NATIONAL NEWS

Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea.

Legendary journalist Connie Chung entertains Portland audience, meets three more Connies

Kamala Harris has America focused on multiracial identity

Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi

The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide

Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice

Asian American, Pacific Islander Latinos in the U.S. see exponential growth, new analysis says

National Spelling Bee reflects the economic success and cultural impact of immigrants from India

Bruhat Soma wins the National Spelling Bee after a slow night concludes with a sudden tiebreaker

More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down. So long, Stumpy.

California restaurant’s comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists

Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

How Native families make salt at one of Hawai‘i’s last remaining salt patches

A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?

Popular talk show host declares "You are the father!" to 30-year-old Denver Zoo orangutan

Californian passes state bar exam at age 17 and is sworn in as an attorney

Social media companies made $11 billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to breed

Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to layoff entire staff and halt print

In the U.S., Hmong "new year" recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations

A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant

Americans have poor math skills. It’s a threat to U.S. standing in the global economy, employers say.

Lahaina’s fire-stricken Filipino residents are key to tourism and local culture. Will they stay?

Hawai‘i investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

Filipino-American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

"Cookie activist" celebrates Asian Americans with portraits in dough

U.S. study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms

Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says

Waiter on wheels: Robot serves Japanese restaurant customers

Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain

How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?

This New Year, we celebrate the honorable and expressive Rabbit.

USPS issues Year of the Rabbit Lunar New Year stamp

Got a bucket? Speed up the composting process with bokashi

Viewers flock to watch glowing lava ooze from Hawai‘i volcano

"Momentous": Asian-Americans laud Anna May Wong’s U.S. quarter

Husband of former Japanese princess passes New York bar exam

As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist

Race gap seen in U.S. infant deaths after fertility treatment

Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protections

They ended wanted pregnancies. Post-Roe, they face new pain.

Amazon keeps growing, and so does its cache of data on you

Sudden arena idea angers, unnerves Philadelphia’s Chinatown

Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982

Neptunes producer Chad Hugo lets his music do the talking

Anti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge

COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say

Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

Chinatowns more vibrant after pandemic, anti-Asian violence

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, has died

Chess helps Afghan refugee students adjust to life in N.C.

Clerk helps expand Burmese books at Battle Creek library

Drive My Car wins Oscar award for best international film

In a blistering Oscar short film, Riz Ahmed finds catharsis

Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues others

Asian Americans mark Lunar New Year amid ongoing hate crimes

U.S. Mint begins American Women Quarters Program

OHSU releases 104-person study researching "super immunity"

Volcano erupts near Tonga, tsunami advisory issued in U.S.

Immigrants welcome Afghan refugees, inspired by own journeys

Jimmy O. Yang’s Crab Club feasts on Asian-American stories

"Sesame Street" debuts Ji-Young, first Asian American muppet

Rare leopard cub makes debut at Santa Barbara Zoo

Asian Americans push for representation via redistricting

National Book Awards announced

Hitmakers BTS stamp their authority on American Music Awards

Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track

Asian spider takes hold in Georgia, sends humans scurrying

Diversity study: TV looks more like U.S. and viewers approve

Japanese, southern cultures blend in northeast Mississippi

Senate confirms Tana Lin as U.S. judge in Seattle

U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall

Comic, Netflix staple Jo Koy talks race, rejection in memoir