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MAY 25-27, 2022 Volume 32 - No. 41 • 14 Pages

DATELINE USA FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

New report: Elderly Asian Americans experience fear of physical assault A NEW report shines a light on how the past two years exacerbated threats to the safety and wellbeing for Asian American elders ages 60 and up. The report takes a close look at data released by Stop AAPI Hate and AARP on the 10,905 reports it received of hate incidents against AAPIs from March 2020 to December 2021. Of these 10,905 hate incidents, 824 were reports of hate incidents against Asian American elders aged 60 and up. The new report shows that Asian American elders were most likely to face discrimination on public streets (36.7% of all reported incidents) and at businesses (26.7% of reported incidents). It further indicates that 26.2% of the reported incidents against Asian American elders involved physical assault. The report, also released during Older Americans Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, demonstrates how these incidents have resulted in Asian American

Kids ages 5-11 can now receive COVID boosters in LA County by AJPRESS

This move comes after federal health officials on May 20 approved the additional dose for the young IN another step to promote protection against the age group who have received the first two doses of coronavirus ahead of summer, Los Angeles County has the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine begun administering booster shots to children ages 5 is the only vaccine authorized or approved for to 11.

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Bass, Caruso lead LA mayor race as candidates make last-minute appeals to AAPI community by KLARIZE

MEDENILLA AJPress

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Examining the youth mental health crisis in Asian America: ‘Child psychology almost always Congress begins marathon starts with the parents’ canvassing for president, VP

CANVASSING OF VOTES. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives face the media at the start of the canvassing of votes for president and vice president at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Tuesday, May 24. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (10th from left) and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (11th from left) presided over the joint session of the Congress. PNA Photo by Avito Dalan

AMONG other things, the month of May is an important month for two observances: celebrating Asian American heritage and spreading mental health awareness. In the United States, Asian Pacific American History Month (APAHM) and Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated in May to continue the difficult, but necessary conversations on both of these urgent subjects. As anybody who is lucky alive today understands, the last two years have given the world enough grief, tragedy, loss, and frustration to last a lifetime. A recent CDC report on a survey of high school students revealed that 55.1% describe suffering emotional abuse, 44.2% reported persistent feelings

children ages 5 through 17 years. Children and teens need two doses of a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Everyone ages 12 years and older should also get a booster shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

by XAVE

GREGORIO Philstar.com

MANILA — The Senate and the House of Representatives convened Tuesday, May 24 in a joint session as the National Board of Canvassers to officially count the votes for president and vice president and eventually proclaim the winners for these polls. For the first time in the history of the country’s automated elections, Congress will be working round-the-clock to canvass the votes for president and vice president in the hopes of proclaiming winners in these races by Wednesday, May 25. “We are looking at two days,” Senate

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Majority Leader Migz Zubiri told reporters in a press conference on Monday, may 23. “With this kind of outcome where the difference [of votes between candidates] is huge and convincing … we don’t really see too many problems that may arise.” Presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate, presumptive vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio have secured convincing leads in their respective races, garnering over 31 million votes respectively, according to partial and unofficial results. To make the outcome of the elections final, President Rodrigo Duterte Article VII, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution tasks Congress to canvass votes for president

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US, Asian diplomats pay courtesy call on Bongbong Marcos by NEIL

ON June 7, voters for the City of Los Angeles will have the chance to elect a new mayor in the primary election, and as of press time, at least nine candidates are still in the running. This month, during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), candidates have been making lastditch efforts to appeal to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, who make up 1 in 10 voters in LA. Per election rules, if no single candidate receives more than half the vote to secure an outright win in the June 7 primary, the two candidates with the most votes will compete in the run-off election in November. In terms of media coverage, fundraising, and longevity in legislation, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los

ARWIN MERCADO

Inquirer.net

MANILA — Four diplomats paid a courtesy call Monday on presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ahead of his proclamation as the next chief executive of the country. Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, South Korea Ambassador Kim Inchul, India Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran, and United States Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava separately visited Japanese Ambassador to PH Koshikawa Kazuhiko pays a courtesy call on presumptive president Marcos Jr. in his headquarters in Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Mandaluyong City. During the visit, Marcos says he intends to further Mandaluyong City. strengthen ties and expand areas of cooperation between the two countries. In an interview with the media, Photo from the Office of Bongbong Marcos

Ambassador Kumaran said among those tackled during his visit was the commitment to continue the “excellent bilateral relations” between India and the Philippines. “We requested his continued support for the development of excellent bilateral relations between India and the Philippines,” Kumaran said. “We’ve been having excellent progress over the past few years and we look forward to continuing the progress and dynamism under the new administration,” he added. Kumaran likewise said

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PNA photo

Duterte thanks Filipinos after term by HELEN

FLORES Philstar.com

MANILA — President Duterte again expressed his gratitude to the Filipino people for electing him president, even as he apologized for his “shortcomings.” “In a few days I’ll be out. All that I did, for me, that’s it. The best that my efforts can really achieve. If that is still not enough, I’m sorry I can’t do anything more,” the President said in Filipino and English during the inauguration of the new building of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Pasig City on Monday, May 23. “The things that I failed to do, mostly not because of negligence or I have shortcomings but the time really – six years – would

not be enough to finish all the projects,” he added. Duterte also took the opportunity to thank the media, particularly television networks, for their coverage of his presidency. “To all of you, including TV networks, I would not mention, thank you. And your help in my journey in the six years, you gave me the honor to be the president of the Philippines. Thank you very much,” he said. In a speech during the launching of the digital innovation efforts of the Philippine Postal Corp. last Thursday, Duterte said he has served the entire nation “irrespective of each tribal division.” “I know that the Filipinos voted for me. Let’s not talk about those

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