BEIJING — President Xi Jinping called for restraint when dealing with North Korea during a telephone call with President Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported Monday. The official broadcaster […]
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How A Single Trump Sentence Enraged South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparently offhand comment after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — that “Korea actually used to be a part of China” — has enraged many […]
North Korea Accuses US Of Creating Situation For Nuclear War
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador accused the United States on Monday of turning the Korean Peninsula into “the world’s biggest hotspot” and creating “a dangerous situation […]
Asian American Congressional Leaders: President Trump, Can We Talk?
Last month, two-thirds of President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders resigned. The 10 members who left did so in response to Trump’s proposed and […]
Syrian Musician Stranded By Travel Ban Returns To US, Wins A Grammy
On Sunday, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble won a Grammy in the “Best World Music Album” category for “Sing Me Home,” an album which united […]
AAPI Orgs, Lawmakers Voice Concern On Gorsuch Nomination
Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Tuesday night, a number of Asian American civil rights organizations — including Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) and […]
28 AAPI Leaders Urge Trump To Dump Travel Ban
Twenty-eight Asian Pacific American lawmakers and government officials, led by California State Treasurer John Chiang, penned a letter to President Donald Trump Wednesday denouncing his executive order issuing the […]
Senate Confirms Elaine Chao As Transportation Secretary
Elaine Chao was confirmed as Transportation secretary under President Donald Trump Tuesday. The Senate voted 93-6 for the D.C. old-timer who previously led the Labor Department under President George […]
Rep. Ted Lieu’s Twitter Is Leading The Resistance
It seems everyone is having fun on Twitter this week, and Rep. Ted Lieu is no exception. Lieu, who placed a comparison photo of the crowd size from the inaugurations […]
Nikki Haley Confirmed As Trump’s UN Ambassador
Nikki Haley has been confirmed and sworn in as President Donald Trump’s United Nations ambassador, making the former governor of South Carolina the first Indian American to serve in […]
The White House’s LGBT And Climate Change Pages Are Gone
Hours into Donald Trump’s presidency, the White House’s LGBT and climate change pages are gone. What was formerly a page on whitehouse.gov/lgbt titled “President Obama and the LGBT Community” […]
Artists Release ‘We The People’ Artwork for Trump’s Inauguration
If some of the artwork here seems familiar to you, it should. Shepard Fairey, the prolific graffiti artist and OBEY founder who crafted the Barack Obama “Hope” poster, recently […]
Prominent AAPI Lawmakers Refuse To Attend Trump Inauguration
Ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Friday, a growing group of Congressional lawmakers — among them prominent Asian Pacific American leaders — are refusing to attend the event. California Rep. […]
Katy Perry Produces PSA In Support of Muslim Americans
Katy Perry has set her sights on opposing President-elect Donald Trump by producing a new public service announcement about the possible ramifications of his proposed Muslim registry — with […]
George Takei Stands Up For Muslims In US With Petition
More than, 61,000 people as of Wednesday morning have signed actor and activist George Takei’s online petition to denounce Trump’s proposed legislation policies against Muslims and Muslim Americans. Takei — […]
