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☆ Sheng Thao, once homeless and fleeing abuse, becomes the mayor of Oakland, California
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
Thao spoke with NBC Asian American about her vision for Oakland and how her upbringing shaped her advocacy for working families. Mayor-elect Sheng Thao is greeted by supporters following a news conference at City Hall in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 23, 2022. Jane Tyska / East Bay Times via Getty ImagesNBC Asian America: You’re the first Hmong American to become mayor of a major city. The Hmong community itself is already politically engaged. That’s made a huge impact especially on our Hmong girls because the Hmong community is still quite patriarchal.
☆ World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Leah Douglas Nichola Groom | Leah Douglas | Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
A UN study last year found "negligible" correlation between household food waste and gross domestic product, indicating most countries "have room to improve." "We do have a long way to make the goal," said Jean Buzby, the food waste liaison at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration agreed in 2018 to tackle America's food waste together. A spokesman for New Zealand's environment ministry said the country is finalizing its baseline food waste estimate so it can establish a target. SLOWEST GAZELLEIn California, which has America's most ambitious climate policies, officials are trying to ensure food waste goes to composting, not landfills.
☆ In L.A., Kenneth Mejia is the 1st Asian American to hold citywide office and 1st Filipino elected official
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Kenneth Mejia, an accountant and leftist community activist, made history in Los Angeles when he declared victory in the city controller race Tuesday night, becoming the city’s first Filipino elected official and the first Asian American to assume citywide office. He held a 21-point lead over City Councilmember Paul Koretz when Koretz conceded Wednesday. “We have a very diverse population in L.A. and I feel very proud and honored to represent that community,” Mejia, 32, told NBC Asian America. Tenants Union, Mejia ran on a progressive platform centered around decriminalizing homelessness and holding the police and other city departments accountable. “I want to use the office to show how the status quo is not working for everyone,” he said.
☆ Asian Americans had the highest rate of mail-in voting in 2020. New laws could block that progress.
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
Buoyed by the expansion of by-mail voting and grassroots organizing, a record 4 million Asian American and Pacific Islanders voted in the 2020 presidential election and swung key races in contested states. The provision triggered a record number of rejected ballots during the state’s March primary, with Asian Americans facing the highest rejection rate among all racial groups. Lily Trieu, interim executive director of the advocacy group Asian Texans for Justice, said the finding isn’t surprising because the state has conducted little voter education and outreach in Asian languages. In Georgia, where record turnout from Asian American voters helped Biden secure the presidency, lawmakers passed legislation last year that targeted by-mail voting. “A few percentage points of Asian American voters could swing the vote in state House and Senate districts,” Ly said.
☆ For 1st time, names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII collected. Families stamp them in emotional tribute.
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
Burroughs also noted the historical significance of the museum itself, which sits on a plaza where, 80 years ago, hundreds of Japanese American families lined up and boarded buses to incarceration camps. “I consider it to be one of those ground zero points in the civil rights history of this country,” she said. The Ireichō is one phase of the Irei Monument Project, an interactive, multifaceted memorial founded by Rev. Clement Hanami, the museum’s art director and vice president of exhibitions, said Williams has compiled the most accurate and extensive record to date of Japanese American incarceration. “It’s a very Japanese and Japanese American way of respecting the ancestors and their histories,” Hanami said.
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