the first Korean American to be honored with this award.

Natalie Nakase was announced this month as the head coach of the expansion Golden State Valkyries. Nakase will make history as the first Asian American head coach in the Women’s National Basketball League. She has coached for nearly 16 years, which include 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball League. Nakase […]

Asian Americans compose nearly 12% of Nevada’s electorate, which equates to the margin of victory. Of this population, Filipino Americans are the largest ethnic group in this demographic. Vice President Kamala Harris has been courting heavily Filipino Americans, very well aware that they could very well play a decisive role in winning Nevada, a key […]

Susan Her is the founder and CEO of Uplift the Human Spirit, a Hmong nonprofit which dedicates itself to empowering and uplifting Hmong communities in San Joaquin County, California. The nonprofit advocates for Hmong residents in Stockton, the third largest Hmong city in the state with 7000 Hmong residents. This year, the nonprofit 10 years […]

Conie Chung made history and broke several glass ceilings as the first Asian American and the second woman to anchor a major network broadcast. In the early days of her career, a network executive tried to intimidate her that she would not be able to make a career out of broadcast journalism. Despite hurdles, Chung […]

From 2010 to 2020, the Korean American community in Georgia has doubled. One of the youngest Korean American communities in the nation, it is an example of how Asian Americans have become a political force as their voter electorate has grown in the U.S. Lawyer and Atlanta Joongang Daily News columnist Lee Jongwon explains, “Korean […]

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters are the fastest growing segment of the electorate in the country. In Nevada, AAPI voters make up 10% of the voting population, which would be a deciding factor of who will be elected to the White House. Karthick Ramakrishnan from AAPI Data explains that “new Asian American voters […]

Tara Sreekrishnan is the daughter of immigrants who was born in California’s District 26. She made history as the first Indian American to be an elected official of the Santa Clara County Board of Education. Sreekrishnan is currently seeking a seat in California’s State Assembly in the 26th District. If she wins, she would be […]

The nonprofit membership organization Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago released their study called “State of Chinese Americans.” The study revealed that at least 68% of Chinese Americans face discrimination in an average month and 54% report facing regular microaggressions. In addition, at least 50% of study participants reported having felt […]

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn and Lindsey Horvath crafted Measure G, which, if passed, would double the current size of the Board of Supervisors, and create an elected position overseeing daily operations.  Some supporters argue that the measure would lead to more representation, such as electing Asian American and Pacific Islanders to […]