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Wall Street Journal Deletes Offensive Tweet About Chinese President Xi Jinping, But Questions Still Remain

By P.C. Staff The Wall Street Journal posted a highly controversial tweet that caught people’s attention on Aug. 30. On…

P.C. EditorSeptember 1, 2015

National News

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Files Comments With the Federal Communications Commission

By P.C. Staff Asian Americans Advancing Justice filed comments Aug. 31 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the…

P.C. EditorSeptember 1, 2015

Community News

Dragon Project Helps Youths Take Back Their Community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cACJ_wbTGGY By P.C. Staff A new Oakland community project known as Dragon School aims to empower local young people to…

P.C. EditorSeptember 1, 2015

National News

Chinese Americans Out Spend Their Counterparts in China on Real Estate

By P.C. Staff A new report by the World Property Journal via Juwai.com states that Chinese Americans outspent mainland Chinese…

P.C. EditorAugust 31, 2015

National News

Republican Hopeful Jeb Bush Labels Asians as “Anchor Babies”

By P.C. Staff Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush claimed his use of “anchor babies” was referring to people who take…

P.C. EditorAugust 31, 2015

Community News

Center for Asian American Media Brings CAAMFest Back to San Jose

By P.C. Staff The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced that CAAMFest would be returning to San Jose, Calif.,…

P.C. EditorAugust 31, 2015

Community News

Local Massachusetts-based Cambodian Mutual Assistance Assn. Works With the White House on Outreach Programs for AAPI

By P.C. Staff Massachusetts-based Cambodian Mutual Assistance Assn. recently began working with the White House on a project that will…

P.C. EditorAugust 31, 2015

National News

Democratic Hopeful Hillary Clinton Looks to New Staffer for Outreach on Asian Americans

By P.C. Staff Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s campaign has hired former Planned Parenthood organizer Lisa Changedveja to help generate…

P.C. EditorAugust 31, 2015

National News

Consul General Hiroshi Furusawa Hosts Reception for New Honorary Consul

Pictured (from left) are Consul General Hiroshi Furusawa, Idaho Japanese Assn. President Rika Torres, Honorary Consul Robert Hirai and State…

P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2015

Community News

Supporters of LGBT Equality Rally Against Homophobia in the San Gabriel Valley

Rally participants held up bilingual signs in support of equality. Photo: API Equality-LA By Marshall Wong Ten years ago, anti-LGBT…

P.C. EditorAugust 27, 2015