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Nelson Yuan-sheng Kiang, an influential MIT researcher known for his research into speech and hearing, as well as his dedication to enhancing academic exchange between Chinese and American scientists, has died at age 93.

Virus, Violence Influence Asian Americans’ Decision to Send Children to School 1 hour ago Sofia Horrigan, 4, of Quincy, Mass., left, examines a heart made of seashells with family members Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:40 0:00 Pop-out player Across the country, schools for children of all ages are reopening. Asian American families are struggling with making a decision whether to send their children back into classrooms. Their concern i...

Asian American students have the highest rates of remote learning more than a year after outbreak By Philip Marcelo Asian Americans opt for remote learning. BOSTON - A Chinese American mother in the Boston suburbs is sending her sons to in-person classes this month, even after one of them was taunted with a racist "slanted-eyes" gesture at school, just days after the killings of women of Asian descent at massage businesses in Atlanta. In the Dallas area, a Korean American family is keeping th...

Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Kim Horrigan, left, sits with her son Conor Horrigan, 8, both of Quincy, Mass., as Conor does math homework at their home, in Quincy, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Kim said she and her husband have struggled all year with their decision to keep their 8-year-old son in remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.Steven Senne/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8High school student G...