PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Petaluma High School valedictorian Lulabel Seitz never had a chance to drop the mic at her graduation address. School officials silenced the sound system after she veered off a preapproved speech. Seitz, 17, whose grandparents immigrated from the Philippines, said later that she was “unfairly cut off’’ for trying to address […]
“Public charge” fears
By Sophia Stephens NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Over the past several months, the Trump administration has made clear on its intent to make sweeping changes to what is commonly known as “public charge” regulations. The proposed changes could deter immigrant families from accessing public benefits like Medicaid and food stamps. The public charge regulations center around […]
Plan to diversify elite NYC schools draws fire from Asians
NEW YORK (AP) — A plan to diversify New York City’s most elite public high schools is drawing fire from the minority group that has come to dominate the schools in recent years: Asian Americans. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this month that he wants to scrap the test that governs admission to eight […]
Latinos, Asian Americans sue over citizenship question
By Denise LaVoie The Associated Press Two dozen Latino and Asian American organizations filed a federal lawsuit on May 31, alleging that the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census is racially discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court in Maryland by the […]
Karthik Nemmani, 14, wins National Spelling Bee
By The Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The end of the biggest Scripps National Spelling Bee in history came abruptly, and it wasn’t the conclusion that many expected. Naysa Modi, a poised and charismatic four-time participant whose long spelling career seemed to be building toward triumph, sat next to a newcomer whom she […]
CAPAC members demand investigation after Chinese American scientist accused of spying
Washington, D.C. — Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) members, including Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), joined a coalition of Asian American organizations for a news conference on May 23 — demanding justice for Chinese American hydrologist Sherry Chen. She was fired from her position with […]
Oregon man found guilty of abusing Cambodian orphans
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. jury found a Christian missionary from Oregon guilty on May 16 of multiple sex abuse charges for molesting children living at an unlicensed Cambodian orphanage that he operated in Phnom Penh over a period of years. Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40, was convicted of six […]
Lawsuit over ‘fake Indian’ sign ends
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts is ending a lawsuit he’d filed against a city that asked him to remove a sign from a campaign bus reading: “Only a REAL INDIAN Can Defeat the Fake Indian.” Shiva Ayyadurai was born in India and is running as an independent against Democratic U.S. Sen. […]
Starbucks closes stores, asks workers to talk about race
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks, mocked three years ago for suggesting employees discuss racial issues with customers, asked workers on May 29 to talk about race with each other. It was part of the coffee chain’s anti-bias training, created after the arrest of two Black men in a Philadelphia […]
Boy born without thumbs, radius undergoes fourth surgery
By BLAIR EMERSON The Bismarck Tribune BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — JJ is a spirited 6-year-old boy who likes dinosaurs, playing basketball and snacking. He’s a kindergartner at Shiloh Christian School in Bismarck. His life looked a lot different three years ago, before he was adopted from an orphanage in China. JJ has a condition called […]
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