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The only one barred out. “We must draw the line somewhere, you know,” 1882. Private Collection. Artist Anonymous. The Trump administration is defending the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act against the charge that the law had a racist intent. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)   By Randall Yip   The Trump administration […]

  By Shen Guanlan The 2025 Public Report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) presents a clear assessment: Canada’s national security environment can no longer be understood solely through the traditional lenses of terrorism, espionage, or interstate conflict. Instead, Canada faces an increasingly complex threat landscape shaped by geopolitical competition, cyber threats, foreign interference,

By Guanlan Shen In recent years, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has expanded its public awareness efforts through publications such as Foreign Interference: Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process and Foreign Interference and You. Together, these reports convey an important message: foreign interference has become one of the long-term national security challenges facing Canada. It

By Ryan General  via Annushka Ahuja Older and younger Chinese Americans are increasingly getting their political information from different places, according to a study released last week by the Chinese-American Planning Council and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group.  The report found that older and younger generations often approach politics from different starting points, shaped by distinct media

By Ally Wang In recent years, foreign interference has emerged as one of the most prominent and widely debated issues in Canadian public discourse. From media coverage and parliamentary hearings to the passage of Bill C-70, An Act Respecting Countering Foreign Interference, and the creation of the Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, matters once confined to

By Kristina Wong, with Theodore Chao, Jenessa Joffe, and Anna Michelle Wang  Kristina Wong, Theodore Chao, Jenessa Joffe, and Anna Michelle Wang are co-authors of Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism (Beaming Books), a new nonfiction book for young readers featuring illustrations by Shehzil Malik. Wong is the first Asian American woman to be named a

Calling on the Federal Government to Address the Long-Term Backlog in Immigration Security Screening By Shen Guanyuan  [Mississauga, Toronto] On May 28, 2026, a protest targeting the long-term backlog issue in Canada’s immigration Security Screening was held in Mississauga, Ontario. Immigration applicants, family members, and supporters from different ethnic communities across Canadian provinces gathered outside

https://youtu.be/eKq2TKuGF8I PBS recently released a powerful documentary exploring the overlooked history of Asian Americans and their long struggle for belonging in the United States. The segment follows journalist Michael Luo as he traces more than a century of exclusion, discrimination, and resilience — from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the landmark Wong Kim

Why our diverse representatives must overcome their current timidity and confidently champion their communities’ unique needs as co-builders of Canada. By Tung Chan 陳志動  I was recently tidying up my study (a dangerous activity for any man of a certain vintage, as it inevitably leads to hours of reminiscing instead of actual cleaning) when I

About one-third of people who have died in ICE custody since January 2025 are of Asian origin, the majority of whom are of Chinese descent. By Simran Sethi  Yanfeng Ge, 46, the eldest brother of Chaofeng Ge, sits on his brother’s bed in the basement apartment they once shared in Flushing, Queens. Photo: Shuran Huang, originally