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David Johnston warns that subversive efforts represent ‘increasing threat’ to democracy but public inquiry would be the wrong choice
An official named to investigate allegations that has announced he will not launch a public inquiry, prompting frustration from critics who say the decision only furthers Beijing’s interests.
Special rapporteur David Johnston on Tuesday on foreign interference in Canadian institutions, warning that subversive efforts represented an “increasing threat” to democracy.

A group known as Asian American Pacific Islanders Coming Together, or ACT, is hosting a town hall on Wednesday to motivate Asian Americans to get out and vote. ACT co-founder Kam Shenai is busy ...

LOS ANGELES -- The upcoming highly anticipated Disney+ series, "American Born Chinese," based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, is set to release May 24th. With a compelling ...

Smart, action-packed and perfect for tweens, Disney+'s "American Born Chinese" is the kind of show we don't see enough of in the streaming era.

Award-wining author Ava Chin traces her ancestors’ journey from China to New York City in a new memoir, “Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.” She ...

Anyone can read what you share. By Jamie Fisher Almost everyone who reads “American Born Chinese,” Gene Luen Yang’s groundbreaking graphic novel, is a little afraid of Chin-Kee. For more ...

American Born Chinese, the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, is a near-universally lauded, surreal graphic novel about a Chinese American kid who’s deeply embarrassed to be Chinese. So it’s not ...

Thousands of residents withdraw consent in apparent protest at potential donation agreement with the mainland
Thousands of Hongkongers have opted out of the city’s organ donor registry, seemingly as a form of subtle protest against proposals to establish deeper medical ties with mainland China.
Between December and April, there were more than 5,700 applications to withdraw from the centralised organ donor registry, the government revealed on Monday. That is “significantly higher” than the normal rate of withdrawals.

A Wall of History was erected to recall events such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and Japanese American incarceration camps.

Parents had objected to Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia changing its admissions policies, including getting rid of an exam. The case appears headed for the Supreme Court.

Taipei criticises ‘unfair and unjust’ decision to deny observer status despite support from US, UK, France and other countries
The World Health Assembly has again rejected Taiwan’s request to join its annual gathering amid routine objections from China and despite strong support from a coalition of countries including the US, UK, France and Australia.
The assembly – the forum through which the World Health Organization is governed – on Monday decided not to extend an invitation for Taiwan to attend the 21-30 May event in Geneva as an observer. China and Pakistan spoke against the bid, while the Marshall Islands, Belize, Nauru and Eswatini – – spoke in support.

Anyone can read what you share. By Mike Hale When it came out 17 years ago, Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel “American Born Chinese” was singular in several ways: for its focus on everyday ...