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Friday 18th August 2017,
An Occupy Wall Street protestor
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
Income inequality became a volatile issue during the 2016 presidential election, propelling the candidacies of both Bernie Sanders and eventual President-elect Donald Trump.
A report by the Center for American Progress found that the wealth gap among Asian Americans exceeds that of Whites. This … Read more
Neera Tanden is the president of the Center for American Progress
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
The president of the Center for American Progress took to the stage at the Democratic National Convention to share stories of her time working with Hillary Clinton.
Indian American Neera Tanden helped to shape the policies of Clinton … Read more
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
Asian American women make 84 cents for every dollar paid to White non-Hispanic men while Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women made just 62 cents in 2014, according to a new fact sheet published by the Center for American Progress.
“The Asian American and Pacific Islander community is … Read more
By Tom Jawetz and Ken Gude
Center for American Progress
The primary victims of the violence and chaos perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, are Syrian civilians. Millions of Syrians have either fled the country or are internally displaced by the fighting between the Assad regime, ISIS, and myriad … Read more
(This is the final part of an ongoing series on AsAmNews commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the arrival of Southeast Asians to the United States. )
The statistics paint one picture, but the Southeast Asian refugees we talked to who landed in the United States to escape communist rule paint … Read more
The Center for American Progress has released ten new fact sheets about the Asian American community.
The sheets were published in cooperation with Karthick Ramakrishnan of AAPI Data.
The fact sheets include data about educational attainment, income and poverty, civic participation, language diversity, immigration and nativity, labor-force participation, and access to health insurance.
Indian American Maya Harris will lead the senior policy adviser team that will set the policy agenda for Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency, reports India Today.
Harris is the younger sister of California Attorney General Kamala Harris who is running for US Senate.
Maya, 46, is a former senior fellow at the Center … Read more
By John Zhang
(This was originally posted on the Center of American Progress website and is reposted here with their permission).
The federal and state health insurance marketplaces will be open for the second round of enrollment until February 15, 2015. For information on how to enroll, visit www.HealthCare.gov. The Affordable Care Act, or … Read more
President Obama has nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the next envoy to India, reports Zee News. If confirmed, Verma would become the first Indian American ever to hold the post.
Initial reaction to the news was positive.
“I know he understands the importance of strengthening the US-India partnership, and I look forward to working with … Read more
Today, the Center for American Progress and AAPI Data released its full report, completing the series on the state of Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, communities. Since the release of the first factsheets in April—and as the federal government has made significant efforts to improve data collection on AAPIs in line … Read more
The White Supremacists who Refused to Be Treated by An Asian American Doctor 
Filipino Americans Removed from Resolution about Seattle’s International District 
Asian Man Seen in Video with White Supremacists 
Asian American Little Mermaid Finds Racism Under the Sea 
Teen Wolf Actress Arden Cho Addresses Racism in Video 
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Garrett Kam said:
RE: Asian man seen in video with White Supremacists: He is a banana. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside. ...
Sharon said:
RE: Asian man seen in video marching with White Supremacists: Will someone please find this Asian guy and ask him why he was ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: American teen moves from China to launch U.S. Music Career: Asian Americans need to get it together like this guy. ...
Julie said:
RE: Teen Wolf Actress Arden Cho Addresses Racism in Video: Unfortunately, It's a nasty symptom of being Asian in America. ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: Bon Jovi Concert Hits sour Note for Asian American who was told "You Don't Belong":The larger question is should we be tr ...