Claire Wang

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Claire Wang

On a balmy afternoon last month, Amy Tran unboxed a delivery at Yue Wa Market, a small grocery and herbal medicine shop in Los Angeles’s Chinatown that she opened 17 years ago. The package contained two dozen units of Shou Wu Chih, a Chinese herbal concoction known to rebuild kidney function and promote hair health. The shipment arrived two weeks after the US implemented new tariffs on Chinese imports, so her distributor charged her $115, a $35 markup from her previous order.

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Claire Wang

Tiger balm, the popular menthol ointment used by athletes and arthritis patients, has just one U.S. distributor and a single factory in China, making it especially vulnerable to the tariff standoff. A 0.63-ounce hexagonal jar of the amber-colored balm typically sells in the U.S. for about $8. But its sole American distributor, Prince of Peace Enterprises, based in Livermore, California, says retail prices could soon rise asPresident Donald Trump hiked up tariffs on China as high as 145%.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Claire Wang

The Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s family home and the school where his younger daughter attended sixth grade. Losing both anchors at once, Perez said, has been traumatizing for the 12-year-old. As the family moved from hotel to Airbnb, his daughter has become increasingly withdrawn and too anxious to return to school, asking to finish the semester online.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Claire Wang

Throughout most of the 2010s, Forever 21 shoppers were often unknowingly wearing K-pop fashion along with their satin camis and cutout dresses. Shoppers may have tossed into their iconic yellow plastic bags striped shirts and jackets inspired by the South Korean boy band ENHYPEN, clear handbags and backpacks — a mainstay at K-pop concerts — or beauty products from brands likeCOSRX.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Claire Wang

In 2014, a few years after the birth of her second child, Jenny left China to flee an abusive relationship and government persecution for violating the one-child policy. She brought her younger daughter to San Francisco and, though undocumented, found work at a childcare facility and eventually married a US citizen. Because of extended delays in visa processing, her green card application remains in limbo after three years, but she’s never been particularly afraid of her immigration status.