Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the US, and some politicians are now scrambling to reconcile a need to appeal to that community with a lingering anti-China sentiment.
China's economic rise has inspired a fair share of hand-wringing about how America might better train new generations for global competition, with a particular focus on parenting and education.
We acknowledge that over the past several decades, the church has grown both in understanding and pursuit of racial reconciliation. However, such efforts have resulted in tokenism.
NASA is under great pressure to safeguard against potential espionage from a number of countries, but must also avoid discriminating on the basis of ethnicity or background.
Earlier this week, a Chinese-born chemist who worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb in the US was convicted of murdering her husband by poison in 2011 and sentenced to life in prison.
CBS host Julie Chen's recent confession that she had undergone surgery early in her career to appear less Asian was met with both criticism and praise,including comments from the newly crowned New York-born Miss America, Nina Davuluri
John Liu's embattled campaign for mayor of New York City came to an end yesterday, as he placed fourth in a primary race that saw two of his campaign workers convicted of improper fundraising tactics.
Late last week the Media Action Network for Asian Americans made public a letter to Fox network asking that the pilot for Dads, an upcoming sitcom, be reshot for racist regurgitations of Asian American stereotypes.
An editor and writer at China Daily USA in New York, William Hennelly is a print and digital media veteran. He previously was managing editor of TheStreet.com financial news website in New York, and has worked at daily newspapers in New Jersey. Hennelly is a journalism graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
General manager of China Daily USA's San Francisco bureau. Based in the Bay Area, she covers a wide range of topics including corporate news, Silicon Valley innovation, US-China cooperation in various forms and profiles of interesting personalities, as well as overseeing office operations.
Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He is also a columnist, with a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
A copy editor and writer with China Daily USA in New York, Chris Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia and served two years as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya.