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Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museum
Read full article: Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museumPresident Joe Biden has signed a bill creating a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
Interpol holds meeting in Istanbul to elect new president
Read full article: Interpol holds meeting in Istanbul to elect new presidentInterpol is holding its General Assembly in Istanbul to discuss security threats and to hold a closely watched election for the international policing body's new leadership.
Wife of jailed ex-Interpol chief says friend risks same fate
Read full article: Wife of jailed ex-Interpol chief says friend risks same fateThe wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in Beijing in 2018 and was imprisoned says she fears a similar fate could await China’s latest candidate for a role with the international police body.
The AP Interview: Meng Hongwei's wife slams 'monster' China
Read full article: The AP Interview: Meng Hongwei's wife slams 'monster' ChinaShedding her anonymity in an interview with The Associated Press, the wife of the former president of Interpol who disappeared and was imprisoned in China has now chosen for the first time to show her face.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crews
Read full article: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crewsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other legislators have reintroduced a bill in the House to put immigrants who cleared debris after the Sept. 11 attacks on a fast track to legal immigration status in the U.S. Immigrants in New York who worked after the attacks have long asked to obtain legal immigration status as a way to compensate for the subsequent health problems they have suffered.
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
Read full article: Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studiesProminent attacks on Asian Americans during the pandemic, along with the Atlanta massage business shooting that left six Asian women dead, have spurred expanded conversations about Asian American identity and history.
Ted Cruz among a small number of Republicans opposing bill to address hate crimes against Asian Americans
Read full article: Ted Cruz among a small number of Republicans opposing bill to address hate crimes against Asian AmericansAsian Americans seek greater political power after shootings
Read full article: Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootingsIt's also spurring her and other Asian Americans to push for greater political influence in Washington and other power centers. President Joe Biden and his aides have been repeatedly pressed to include Asian Americans in his Cabinet. Ad“I think symbolism and representation matters, but only up to a point,” said Aarti Kohli, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. “Those things all contribute to lower rates of political participation among Asian Americans, but people — mistakenly, I think — assume that Asian Americans are somehow less interested in U.S. civic life.”AdThat's evolving. “Asian Americans didn't necessarily grow up with that vocabulary of advocacy and how to fight for ourselves," Meng said.
U.S. Rep Chip Roy rebuked after using hearing on violence against Asian Americans to attack China over coronavirus
Read full article: U.S. Rep Chip Roy rebuked after using hearing on violence against Asian Americans to attack China over coronavirusThe hearing, scheduled before the attack, was intended to address the acceleration of attacks against Asian Americans in the year since the COVID-19 pandemic overtook American life. "And as a former federal prosecutor, I'm kind of predisposed and wired to want to go take out bad guys. AdMeng, first elected in 2012, has spearheaded efforts to stop discrimination against Asian Americans amid the pandemic. Asian Americans have been victim to a rise in racist attacks since the onset of the virus, which was first detected in China. You know we take justice very seriously and we ought to do that, round up the bad guys,” he added.
Advocates worry blacks, Hispanics falling behind in census
Read full article: Advocates worry blacks, Hispanics falling behind in censusFILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, people walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)ORLANDO, Fla. Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights leaders worry that minority communities are falling behind in responding to the 2020 census. With the new coronavirus spreading, the Census Bureau suspended field operations in mid-March for a month and a half, including efforts to drop off census forms at households in rural areas with no traditional addresses. The Census Bureau on Thursday said it had finished dropping off the forms to almost all of the 6.8 million mostly rural households. We are risking another decreased count in 2020 census, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Democrat from New York City, said Thursday during a conference call.