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Kamala Harris inspires daily prayers and pride in grandfather’s Indian village
Residents have been praying daily for Kamala Harris to win the U.S. presidential election in the small southern Indian village of Thulasendr...
Michelle De Pacina
Events
Kamala Harris shares stories about her immigrant mother on historic night at DNC
Kamala Harris made history as the first Black and South Asian woman to accept the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, pled...
Culture
Hindu priest opens DNC as Mindy Kaling rallies support for Harris
Hindu priest Rakesh Bhatt opened the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a powerful Vedic prayer, emphasizing un...
Carl Samson
Harris-Walz campaign unveils 2 new ads aimed at Asian American voters
The Harris-Walz campaign has launched two new ads, “Reduced” and “The Seal,” aimed at Asian American, Native Hawaiia...
AAPI Democratic leaders stress importance of Asian voters for Harris
AAPI Democratic officials are emphasizing the crucial role that AAPI voters will play in November’s election as they rally behind Kamala Har...
Nikki Haley urges Republicans to ‘quit whining’ about Kamala Harris
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley called on fellow Republicans to “quit whining” about Vice President Kamala Harris and urged fo...
China
Tim Walz’s long history with China surfaces
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has reportedly sparked interest in China shortly after his naming as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. But...
Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as VP pick
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 election, praising his support for middl...
Government
Republicans, ex-Trump officials endorse Kamala Harris
On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign announced a new initiative called “Republicans for Harris,” showcasing endorsements ...
Kamala Harris makes history as official Democratic nominee for president
Vice President Kamala Harris officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, marking a historic moment as the first bl...
South Asian American leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president
South Asian American state and local officials across the U.S. endorsed Kamala Harris for president, citing her potential to create a “...
‘Asian American Men for Kamala Harris’ Zoom fundraiser set for Aug. 7
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is co-organizing an “AANHPI Men for Kamala Harris” Zoom call, featuring actors Ken Jeong and BD Wong,...
Where Kamala Harris, Donald Trump stand in new polls
Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump in multiple recent polls. Among them, a Leger poll conducted from Jul...
Kamala Harris draws excitement from Indian American voters
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to entice Indian American voters, who make up a significant portion of the population in some swin...
Hundreds of thousands of white people raise millions for Kamala Harris
White people are organizing en-masse in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the Oval Office. A pair of Zoom calls titled “White...
RNC’s repost of Kamala Harris’ f-word drop backfires
The Republican National Committee’s X repost of Kamala Harris saying the f-word at a leadership summit has seemingly backfired. “This is par...
Bryan Ke
Kamala Harris breaks Biden’s poll record, gets Obamas’ endorsement
Vice President Kamala Harris broke President Joe Biden’s record in a new poll by Morning Consult, the first of the pollster’s daily tracking...
Kamala Harris faces racist, sexist attacks in the presidential race
With Vice President Kamala Harris poised to become the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, the political landscape is set...
Kamala Harris endorsed by Asian American leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris is receiving endorsements from prominent Asian American legislators and advocacy groups, with more expected to ...
Why Kamala Harris is embracing being a ‘brat’
While being a brat may technically mean being an ill-mannered and annoying child, for Harris, it’s a strong endorsement that resonates with ...
How Kamala Harris is blazing a trail with her Asian American heritage
Born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, Kamala Harris became the first woman and also the first Asian and African American vice pres...
Could 2024 see the first Asian American president?
President Joe Biden dropped out as the Democratic nominee for November’s election, saying it is in the “best interest” of ...
Crime
Asian American, Asian leaders react to Trump assassination attempt
Asian American and Asian leaders around the world condemned the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in ...
Biden-Harris campaign launches AANHPI outreach program
Team Biden-Harris this week launched “AANHPIs for Biden-Harris,” a campaign program that aims to mobilize Asian American, Native Hawaiian an...
Biden takes aim at Trump’s legacy at AANHPI Heritage Month event
President Joe Biden took shots at former President Donald Trump during a White House event commemorating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and...
Ryan General
Kamala Harris urges young AANHPIs to kick ‘that f-ing door down’
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris dropped an expletive while urging young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) indi...
News
Russia had role in 2021 ‘Havana syndrome’ attack on Americans in Hanoi: report
A new report suggests that Russia may have had a role in the “Havana syndrome” attack on nearly a dozen Americans ahead of Vice President Ka...
Biden campaign ad targets AANHPI voters in battleground states
President Joe Biden has released a new ad targeting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in battleground sta...
Asian American History
Hundreds gathered nationwide to honor victims of Atlanta spa shootings
The Asian Justice Movement organized events nationwide to commemorate the deadly shooting spree at three metro Atlanta massage spas nearly t...
Health
Kamala Harris makes historic visit to abortion clinic
Vice President Kamala Harris made a visit to an abortion clinic in Minnesota on Thursday, marking the first such visit by any U.S. president...
White House celebrates belated Filipino American History Month
After delays due to national and international events, the White House last week finally held a celebration for Filipino American History Mo...
Rupi Kaur calls White House’s response to her Diwali invitation rejection ‘saddening’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declining a Diwali event invitation to Kamala Harris, st...
Biden, Harris honor Filipino Americans on Filipino American History Month
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris expressed their gratitude to the Filipino American community in celebration of Filipino...
White House to host inaugural AANHPI Mental Health Summit
The White House on Thursday will host the first-ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Summit, the...
White House to celebrate AA and NHPI Heritage Month with convenings, panels and artistic performances
The White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) will be hosting a nati...
Chinese official ‘corrects’ foreign reporter: ‘no such thing as Taiwanese president’
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin denied the existence of a Taiwanese president on Thursday, reiterating Beijing’s position ...
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