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No question Trump rhetoric fed anti-Asian bias, says White House
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday (local time) that former President Donald Trump's rhetoric around the coronavirus pandemic -- calling COVID-19 the "ChinaVirus" -- has contributed to discrimination against Asian Americans. The comments
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Atlanta shooting: Police charge 21-year-old suspect with 4 counts of murde
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The Atlanta Police Department's Homicide Unit on Wednesday (local time) charged Robert Long, the 21-year-old man accused of killing several people at massage parlours in Georgia, with four counts of murder.
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US Justice Dept drops discrimination case against Yale
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate
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US elections 2020: Running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bid
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Kamala Devi Harris, the running mate of US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in 2020 elections, holds a lot of firsts to her name. She is the first woman of colour to be elected district attorney of San Francisco, the first South Asian American
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Biden campaign launches video 'When We Vote, We Win' urging Asian American
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): With the US Presidential Election just a day away, Democratic Nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden's campaign -- Biden for President -- launched a GOTV [Get Out The Vote] video that featured an all-star cast of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
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Kamala Harris: Running mate of US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bide
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Kamala Devi Harris, the running mate of US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in 2020 elections, holds a lot of firsts to her name. She is the first woman of colour to be elected district attorney of San Francisco, the first South Asian American to
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Indian Americans show solidarity with Kamala Harris, share their cultural
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 8 (ANI): Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris are all set to square off on the vice presidential debate stage on Wednesday night, Asian Americans supporting the Biden Harris campaign across the United States are showing solidarity for Harris by
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Biden holds lead over Trump among Indian American voters: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
San Francisco/Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Sixty-six percent of Indian Americans currently favour Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election as compared to only 28 per cent who prefer President Donald Trump, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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Study highlights possible causes of racial disparities in prostate cancer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): A new research provides insights on the potential causes of racial disparities in deaths following prostate cancer surgery.
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Asian Americans medics battling racism amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Asian American health-care workers in the United States have reported a rise in bigoted incidents in recent weeks that has left the entire community, who represent 6 per cent of the total population, in a painful position on the front lines of the respons
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Trump condemns 'nasty language' used against Asian Americans over Asian or
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) condemned the use of "nasty language" against the Asian American citizens, amid allegations that Trump's use of the term "Chinese virus" has resulted in a backlash from the American public.
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Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside over U
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Jun 5 (ANI): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington D.C., became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
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