“Asian Americans are the quintessential swing voter group,” Karthick Ramakrishnan, the founder and executive director of AAPI Data. Amy Qin for The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/…

In almost every 2024 battleground state, the number of Asian Americans who voted in the 2020 presidential election exceeded the margin of victory. They are also swingier than the general pop which could make them a key group in November. My latest: nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/…

I've always had so many questions about Shen Yun, the popular dance show put on by the Falun Gong - Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld answer many of them here in this deep, eye-opening investigation nytimes.com/2024/08/15/nyr…

California’s Rice Royalty Is Stepping Down - The Japanese American family behind Kokuho Rose (truly the best rice) has been farming in California since 1927. They overcame incarceration during WWII but are now closing up shop. Tejal Rao nytimes.com/2024/08/12/din…

Sikh activists in US & Canada face threats a year after Trudeau linked leader's killing to India. They described experiencing online harassment; surveillance at their homes & temples, doxxing and "swatting" reuters.com/world/some-us-…

Cinnamon rolls and chili. The Yale of the Midwest. A runza. Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, back home in Nebraska on Saturday, delivered his usual appeals, with a flex of his Nebraska roots and his knowledge of the state’s culture. Reporting from Omaha. nytimes.com/live/2024/08/1…

My latest, an exclusive from this morning on the Harris-Walz campaign's first ads targeting AAPI, which focus on health care and anti-Asian hate: nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

TONIGHT: EP 18 of #Battleground with S.E. Cupp - 74 Days until the Election - DNC Close Preview with Jason Calvi of FOX6 News - Young Voter Trends with Christian Paz of Vox - Asian American Voting Shift with Amy Qin of the The New York Times LIVE at 6 PM EST on

Today is also my last day at the paper after nearly 13 years, and this will be my last column. I'm grateful that it happened to be one about saying goodbye.

Folks, no joke: I have some incredible New York Times colleagues who did some incredible coverage from Chicago this week. Here is just a sampling of those stories in case you missed them...

Trump’s appearance at Eden Center not entirely surprising - the GOP is conducting minority outreach more thru high profile appearances vs traditional door knocking/phone banking/in language mailers. And Vietnamese Americans are the most right leaning of Asian American groups.

Prosecutors say Ms. Sun & Mr. Hu laundered the $ they received to buy, among other things, their $3.6 million, 5-bedroom home in Manhasset; a $1.9 million condominium in Honolulu; and luxury cars, including a 2024 Ferrari. nytimes.com/2024/09/03/nyr…

Ji Feng Bookstore, an intellectual hub in Shanghai to discuss politics & philosophy, was shuttered by the Chinese government in 2018. Now, it has found a new home -- in DC. Look forward to visiting wapo.st/3XvbNub

I wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about why I was relieved China stopped it's intercountry adoption program. #Adoption

WATCH: Far-right activist Laura Loomer said in a social media post that the “White House will smell like curry” if Kamala Harris wins. JD Vance responds: “I make a mean chicken curry.” Kristen Welker: “Were you and your wife offended?” Vance: “I don’t like those comments.”

Looking back at the legacy of China’s intl adoption program, which shaped several generations of American families and just ended. One huge ripple effect of China’s brutal one child policy. So much joy, inspiration & sadness in these stories. W/Vivian Wang nytimes.com/2024/09/15/wor…

For those who are skeptical about my op-ed, I'm far from the only one who's relieved China has ended its adoption program. Read this feature from Amy Qin and Vivian Wang The New York Times #adoption An Era of Chinese Adoption Ends, and Families Are Torn Over Its Legacy nytimes.com/2024/09/15/wor…

"Researchers say the emergence of Ms. Sun’s case risks trapping the [Chinese] diaspora between a suspicious American public and Beijing’s desire to drive a wedge between ethnic Chinese and their adopted homes." by David Pierson nytimes.com/2024/09/16/wor…