Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government.
Trump administration shutters White House AANHPI Commission
Among the 58 executive orders President Donald Trump rescinded on the eve of his inauguration on Jan. 20 was one creating a commission to advance equal opportunity within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community.
US businesses brace for Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costs
From an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit, U.S. businesses are bracing to take a hit from the taxes President Donald Trump imposed Saturday on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — America’s three biggest trading partners.
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders
A number of U.S. government web pages changed or went dark Friday as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Annual Day of Remembrance for incarcerated Japanese and Japanese Americans to be held on Feb. 8
The Puyallup Valley chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) will hold its 47th annual Day of Remembrance at the Washington State Fairgrounds on Feb. 8.
MOPOP Unveils its Latest Exhibition Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form
MOPOP is thrilled to announce our upcoming exhibition, Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form.