Will abortion be the wedge issue in the 2024 elections?
by Peter White Ethnic Media Services 75% of voters say women and their doctors should decide; 9% say judges and politicians should decide Polls were clear before and after the…
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Keeping stories of Filipino World War II veterans alive in White Sands
UNDER the banner of the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP), 25 Filipinos Americans from across the U.S., including a living World War II veteran, were among the more…
End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system
The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID -19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having…
Unpacking Biden’s Budget: The President Wants Guns and Butter
President Biden’s recently announced budget proposal promises to maintain entitlement programs while dramatically increasing defense spending. When President Biden formally unveiled his budget last week in Philadelphia, he took direct…
Scammers took consumers for $8.8 billion in 2022
by Peter White, Ethnic Media Services $3.8 billion in investment scams and $2.6 billion in impersonator scams topped the list. Most money lost through bank transfers and crypto currencies. Ever…
Asian teens say dating violence a taboo topic at home
Culture and language are among the barriers that prevent many Asian American teens from openly discussing dating violence with their parents. When Angela Kim first fell in love at 16,…
Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings
by Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Diego never imagined he’d carry a gun. Not as a child, when shots were fired outside his Chicago-area home. Not at age 12, when…
Biden administration urged to take more aggressive steps to relieve medical debt
by Noam N. Levey Kaiser Health News Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive…
Coalition takes Biden to task for falling short on voting rights
A coalition of more than 100 civil rights and advocacy organizations is accusing the Biden administration of falling short on its “visionary” commitment to step up voter registration and that…
US-China tensions bring on fresh wave of AAPI xenophobia
AAPI community leaders are concerned that the tense U.S.-China relationship, which has become more fraught in recent weeks over accusations of Chinese spying, has spurred on a fresh wave of…
Making public transit safer: A ‘massive intersection of crises’
The rash of hate crimes, growing numbers of homeless and mentally ill, and a lack of trust in law enforcement have led to more unsafe conditions on public transit.People don’t…
US senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise
Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a…
Combatting lasting COVID-19 disinformation
Los Angeles — Bridging information gaps through setting up effective digital media monitoring platforms for journalists is crucial in minimizing if not eradicating the spread of mis- and disinformation on…
Era of ‘free’ COVID vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?
Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early…
A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: fruit bats
by Jim Robbins California Healthline More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious…
AAP(I belong): How Vilma and Liz Kari transformed a personal tragedy into a platform of truth and love
Most organizations take painstaking years to create while others are born out of personal horrible and heinous experiences. AAP(I belong) is one of those, created as an aftermath of a…
CDC study reports bivalent boosters protect against COVID-19 variants
A NEW study released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the new bivalent COVID-19 boosters add protection against the new variants of the virus. Another study showed…
AAPI community leaders seek solutions following recent shootings in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay
CALIFORNIA’S vast Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has been wrought with multiple tragedies: the Lunar New Year party massacre on Jan. 21 that killed 11 people and injured…
Millions to lose coverage during the ‘unwinding’
By Peter White/Ethnic Media Services Starting in April millions of families could see their health coverage disappear as the government unwinds pandemic-era policies. During 12 months after April 1, 2023,…
GoFundMe created for Fil-Am man killed in Monterey Park shooting
THE family of a Filipino American man killed during a Lunar New Year shooting in Monterey Park, California has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral costs. Valentino Alvero,…
Officials exhort US-based Filipinos to visit PH
AFTER an almost three-year hiatus brought about by the pandemic, the Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour is back. Consul General Senen Mangalile, in one of his first public events as…
Filipino American family mourns the loss of 68-year-old Monterey Park shooting victim
Monterey Park massacre shortly followed by Half Moon Bay shooting — the second California mass shooting in recent days Following the tragic mass shooting that took place in Monterey Park…
Biden administration rolls out ‘first- ever’ extensive AAPI advancement plan
The national multi-agency strategy is designed to better serve Asian American and Pacific Islander communities THE Biden administration this week unveiled a comprehensive plan that broadly assists federal government agencies…
Get important tools that could save someone’s life
THE County of San Diego is seeking input from residents and community partners to better understand the impact of gun violence on our communities. The Gun Violence Reduction Advisory Group…
Thousands of NYC nurses stage strike for fair contract, safe staffing
The nurses strike in New York City continued for the third day on Wednesday, Jan. 11 as hundreds of nurses gathered outside Mount Sinai Main and Montefiore Bronx, with no…
Back to the future with COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments will no longer be free once the Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires on Jan. 11, even as the U.S. faces down a more infectious new…
Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation
By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of…
Filipinos among AAPI groups affected most by COVID in California
FILIPINOS are among the top Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups affected by COVID-19 in California, according to data presented by the state’s Department of Public Health. The data released…
Farmworkers still exposed to highest infection rates – experts warn against normalizing COVID
By Sunita Sohrabji, Ethnic Media Services Drive almost anywhere in the farm fields of California and you will see blurred shapes on the horizon, men and women who produce the…
Medicare pay cuts will hurt seniors’ care, doctors argue
Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive from Medicare. In what has become an almost yearly ritual,…