Anti-Asian racism demonstration in New York. Photo: DPA

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  • Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.

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‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends.

The law, which took effect last year, requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders.

A recent survey revealed significant underrepresentation – and lack of public awareness of the diaspora in politics and leadership roles – in a country where Indians form the second-largest migrant group.

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Democrat opponents say the bill, similar to measures passed in other Republican-leaning states, would lead to discrimination against Asian-Americans.

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Asian-Americans went from 73 per cent of those offered admission the year before the change to 54 per cent in 2021, 60 per cent in 2022 and 62 per cent in 2023.

During Chew Shou Zi’s testimony before US lawmakers about the harms of social media on children, he was pressed repeatedly by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

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In 2023, David Rasavong was forced to close his restaurant due to a baseless accusation grounded in a racist stereotype about Asian food using dog meat, but has now reopened with a new outlook.

Charlotte and Harry’s adopted daughter Lily Goldenblatt is all grown up in HBO’s And Just Like That series – but who’s the talented actress that plays her?

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About a third of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year.

Asked about Omaha-based Yanqi Xu’s story revealing high nitrate levels on his properties, Republican Jim Pillen said ‘author is from communist China’.

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In ‘Perilous Playground’, at San Francisco’s Chinese Cultural Centre, artists from around the world explore urban planning and its effect on Asian communities – as the city’s Chinatown undergoes redevelopment.

In an audio clip published by a newspaper, Burton Hill reportedly hurled insults at his neighbour during an argument in their condominium complex last year.

A large majority of respondents said they would repeat their time in the United States if they could do it over and would send their children to study in the US.

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A video of the incident went viral, showing three young women shouting at an Asian family before brawling with multiple subway passengers. Police said one of the women ‘made an anti-ethnic remark’ during the altercation.

With Randall Park’s new film Shortcomings about to hit cinemas, we catch up with the Fresh off the Boat star to talk about his insistence on ‘complex’ Asian characters, and directing on a budget.

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Actress Mei Mac relishes roles that defy stereotypes, and is proud that her part in an adaptation of Studio Ghibli film My Neighbour Totoro led to her being the first East Asian to be nominated for an Olivier Award.