Asian american and pacific islander heritage articles
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Harris drops "F-bomb" while encouraging Asian Americans to break down barriers
Vice President Kamala Harris let a profanity slip Monday as she emphasized the importance of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders breaking through the barriers they face.Harris was participating in a conversation moderated by actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang when he asked her what it means to be the first vice president of Asian descent and how that heritage has informed her views and role as a leader. Harris' mother was from India and her father was from Jamaica, and Harris...
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Kamala Harris drops the f-bomb while addressing young Asian Americans
Vice President Kamala Harris got passionate while speaking with young people Monday at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership summit, and dropped an expletive to make her point.
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Why this French island in the Pacific is being roiled by violence over a vote held 10,000 miles away
The French government has declared a state of emergency in its South Pacific island territory of New Caledonia after deadly violence erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed clashes between protesters, militias and police, and buildings and cars set on fire in the capital. At least four people have died in the unrest, which is considered the worst since the 1980s. In the capital Noumea, authorities have imposed a curfew and closed the main airport — usually a busy tourist hub — to...