White House AANHPI representatives celebrate diversity despite low approval ratings for current admin ONE year ago, on Jan. 20, 2021, when President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala D. Harris were sworn into office, they inherited a host of national problems. The Biden administration effectively took over the largely lackluster coronavirus response from the…
UNITED States Vice President Kamala Harris proclaimed that Asian Americans “have the right to be recognized as Americans, not as the other” and can turn the pain of the past year of racially motivated violence into action. Speaking at the virtual AAPI Unity Summit hosted by AAPI Victory Alliance on Wednesday, May 19, Harris condemned…
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Asian American and woman vice president, will deliver the keynote address for the first-ever virtual AAPI Unity Summit hosted by the AAPI Victory Alliance on Wednesday, May 19. The virtual summit will begin at 3 p.m. PST/ 6 p.m. EST. Joining former Secretary of…
PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus on Thursday, April 15 in the wake of recent anti-Asian attacks and other issues facing the community during the pandemic. The meeting at the White House came nearly a month after shootings at three Atlanta-area spas that…
A NEW CHAPTER in America’s history has begun. From out of Donald Trump’s legacy of dividing America and sowing hatred and mistrust among our people comes the most difficult task of realizing the dream to unite us once again so we can all work together to build our country back better. The 45th president of…
Harris is the first woman, Black and Asian American in nation’s second-highest office SHORTLY before noon on Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States in a “triumph” for democracy amid the backdrop of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a fractured nation. After two failed campaigns, the third time’s the…
THE “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. never sounded more real, more poignant and meaningful for us, citizens of our beloved adoptive country the United States of America. The past four years had been like a nightmare that has made many people almost lose faith in America. But on January…
AS the administration of President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over the White House, fellow liberal lawmakers, activists and operatives excitedly await the new administration that has promised policies and public servants that represent the growingly diverse American public. Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), who comprise the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., have…
IN the small hours of Thursday, Jan. 7, United States Vice President Mike Pence announced that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have won the presidency and vice presidency after Congress resumed the counting of Electoral College votes. As expected, Biden won over Trump in the Electoral College 306-232. The count was certified…
Leading the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supporting essential workers. Addressing racial inequalities. Tackling the climate crisis. Creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents. These are some of the priorities Filipino American supporters are pushing under President-elect Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. The former vice president’s win comes as the United States…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is among the world leaders who congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris after their projected win in the 2020 presidential election. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to former Vice President Joseph ‘Joe’ Biden on his…
A resolution seeking to acknowledge October as Filipino American History Month in the United States has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. On Friday, October 30, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced S. Res. 761, which honors and celebrates the history and culture of Filipino Americans. It also honors Filipino American contributions to the United…
A fly that landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head and California Sen. Kamala Harris’ various smirks and “I’m speaking, Mr. Vice President” sound bite set social media abuzz following the only 2020 vice presidential debate on Wednesday, October 7. “Senator Harris was abrasive and condescending. It was disheartening that the liberals focused their attention…
As Filipino American Democrats across the country have expressed excitement for former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate, there’s one Fil-Am elected official who has experienced California Sen. Kamala Harris’ leadership up close. When Harris was announced as Biden’s VP, state Assemblymember Rob Bonta was quick to praise the choice as it put energy back…
WITH Election Day less than three months away, Filipino Americans in Southern Nevada are ramping up efforts to ensure that the community shows its voting power as the largest Asian American group in the state. For Gloria Caoile, a labor leader who has been involved with civic engagement efforts for the past two decades, an…
As the Democratic National Convention kicked off virtually this week, Filipino American Democrats are doubling down on their support for the party’s nominee, Joe Biden, and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris. Some 400 “Filipino Americans for Biden,” representing a national multigenerational coalition of volunteers, came together on the eve of the convention to…
YES, BIDEN-HARRIS 2020! “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, announced on Twitter on Tuesday, August 11. This personally excited me…
Harris becomes the first Black woman and Asian American person on a major party ticket SEVERAL Filipino American elected officials and community leaders on Tuesday, August 11 reacted to the selection of California Senator Kamala Harris as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate. “Fierce, endlessly-talented, values-based, and Oakland-born, [Kamala] will not back down as…
By Sen. Kamala Harris and Assemblymember Rob Bonta We are in a crisis — one that requires unifying leadership. But that’s not what we are getting from the president of the United States. The staggering death toll and human suffering haven’t changed Donald Trump’s lack of empathy and tendency to strike out at those who…
CALIFORNIA Senator Kamala Harris denounced the rise of anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the United States and called on more protections for vulnerable populations, including front-line workers. Harris, the first South Asian American senator, said she’s confronted members of the Trump administration on its usage of calling the coronavirus, the “Chinese Virus” or “Wuhan Virus,”…
California Sen. Kamala Harris is running for the Democratic nomination to restore justice and prosecute the case against four more years of Donald Trump. She is also running one of the most diverse campaigns for president, with Asian & Pacific Islander Americans at the top levels of the campaign nationally and in Nevada. Harris, an…
By Jason Tengco In 2016, only 50 percent of eligible Filipino American voters participated in the presidential election. Let me repeat: only half of us voted in 2016. As a community, we can — and must — do better this time around. From the economy to health care, climate change to the Supreme Court, there’s…
Donald Trump’s election in 2016 was a turning point for our country. He has lowered our standing around the world, sought to divide us, and inflicted pain on too many Americans— particularly immigrants and children of immigrants. We cannot afford four more years of him in the White House. We need to elect Kamala Harris…
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful responds to Trump’s “merit-based” immigration proposals DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris of California met with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community leaders on Thursday, May 16 to discuss campaign issues and the significance of her prospective candidacy. “I fully intend to win this election,” Harris asserted, addressing the…
California Sen. Kamala Harris denounces the perceived “hierarchies”of immigrants the plan would impose AS reported by the Asian Journal last week, the Trump administration unveiled its new immigration plan that focuses on curbing the influx of new immigrants by way of a more restrictive “merit-based” system. In an uncharacteristically softer tone, Trump addressed the growing…
