Asian American /tags/asian-american Asian American en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT How the growth of Asian grocery stores helps diaspora communities find belonging in the Triangle /race-class-communities/2025-04-04/asian-grocery-stores The number of Asian grocery stores and supermarkets in the NC Triangle have grown significantly since the 1990s, reflecting the rapid growth of the Asian population in the area. The stores have also become gathering spaces for folks across the diaspora, looking for flavors that remind them of home. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-04/asian-grocery-stores Eli Chen Asian American voters turned out in higher numbers than ever in NC, but many grappled with challenges at the polls /politics/2024-11-14/asian-american-aapi-north-carolina-voters-2024-election Since 2020, registered Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters in North Carolina grew by 31% and about 72,000 voted early for the 2024 election. But Asian American organizers say many found the vote-by-mail process challenging, and that tensions have increased between parties at the polls. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:53:07 GMT /politics/2024-11-14/asian-american-aapi-north-carolina-voters-2024-election Eli Chen A $560M bond in Cary would add parks and recreation, but some balk at the cost /news/2024-10-30/cary-parks-recreation-bond The town of Cary is asking its residents to vote on a $560 million parks and recreation bond measure during this election cycle. Many believe the rapidly growing area needs more recreational facilities, while others balk at the proposed 26% property tax increase. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:41:59 GMT /news/2024-10-30/cary-parks-recreation-bond Eli Chen Hmong families impacted by Helene seek Asian food items and language access services /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance Many of North Carolina's Hmong residents live in western North Carolina, which was badly impacted by Helene. Community leaders say that families, especially older folks, need access to Asian food staples and language interpretation assistance to apply for federal disaster relief funds. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:32:15 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance Eli Chen 'Really fired up:' Kamala Harris' White House run energizes Indian American voters /race-class-communities/2024-07-30/kamala-harris-presidential-campaign-2024-election-indian-american-voters Indian American voters are excited about the possibility that Vice President Kamala Harris, being of Indian and Jamaican descent, could become the Democratic nominee for president. Indian Americans also make up the largest portion of North Carolina's rapidly growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:48:21 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-07-30/kamala-harris-presidential-campaign-2024-election-indian-american-voters Eli Chen By Raleigh鈥檚 Union Station, a new mural celebrates the lives of southern Asian Americans /arts-culture/2024-07-23/asian-american-joy-mural-raleigh-union-station A team of two artists and an oral history scholar created a mural next to Union Station in Raleigh. It鈥檚 dedicated to recognizing joy and belonging for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders who live in North Carolina. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:22:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-23/asian-american-joy-mural-raleigh-union-station Eli Chen Long overlooked, North Carolina's Asian American electorate is growing in number and political power /race-class-communities/2024-05-29/asian-americans-aapi-north-carolina-growing-political-power While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise just 4% of North Carolina's population, their numbers and political power are growing rapidly. Across the state, AAPI advocates are empowering their communities to speak up and participate during this election year. Wed, 29 May 2024 20:13:27 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-05-29/asian-americans-aapi-north-carolina-growing-political-power Eli Chen As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they鈥檙e getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they鈥檝e become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Eli Chen, Layna Hong In Charlotte鈥檚 south suburbs, public schools fuel and reflect an Asian population boom /2024-02-28/in-charlottes-south-suburbs-public-schools-fuel-and-reflect-an-asian-population-boom Schools in south suburban Charlotte reflect a boom in Asian students. Jigna Patel is the principal of Ballantyne Elementary, where many students and parents share her Indian roots. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-02-28/in-charlottes-south-suburbs-public-schools-fuel-and-reflect-an-asian-population-boom Ann Doss Helms COMIC: A college student with an American childhood navigates a future on temporary visas /race-demographics/2023-12-13/comic-unc-chapel-hill-student-indian-american-h1b-visas UNC-Chapel Hill student Shristi Sharma grew up in a small town in Iowa, believing she was American 鈥� until a conversation with her father during middle school changed everything she knew about her life. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:05:46 GMT /race-demographics/2023-12-13/comic-unc-chapel-hill-student-indian-american-h1b-visas Eli Chen