President Barack Obama recently nominated a Washington, D.C.-based South Asian Muslim attorney to be a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. If confirmed, […]
Author: Ron Rocky
First three-star Asian American general buried in Hawaii
Lt. Gen. Allen Kenji Ono, the first three-star Asian American general in the U.S. Army, was buried with military honors last week at the National Cemetery of the Pacific […]
Off the Menu: An exploration of Asian cuisine’s impact on the US
A Korean American filmmaker recently released a documentary highlighting the impact and evolution of Asian cuisine in the United States. Grace Lee, who grew up in Columbia, Missouri, released […]
Elaine Quijano will be the first Asian American to moderate a VP debate
A Filipino American broadcast journalist will be moderating the 2016 vice presidential debate, according to the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. Elaine Quijano, a CBSN anchor and CBS News […]
Son of anti-affirmative action group head files complaint toward Ivy League schools
After being rejected for admission to Ivy League universities despite a weighted 5.3 GPA, a Chinese American student has filed a complaint via a letter to the U.S. Department […]
How Asian history may be influencing the AAPI gun control stance
In the wake of the deadly June mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left 50 dead and 53 injured, several organizations collaborated to survey the Asian American community […]
