Wednesday 28th June 2017,
Congresswoman Judy Chu speaking at the Wells Fargo Center on Day 3 of the DNC. (Photo credit: D. Miller/DNCC)
Rep Judy Chu (D-CA), the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is among those leading the charge against the House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, what the Republicans derisively call Obamacare.… Read more
The Granada Incarceration Camp in Amache, Colorado imprisoned 8,000 mostly Japanese Americans during WWII
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is speaking out after Colorado state Rep. Phil Covarrubias appeared to defend World War II Japanese incarceration camps during a debate of House Bill 17-1230.
“For anybody that has never been in the … Read more
When the first Muslim Ban executive order was first implemented in January, protests like the one above at San Francisco International Airport, broke out across the country.
By Ed Diokno
Views from the Edge
No matter how you try to couch it, yesterday’s “new” Executive Order restricting travel from six Muslim-dominated countries is still a … Read more
Rep. Judy Chu, right, expresses her displeasure of President Trump’s comments.
By Ed Diokno
Views from the Edge
Sorry, Trump fans. Just because Donald Trump proved he could read a teleprompter and he could speak with an “indoor voice,” as one pundit described Trump’s performance at the Joint Session of Congress, does not make
… Read more
Eni Faleomavaega
By Ed Diokno
Views from the Edge
One of the elder statesman for Asian American and Pacific Islanders was praised for his commitment to his constituents in American Samoa after he passed away Wednesday.
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega passed away in Utah. He is survived by his wife and five children.
Faleomavaega served as … Read more
Protest against Muslim ban in Minneapolis. Photo by Fibbonaci Blue
Lawyers like these with Rep. Judy Chu at LAX volunteered to help families of those impacted by
President Donald Trump’s executive order placing restrictions Muslim immigrants and refugees. From Judy Chu Instagram
By Ed Diokno
A lawsuit was filed challenging the constitutionality of Donald Trump’s Executive Order that calls for a temporary ban on the … Read more
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
Executive orders signed by President Trump withholding federal funding to sanctuary cities and building a wall along the U.S. Mexican border received an immediate rebuke from Asian American Pacific Islander leaders.
“This is taking Mr. Trump’s perverse attack on immigrants to a new level,” said Rep Judy Chu, chairwoman … Read more
Congressmen Ted Lieu and Mark Takano will not attend the inauguration of the 45th President of the U.S.
By Ed Diokno & Louis Chan
Senator-Elect Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
By Ed Diokno
With 18 House Representatives and U.S. Senators, including two non-voting members from the territories of America Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands, the 115th Congress will have the most Asian American and Pacific Islander members ever. From the day they officially sit in their Capitol offices, they will face … Read more
Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect 
Candlelight Vigil Held Outside Home of Ronald Ebens from Vincent Chin Case 
Family of Missing Chinese Student Makes Desperate Plea in Chicago’s Chinatown 
Slurs Aimed at Asian Americans Spray Painted onto Connecticut Home 
Tweet from Senior Trump Administration Energy Official Justified Incarceration of Japanese Americans 
Johan said:
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: Where's the Korean community in this social inj ...
Jan said:
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison in Shooting of Tobbery Dudpect: HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED , THE LAW ...
Kevin Leong said:
RE: Remembering the Contributions of Chinese American Veterans in WWII: Try to remember my great grand uncle " Leong yun lum ...
Dak Albright said:
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: Speaking as store owner, this guy deserves an a ...
jj said:
RE: Tweet from Senior Trump Administration Energy Official Justified Incarceration of Japanese American:Not full of ship at a ...
Alex said:
RE: Candlelight Vigil Held Outside Home of Tonald Ebens from Vincent Chin Case:RIP ...
Alex said:
RE: convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery SuspectHe should be freed. ...
peter kiang said:
RE: First Hmong American Receives Dual M.D.-Ph.D. Degrees: https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/phd_student_mai_see_yang_data_driv ...