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	Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season	Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
Private school for Native Hawaiians vows to defend admissions policy from conservative strategist	Mahjong nights draw young crowds to San Francisco bars and restaurants	West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon	Transform your houseplants into art with this Japanese gardening technique	A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as Trump presses for change
Lawyer says Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status	Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts	Tariffs on South Korea’s products threaten the "K-beauty" boom in the U.S.
What to know about the COVID variant that may cause "razor blade" sore throats	Trump administration to cut 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth	Cambodian American chefs are finding success and raising their culture’s profile. On their terms.
Deep cuts erode the foundations of U.S. public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come	Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has only grown in 5 decades	Who is Michael Jang? reveals a hidden body of photographs Who is Michael Jang? Monday, May 19 11:00pm to midnight Oregon Public Broadcasting
Trump tariffs worry U.S. shoppers who buy groceries at Asian supermarkets	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge	The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travellers to explore its cultural depths, too
Ichiro Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot	14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club	Asian singers and actors who relocated to Asia see global crossover opportunity
Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space	Which style of yoga is right for me? Here’s a primer, with a caveat.	Year of the Snake stamp added to USPS’ third series
Which health insurance plan may be right for you?	Two adorable pygmy hippos pitted against each other in cuteness contest	What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do
It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots	Mammogram centers must now inform women about their breast density. Here’s how it could affect you.	State alien land laws drive some China-born U.S. citizens to rethink their politics
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	The Panda Party is back on as giant pandas will return to Washington’s National Zoo by year’s end
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	Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama’s "dark fantasy" creations	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	New study bolsters evidence that severe obesity is increasing in young kids in the U.S.
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	How a massive all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple ended up on Hawai‘i’s lush Kauai Island