By Jennie L. Ilustre Americans of Asian ancestry mourned the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, noting that the nation and the community not only lost a unique American, but a civil rights champion as well. President Trump and the Senate have declared that a replacement would be named and confirmed sooner rather than later. The mainstream media reports that the nine-member Supreme Court will now most certainly be composed of 6 conservative justices and 3 liberals who will be making decisions affecting daily lives. The impact will be felt for generations, they point out, because the justices serve for life. Asian American leaders and advocates have expressed concern over this development. For starters, nearly 130 million Americans, including Americans of Asian ancestry, stand to lose their health co verage if the Supreme Court rules the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare is invalid. Likewise affected are Issues critical to the Asian American community. Immigration, for one, and this includes the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. There is concern this would lead to mass deportation of approximately 700,000 DACA recipients. This figure includes some 16.000 Asians, who are either studying or have joined […]

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