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Austin 2024

Feature 2024

‘I can finally vote’: Asian language ballots clear path to the ballot box 

For the first time this fall, millions across six jurisdictions will have the option to cast their votes for president in an Asian language.

Feature 2024

California wants to remove homeless encampments, but L.A. organizers seek ‘humane solutions’

As L.A. ramps up homeless sweeps, Koreatown activists fight for their unhoused neighbors.

2024

These students wanted to protest for Palestine. Here’s what held them back.

Immigration status, religion and backlash from universities influenced how some college students participated in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments.

2024

This voting bloc has the power to sway the elections, but they are the least likely to vote

Millions of eligible American citizen voters live around the world, yet only a few vote, facing difficulties throughout the voting process.

Voices reports

Washington, D.C. 2023

Feature 2023

How one of Filipino America’s last newspapers folded

For 30 years, Manila Mail, a newspaper based in Washington, provided about 65,000 Filipino immigrants and their descendants in the greater D.C. metropolitan area a platform for discourse and connection. But printing stopped in late 2021.

Feature 2023

What three cities’ fights say about Chinatown’s identity

Chinatowns in Philadelphia, Manhattan, and Los Angeles are trying to shape their own futures in the face of adversities.

2023

These Asian immigrants can’t vote in 2024. But they’re finding ways to be heard

Without the power to vote, some non-citizens are striving to get voters and non-voters alike to recognize and care about their political priorities.

Voices reports

Los Angeles 2022

Video 2022

I Am What I Am Because of You

In a rural town in Eastern Oregon, Japanese-Americans like Mike Iseri have found and created a home.

Feature 2022

Exploited Esthetics: How Asian American Beauty Workers are Organizing

“Nobody teaches us in the industry. Nobody teaches about chemicals. Nobody teaches us about health and safety,” Dash said.

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