Carl Samson

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Hawaii becomes 1st state to tax tourists for climate change

3 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green enacted legislation on May 27 establishing the country’s first tourist tax designed to fund climate resilience efforts, adding a 0.75 percentage point increase to lodging fees beginning Jan. 1, 2026. About the lawThe legislation, known as Act 96, boosts Hawaii’s transient accommodations tax to 11% for hotel guests and vacation rental visitors. Maritime tourists on cruise ships will face the levy for the first time in 2026, with charges calculated based on port stay duration.
Trauma of Japanese American WWII incarceration lasted generations: study

3 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

A West Virginia University study has revealed that Japanese American women who were likely incarcerated in World War II detention camps as children gave birth to less healthy babies decades later, demonstrating how trauma from forced displacement can ripple across generations.
Woman condemns Vietnamese husband’s deportation to South Sudan

3 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

A woman in Pierce County, Washington state, has expressed outrage after her husband was unexpectedly deported to South Sudan instead of Vietnam as planned. Tuan Thanh Phan came to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1991 at age 9 with legal permanent residence status. In 2000, he was convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree assault following a gang-related shooting that injured a bystander, resulting in approximately 25 years in prison.
US plan to 'aggressively' revoke Chinese student visas is denounced by China

3 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

Beijing has rebuked the Trump administration’s latest decision to revoke visas for Chinese students, leaving over 277,000 students to question their academic future in the U.S. Driving the news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” as well as enhance scrutiny of future...
BTS' V has most-liked Instagram post of 2025

5 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

BTS’ V has broken records once again — this time with the most-liked post on Instagram so far into the year. South Korea’s MBC News confirmed Monday that the K-pop star’s Feb. 23 Instagram post had surpassed 16.4 million likes, overtaking Billie Eilish and Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the top global spot for 2025.
ICE officials ousted amid White House order to triple number of daily arrests

5 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

Two senior ICE officials are being removed from their positions amid White House pressure for dramatically higher arrest numbers of undocumented migrants. Pressure to arrestWhite House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded that agents arrest 3,000 people daily during a heated meeting at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 21, sources told Axios.
Missouri community rallies behind Chinese woman facing deportation

5 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

A Chinese immigrant and mother of three has become the center of a grassroots support campaign after federal agents arrested her during what she expected to be a routine immigration appointment in April. “She never came back”Ming Li Hui, known to her community as Carol Mayorga, made the trip from Kennett to St. Louis on April 29 following an urgent call from immigration officials.
Asian Americans push back against 'racist' Ohio property bills

5 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

Asian American advocates rallied at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday to denounce proposed legislation they describe as discriminatory targeting of immigrants disguised as national security measures. About the billsState legislators are weighing House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 88, both known as the Ohio Property Protection Act, which would bar foreign nationals and businesses from countries designated as “foreign adversaries” from buying property within 25 miles of critical infrastructure sites.
Tencent invests $177 million in K-pop amid thawing China-Korea relations

5 days ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

Tencent Music Entertainment is buying nearly 10% of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment in a $177 million deal that would make the Chinese streaming giant the agency’s second-biggest investor as bilateral relations between Beijing and Seoul show improvement. By the numbers: Tencent’s music arm is purchasing 2.2 million SM Entertainment shares from Hybe — the company behind BTS — for 243 billion won ($177 million) in a transaction set for today, filings show.
How Janet Yang is preserving the future of Asian cinema

1 week ago | nextshark.com | Carl Samson

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the creation of the Janet Yang Endowment to Celebrate and Preserve Asian and AAPI Filmmaking, honoring the first Asian American president of the Academy whose leadership has helped transform Hollywood’s approach to diversity and global representation.