MISSED NOTIFICATIONS A round-up of Asian and Asian American news in 2019
3.31.19 HONG KONG PROTESTS BEGIN In February 2018, while vacationing in Taiwan, 20-year-old Poon Hiu-wing was murdered by her boyfriend Chan Tong-kai. Both were residents of Hong Kong. Despite his confession, Chan could not be charged because the courts of Hong Kong did not have jurisdiction over the crime, which was committed in Taiwan. As a result, the Hong Kong government proposed an extradition bill that would allow the transfer of criminal
suspects to any jurisdiction with which Hong Kong lacked a formal extradition treaty. These jurisdictions include Taiwan and China. Given China’s record of human rights violations, many Hong Kong civilians feared the bill would harm their judicial autonomy and allow the Chinese government to potentially target more than just criminals. In response, the Hong Kong protests began.
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Rallying his supporters at the Lincoln Memorial, entrepreneur Andrew Yang inspires more Asian Americans to be involved in politics and even run for
office. After announcing his presidential campaign on Nov. 6, 2017, Yang became the first Asian American candidate to run for president with the Democratic Party.
design/ Lucy Nguyen
4.15.19 ANDREW YANG RALLY IN D.C.
illustration/ Brianne De Los Santos
This past spring, the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan. The bill was approved on Feb. 21, 2019 by Taiwan’s cabinet and then sent to Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature in Taiwan, for the final pass, making Taiwan the first Asian nation to allow same-sex marriage. Many who identified as LGBTQ+ were able to come out of hiding and show pride. Over 500 same-sex couples were married on May 24, the first day the Taiwanese legislation allowed them to do so. By June 2019, more than 1,000 couples officially married.
by David Park
5.24.19 TAIWAN LEGALIZES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
