Asian American Coverage

NC AAPI studies bill works its way through state legislature

A bipartisan push to include Asian American and Pacific Islander history in North Carolina's K-12 curriculum is making its way through the state legislature.

Chief Kem Braden makes history as Fayetteville's first Asian American police chief

Chief Kem Braden is the first Fayetteville police chief of Asian descent.

'First and foremost, I'm a police officer': Fayetteville's first Asian American police chief shares vision for future

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and for the first time in its history, Fayetteville has a police chief of Asian descent.

Renee Chou, WRAL anchor

Former Trump advisor's group sends misleading mailers to voters

Cary resident Su Cho received a mailer from the America First Legal Foundation. The mailer shows a fake "now hiring ad" that says you "must be Black or Latinx" and "whites and Asians need not apply."

Asian American group: Election mailer misleads to discourage voters

Cary resident Su Cho received a mailer from the America First Legal Foundation. The mailer shows a fake "now hiring ad" that says you "must be Black or Latinx" and "whites and Asians need not apply."

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

NC Asian Americans Together holds event to get young voters to the polls

Sunday's event was near a polling location on NC State's campus.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

A look inside the Hindu Society of North Carolina

96-year-old Gangahard Sharma and his 90-year-old wife Saroj Sharma first established the Hindu Society of North Carolina in Morrisville in 1976.

This organization gives NC's Hindu population a place to share community, culture

Indian Americans make up the largest Asian American ethnic group in our state. From India to the Triangle, the culture and traditions of the Hindu faith have found a home Morrisville.

Renee Chou, WRAL reporter/anchor

More Asian Americans lining up to vote in NC

Over the last decade, the state's Asian American population grew by more than 133,000 or 65%, outpacing the state's growth significantly which increased by 9.5%.

Asian-American community in NC is growing quickly, an opportunity for both political parties

Over the last decade, the state's Asian American population grew by more than 133,000 or 65%, outpacing the state's growth significantly which increased by 9.5%

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data journalist

Growth motivating Asian Americans to become community change makers

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Wake County has the highest population of Asian Americans in the state at eight percent, while in Cary alone, it's 18 percent.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Asian American leaders hope to inspire others

Two Triangle leaders inspire the community they serve.

Asian Americans press lawmakers to pass hate crimes bill

Attacks on Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. and activists in North Carolina are calling for more protections.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Group calls for NC lawmakers to pass hate crimes bill amid spike in Asian American violence

One Asian American-led group in North Carolina is calling for more protection following a spike in violence across the country.

Wake DA defends decision not to seek charges in alleged greenway attacks

Cary citizens are sharing mixed feelings after learning that the Wake County District Attorney's Office won't charge the man seen in last Wednesday's alleged attack on an Iranian man and a Chinese man.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Duke Asian American student group makes demands, calls out administration for lack of response to violence

A group of Asian student organizations within Duke University recently released a list of demands for the school.

Vigil held in Hillsborough to honor Atlanta shooting victims, protest Asian discrimination

Folks gathered in Hillsborough Friday to show support for the victims of the Atlanta shooting victims.

Biden discusses Atlanta shootings

President Joe Biden discusses the recent shooting spree in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian-American women.

Fact check: Biden wrong about fastest-growing racial group

In a virtual meeting with the President of Mexico, Joe Biden said the Hispanic community is the fastest-growing population in the U.S. Hispanics did record the largest numerical increase in population of any racial or ethnic group from 2010 to 2019, but that's a different measure than "fastest-growing."

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Asian-Americans have faced hate crimes for decades

A shooting spree that left six Asian-American women in the Atlanta area dead isn't the first time Asian-Americans have been targeted.

Asian-American community unites after Atlanta shootings

The shooting spree in the Atlanta area Tuesday night that left eight people dead, including six Asian-American women, has rattled the Asian-American community nationwide.

NC Asian-Americans call Atlanta shootings a hate crime

The shooting spree in the Atlanta area Tuesday night that left eight people dead, including six Asian-American women, has rattled the Asian-American community nationwide.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

"There is fear." Asian community struggling with discriminatory attacks over COVID-19

A local mental health expert says the effects of the attacks happening across the country are trickling down to North Carolina Asian communities.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Asian Americans face discrimination during coronavirus outbreak

In addition earlier this week, President Trump kept referring to the novel virus as a Chinese virus. A leading academic on Asian American studies calls the reference racist and one that promotes xenophobia.