Kimmy Yam
Reporter, NBC Asian America
I am an award-winning journalist covering Asian America for NBC News. My focus is on the intersections of race, culture and politics. My body of work includes everything from a deep dive into Florida's land laws to a profile on baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki.
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I am an award-winning journalist covering Asian America for NBC News. My focus is on the intersections of race, culture and politics. My body of work includes everything from a deep dive into Florida's land laws to a profile on baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki.
Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.
Latest from Kimmy Yam
U.S. colleges warn international students not to travel overseas this summer
Universities are continuing to warn international students about traveling abroad this summer as the Trump administration said it would restore legal status to those who had had their visas revoked.
U.S. colleges warn international students not to travel overseas this summer
Universities are continuing to warn international students about traveling abroad this summer as the Trump administration said Friday it would restore legal status to those who’d had it revoked.
Administration is restoring international students' legal statuses while ICE develops 'framework' for terminations
The DOJ said in federal court on Friday that it's abruptly changing course.
Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk must be moved to Vermont, judge rules
A judge on Thursday denied the government’s request to pause the transfer of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, who is fighting deportation after she co-wrote an essay about Israel and the war in Gaza, back to Vermont.
Federal government appeals judge's order to move detained Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk to Vermont
The federal government is fighting a judge’s ruling that Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, who wrote an essay about Israel and the war in Gaza and is fighting deportation, must be transferred back to an immigration facility in Vermont from Louisiana.
Judge says Trump administration can't move detained Palestinian student out of Vermont
A federal judge blocked officials Wednesday from moving a Palestinian student from Columbia University who was taken into custody during his naturalization interview in Vermont.
Visa is reinstated for BYU student from Japan who had a fishing citation and speeding tickets
A Brigham Young University student from Japan discovered that his visa was reinstated last week after it had been abruptly revoked a few weeks ago, his attorney told NBC News.
Student visa terminations have quickly hit over half of all states. What's behind it.
Students from California to Ohio to North Carolina are losing their visas with no explanation, being taken off the street by plainclothes officers and finding themselves subject to accusations reserved for terrorists.
Why colleges like Harvard can't easily use endowments to replace federal funding
After the Trump administration announced a $2.2 billion freeze on grants to Harvard, some critics have questioned why it can’t just make up for federal funding with endowments.
130 Jewish Georgetown members slam Trump for 'weaponizing' faith in Badar Khan Suri arrest
More than 130 Jewish members of the Georgetown University community in Washington, D.C., released a signed statement Friday in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Muslim postdoctoral scholar and professor at the school who was arrested and targeted for deportation last month by the Trump administration.
Duke basketball star among South Sudanese who could be deported due to new Trump policy
South Sudanese nationals, including Duke University Men’s Basketball star Khaman Maluach, face possible deportation after the Trump administration announced a new visa policy this past weekend.
