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After nearly two years away, @TheYappie is back to cover the people and power shaping AAPI communities, with fresh voices, revamped newsletters, and a renewed commitment to independent journalism.
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Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, has resigned.
The Indian and Sikh American attorney transformed the unit, originally created to fight Jim Crow-era discrimination, into an arm against DEI initiatives.
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🗳️ BREAKING: Democrat Amish Shah has won the competitive House race in Arizona's 1st Congressional District, the Associated Press projected Thursday, and will become the first South Asian American to represent Arizona in Congress.
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🗳️ BREAKING: Democratic socialist Nithya Raman has prevailed in the high-stakes Los Angeles mayoral election, making history as the first Asian American elected to lead the nation's second most populous city.
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🗳️ BREAKING: San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan conceded Wednesday night in the House race in California’s 11th District, falling short in her bid to become the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Dave Min re-elected to U.S. House in California's 47th District, AP projects.
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The next Congress will have a record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander Democrats thanks to a wave of House pickups in Tuesday’s high-stakes midterm elections, according to @CAPAC.
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🗳️ BREAKING: Voters are poised to send a record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander Democrats to Congress, with four new AAPI candidates elected to the House amid a wave of Democratic victories in Tuesday’s high-stakes midterm elections.
With new gains in Florida, Massachusetts, California, and Guam, the AAPI membership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is set to hit a historic high of at least 22.
That number could still grow in the days and weeks to come with several races still to be called.
“Last night’s election was a resounding repudiation of President Trump and his failed policies that put the safety, security, and civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders at risk,” CAPAC Chair Rep. Grace Meng said in a statement to @TheYappie.
🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Derek Tran re-elected to U.S. House in California's 45th District, AP projects.
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🗳️ BREAKING: Democrat Richard Pan will prevail in California's 6th Congressional District, the AP projects. Pan, a pediatrician and former state senator, ran on a campaign that vowed to fight President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attacks on health care and science.
🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Richard Pan elected to U.S. House in California's 6th District, AP projects.
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🗳️ BREAKING: Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, has lost in a closely watched local election that put a spotlight on rising anti-South Asian sentiment in the state and beyond.
In September, French sparked outrage after claiming a photo of mostly South Asian UT Austin students celebrating a football victory showed “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.” theyappie.com/why-do-texas-r…
🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Jill Tokuda re-elected to U.S. House in Hawaii's 2nd District, defeating GOP challenger Brenton Awa, AP projects.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Mark Takano re-elected to U.S. House in California's 39th District, AP projects.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Ami Bera re-elected to U.S. House in California's 3rd District, AP projects.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Ro Khanna re-elected to U.S. House in California's 17th District, AP projects.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Pramila Jayapal re-elected to U.S. House in Washington's 7th District, AP projects.
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🗳️ RACE CALL: Democrat Judy Chu re-elected to U.S. House in California's 28th District, AP projects.
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