Archiv: Asian Americans


21.07.2020 - 20:35 [ NPR.org ]

Tammy Duckworth‘s Stock Rises As A Possible VP Choice After High-Profile Weeks

In combat and in Congress, Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has seen a lot of firsts.

She was the first female soldier to lose both her legs in the Iraq War. She was the first Thai American woman elected to Congress. And she was the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office.

Now she may become the first Asian American woman nominated to be vice president for a major party in the United States.

24.03.2020 - 00:17 [ Jeremy Diamond, @CNN White House Correspondent / Twitter ]

Trump explains the below tweet: “It seems that there could be a little bit of nasty language toward the Asian Americans in our country.” “I don’t like that at all,” Trump says