AAPI

Several new voting laws in mostly Republican-led states like Florida impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people register to vote. They particularly affect Asian American and Asian immigrant communities.

The Central Florida community is celebrating this weekend ahead of a new law taking effect July 1st that mandates the instruction of Asian American and Pacific Islander history in Florida K-12 classrooms.

The Florida House is expected to approve a bill that would require K-12 schools in the state to teach the history of Asian American and Pacific Islanders.