The six Asian American women killed in the Atlanta shootings represented a diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Yet their deaths hit home for so many AAPI women.
Medical students are helping Sacramento-area residents to get vaccinated, streamlining the process of vaccination while offering care that’s grounded in an understanding of patients’ ethnic backgrounds.
Esther Lim, author of How to Report a Hate Crime
“I was thinking, ‘If my parents were to get attacked, what would happen? What are the next steps? How do I report this to police and are there laws against this?’” Lim said. “So, I started doing my research.”
Online, Lim quickly learned about the protections in place if someone is the victim of a hate crime. But she was startled by the lack of this information available in native Asian languages. She knew that meant immigrants like her parents may not be able to get the help they need. So she decided to take action.
PETALING JAYA: Thousands of taxpayers are expected to make a last-minute dash to file their tax returns online with the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) before the deadline ends on May 15 to avoid being penalised.
This is because there are no plans by LHDN to grant an extension on the deadline for online submission following the expiry of the earlier April 30 deadline for manual submissions.
“As for the due date and grace period for submission of income tax return forms, it has been clearly stated in the Return Form Filing Programme for the Year 2021 through LHDN’s official portal.
“No further extension will be given, ” LHDN said in a statement yesterday.
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