Fake news kicks into high gear ahead of midterm elections
AS the midterms approach, voters are being bombarded with disinformation in multiple languages. People who are addicted to fake news get it from sources they trust. Trouble is, people who…
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Appeals court deems DACA illegal, but current recipients still eligible for renewal
Decision prohibits new applicants to the Obama-era immigration program A federal appeals court on Wednesday, Oct. 5 ruled in favor of a lower court’s 2021 ruling that found an Obama-era…
Biden marks Fil-Am History Month by celebrating ‘innumerable contributions’ of Fil-Ams in US
UNITED States President Joe Biden paid tribute to the strength of Filipino Americans as the country celebrates October as Filipino American History Month. The commander-in-chief took to social media to…
Survey: 63% of older AAPI women experience workplace discrimination
National AARP poll describes connection between workplace bias, AAPI women’s mental health ASIAN American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women continue to experience workplace discrimination based on their gender, ethnicity, and…
Asian Americans not a monolith, advocates urge for disaggregated health data
CHINESE Americans have a greater rate of cancer than the overall population. Vietnamese Americans have the highest prevalence of Hepatitis B. South Asian Americans suffer staggeringly high rates of heart…
Biden administration guts most of public charge rule, but immigrants still fearful
The Biden Administration last week gutted the signature Trump-era policy known as public charge, which effectively imposed a wealth tax on people seeking to gain permanent residency in the U.S….
US groups call on Marcos, Biden to uphold Filipino human rights
18SEVERAL groups within the Filipino American community are raising concerns regarding U.S. President Joe Biden’s invitation to Philippine President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos, Jr. for an official visit. A letter…
5 things to know about the Omicron-targeting COVID-19 booster
This month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially endorsed the new COVID-19 booster shots, which were updated to target both the original strain and the Omicron…
Isolation and quarantine guidelines can help reduce disruptions at schools
AS Los Angeles County continues to experience fewer cases and hospitalizations, spread of the virus can be further decreased when those infected or exposed adhere to isolation, testing, and masking…
CDC recommends updated COVID boosters targeting omicron variant
THE U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended on Thursday, Sept. 1 that eligible Americans receive an updated coronavirus booster shot that would help fight the omicron variant….
Biden attacks new normal in speech on democracy
By Peter Schurmann/Ethnic Media Services What is happening today in America “is not normal.” That was the gist of President Biden’s prime-time on Thursday, September 1 delivered in front of…
Can kids safely return to school amid ongoing covid pandemic?
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services As kids return to school this fall, parents have some homework to do: helping to keep their kids safe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With…
Biden administration to forgive up to $20 million total student loan debt
Fil-Ams react to the landmark effort that will affect 43 million borrowers IN 2015, when she graduated from USC with a degree in criminology, Filipina American Stephanie Rivera was tasked with…
Fil-Am former congressman TJ Cox arrested, charged with 28 counts of fraud
FORMER United States Representative Terence John “T.J.” Cox was charged with a swath of financial crimes tied to his congressional campaign, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday,…
Fil-Am man sentenced to 45 days in jail for role in Jan. 6 riot
THE Filipino American man who was famously photographed carrying a walis tambo (broom) during the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol has been sentenced to 45 days in…
Biden administration says landmark Inflation Reduction Act will benefit AAPI families
AHEAD of the contentious midterm elections, United States President Joe Biden secured a major victory for his administration by signing the Inflation Reduction Act, the long-awaited bill that, among other…
NaFFAA leaders receive international recognition in Geneva for piloting ‘FilAmAlerts’ program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To address the growing impact of natural and manmade disasters exacerbated by the effects of climate change, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has piloted…
Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear COVID-related brain fog
By Judith Graham/Kaiser Health News Eight months after falling ill with COVID-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget…
US government declares ‘state of emergency’ amid monkeypox outbreak
AFTER Los Angeles County and the state of California announced their own declarations of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak, the Biden administration on Thursday, Aug. 4 declared the outbreak a…
Now is not the time to drop our guard on COVID, experts say
By Jenny Manrique/Ethnic Media Services Health experts say that even as more people are vaccinated and boosted, the corona virus is here to stay. And they warn that future variants…
‘I was not allowed to have my own thoughts’: CA Courts start penalizing domestic abuse
A JUDGE in Southern California embraced a new state law allowing victims to claim coercive control, that was designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody…
Majority of AAPI voters have never been contacted by political parties, survey finds
FOR the last decade, it’s been known that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters comprise the fastest growing electorate in the United States. However, a recent study shows that…
What millions of new citizens could mean for the next election cycle
(Ed. Note: A report from the National Partnership for New Americans shows there were 5.19 million newly minted U.S. citizens between 2016 and 2020. That figure represents a significant and,…
Former PH team decathlete faces up to 40 years in prison for $28.4-M cannabis-related scam
A former UCLA decathlete who once represented the Philippine national team this week pleaded guilty to fraud charges of falsely raising at least $28.4 million in a fake weed pen…
Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen/Kaiser Health News Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted…
Suspect pleads not guilty after alleged hate attack against Fil-Am family
THE suspect accused of physically assaulting and throwing racist slurs toward a Filipino American family has pleaded not guilty on Monday, July 11 to two battery charges. Nicholas Weber, a…
Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early COVID-19 response
By Michelle Andrews/Kaiser Health News Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would…
Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law
By Victoria Knight/Kaiser Health News The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years…
Older adults still at high risk for COVID-19
By Mark Hedin/Ethnic Media Services “You might be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with you.” So said Denny Chan, directing attorney with Justice in Aging, at a press briefing co-hosted…
Asian Americans call for multi-racial solidarity at first-ever unity march
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services WASHINGTON DC — Approximately 15,000 people gathered June 25 at the National Mall here for the first-ever Unity March, organized to draw attention to the…