Topic: Asian Population

A new study from the Alzheimer's Society of Canada projects a 187% increase in dementia cases by 2050, with a specific ninefold increase predicted for the Asian population. Dr. Roger Wong suggested that cultural barriers and risk factors contribute to this significant jump. Critics argue the report may be a pharmaceutical industry effort to expand the market for dementia treatments within immigrant communities.

San Francisco voters recalled three school board members following a controversy over renaming schools and changing the merit-based admissions at Lowell High School to a lottery system. The move alienated the city's Asian and ethnic minority populations who relied on the elite school for their children's advancement. Mayor London Breed has since shifted her stance to support more moderate policies.