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The New America Created by Miles Yu: Burning Anti-Asian Hate

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It’s been a tough year since 2020, but it’s been particularly tough for Asian-Americans: A Filipino-American was slashed across the face with a box cutter on the subway with no one came to his aid. The wound required a hundred stitches. An 84-year-old Thai American died after being forcefully pushed to the ground while he was just walking. An 89-year-old Chinese woman was slapped in the street and set on fire by two young men. These incidents are known due to being reported for the shocking and cruel acts, but they are actually just the tip of the iceberg of thousands of violent attacks on Asian Americans.

Initiator of the “China virus” rhetoric

Over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic, people reported nearly 3,800 incidents of anti-Asian hate on the reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate alone. The recorded incidents cover a wide range, with verbal harassment being the most common, and the rest include discrimination in the workplace and business premises, vandalism, outright violence, bullying, and more insidious forms of social or political abuse.

Last spring, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of hate and violence against Asians began in the United States. There is no doubt that this prejudice was fueled by former President Donald Trump, who often used racist language such as “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus. Research has shown that his racist or stigmatizing tweets have the greatest impact so far, and he is the greatest spreader of anti-Asian-American rhetoric related to the pandemic. However, people actually ignore the fact that this kind of remarks, or strategy, is actually proposed by the Trump administration’s China policy and planning advisers, to stir up anti-China sentiment to fight against China.

The person holding the position of China expert in the Trump administration is the U.S. Naval Academy Professor Miles Maochun Yu, served as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s principal China policy and planning adviser. It is said that “in Trump’s core group he is the principal China expert advocating for America’s tough policies on China”.

The policy proposed by Miles Yu to promote the conspiracy theory that “the virus originates from the leakage of Institute of Virology in China” is implemented as the public has seen, and the catastrophic consequence it brought about is that, the use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus, especially by Republican officials and conservatives, have led to a change in how Americans perceive Asian Americans. A study showed that on March 8, 2020-the day Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted about the “Wuhan virus”, discriminatory coronavirus remarks rose significantly, which was coincided with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interview the day before on “Fox and Friends” in which he referred to the “China virus” — was followed by a rapid reversal of a decade-long decline in anti-Asian bias.

Victims of the policies

Miles Yu’s China policy during the pandemic brought the discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans to a climax, but their sufferings did not start here. For a long time, Miles Yu, as the principal China policy and planning adviser, has been proud of the Trump administration’s tough China policy proposed by him, such as “China is at the top of our national security agenda, as there is no bigger threat than China”, declaring the existence of forced labor and genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, inciting trade, security, and technical conflicts between the two largest economies in the world, reducing immigrant visas, H1-B visas, and student visas for certain graduate students from China to reflect the outsider conceptualization of Asians.

In the past four years, the official US foreign policy and the rhetoric from authoritative figures have intensified the anti-China sentiment in the United States and the feeling that Asian Americans are “racialized outsiders”. Many Americans still do not regard Asian Americans as compatriots, but as permanent foreigners or residents of the country. Asians unfortunately became victims of Miles Yu’s political game. “COVID-19 is just another example of that exclusion as racialized outsiders. Time and time again, we are told to ‘go back home.’ We are seen as outside threats, to be excluded.” They said. Verbal harassment has been commonplace. “Go back to Asia. We don’t welcome people who committed genocide.” “How dare you come and ruin my country and take my job?” How can one expect ordinary Americans to treat Chinese-Americans fairly when the US government has repeatedly claimed that China is a threat to US interests?

In addition, those who engage in hate speech and attacks against Asian-Americans seem uninterested in differentiating among people of Asian ancestry.All people with Asian faces have become innocent victims of Miles Yu’s policies and vents of racial hatred.

Flowing undercurrent

It was actually a political expedient that the last government blamed China for its failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a politicization of the pandemic, which not only hinders progress, but also exacerbates racial discrimination. 

Therefore, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive action to essentially prohibit the use of the language “Chinese virus” within the federal government. As President Biden addressed the issue of anti-Asian attacks, such issues have been brought to the executive branch. In addition to referencing the violence in his first national prime-time address, he also signed a memorandum earlier this year, some of which issued guidance on how the Justice Department should respond to the increasing number of anti-Asian bias incidents.

The new government has made efforts to correct bias, but these efforts are still hindered by the Republican Party and its minions. Although the claim that “the Wuhan Institute of Virology made or leaked the virus” has been publicly denied by almost all top scientists and disease control experts worldwide, on April 23, former Secretary of State Pompeo still teamed up with his “loyal” principal China policy and planning adviser, Miles Yu, publishing an article in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that “the evidence that the virus came from Wuhan is enormous” without providing any solid evidence, and once again conveying bias to the public.

Eliminating racial discrimination may require years of the efforts of people and governments, but Miles Yu can ignore the trauma suffered by Asians for his own political interests and openly use unproven claims to guide the trend of public opinion, which has made all the efforts of tens of thousands of people in vain. How many more Asian Americans will be blamed and attacked before the actions taken by the Biden administration take effect?

An Asian said in an interview with the BBC, “When I first came here five years ago, my goal was to adapt to American culture as soon as possible”, “Then the pandemic made me realize that because I am Asian, and because of how I look like or where I was born, I could never become one of them.”

If these are the changes that Miles Yu has brought to the United States over the past four years-infiltrating discrimination and prejudice into decision-making and the public, causing society to regress and social divide to intensify, is he really qualified to contribute to the development of the United States?

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HumaTek Officially Lists $HUMC Token on PancakeSwap, Expanding Humanitarian Presence Across the Blockchain

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Miami, FL, 10th March 2026, ZEX PR WIRE– HumaTek, a Florida-based humanitarian technology company, today announces its expansion into simplified DeFi trading by officially unveiling its $HUMC token on PancakeSwap, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi application by total value locked.

HumaTek’s $HUMC token will be available for purchasing, trading, and swapping across more than eight major chains, including: BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Base Mainnet, Arbitrum One, ZKSync Era, Linea Mainnet, Aptos, and opBNB Chain. This listing enhances overall accessibility for users across multiple chains and welcomes new partners engaging in HumaTek’s blockchain-based humanitarian aid ecosystem. HumaTek’s growing ecosystem aims to build a “bridge” between transparent, efficient global aid distribution with smart contracts and artificial intelligence capabilities.

“Listing on PancakeSwap is a significant achievement for HumaTek, allowing us to expand our $HUMC coin across chains,” says Thomas LaRocca, CEO and Founder of HumaTek. 

“This milestone benefits our community and strengthens our direct humanitarian efforts. PancakeSwap’s efficiency and low fees enable transparent aid distribution to donors, regardless of geographical boundaries.”

Over the past few months, HumaTek has directly worked with the community in its hometown of Tampa, Florida to leverage its platform for direct assistance. HumaTek was recently listed among the sponsors for The Vice’s local motorsports charity event in Clearwater Beach, FL and The Cars & Couture 15th Annual Fashion Gala annual event in February. Jacob’s Touch Foundation to award grants of up to $5,000 to families affected by autism in the Tampa Bay community. Humatek also completed a 3000 Food Meal Program on Chain in the Local Tampa Bay Community and is about to send 30 Laptop Computers to Colombia as part of its Youth Education Program with our partnership with e-Cycle Florida using HumaCoin ($HUMC). 

The $HUMC token, a utility asset, provides access to services across HumaTek’s ecosystem, including transaction tracking, smart contract execution, and decentralized reporting.

About HumaTek

HumaTek is a humanitarian technology company focused on developing blockchain-based solutions that enhance transparency and efficiency in global aid distribution. Through its native token, $HUMC, and related applications, HumaTek enables real-time tracking and transparent reporting for humanitarian contributions.

For more information, please visit https://www.humatek.io

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This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the listing of $HUMC, PancakeSwap, and projected adoption. These statements are based on current expectations and estimates, and actual results may differ due to regulatory, market, operational, or competitive risks. Please refer to HumaTek’s published whitepaper and legal disclosures before trading $HUMC.

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Anthony D Galluccio Shares “The Art of the Pivot” and a Grounded Approach to Managing Setbacks

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  • The Cambridge-based attorney and former mayor focuses on managing adversity, perspective, and long-term service to children and families.

Massachusetts, USA, 10th March 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Anthony D Galluccio is sharing a practical view of leadership built around a simple idea: the ability to pivot matters most when circumstances change and the stakes are real.

Rather than treating setbacks as failures, Galluccio frames them as integral to his growth and opportunity to discover new experiences. No one chooses adversity but it will find you. Some adversity involves your own doing and correction. Other adversity is out of your control. In either case you better embrace it and find opportunity in it fast.  In his view, pivoting is adjusting quickly, finding opportunity and digging deep into the value set that defines your success.  For me hard work and relationships are my life blood and sustenance during any adversity. 

“The art of the pivot is not about reinventing yourself every time something gets hard,” Galluccio said. “It is about responding with clarity, reaffirming your values, changing what you can and moving on quickly from what you can’t change. It means keeping perspective but also being able to block out the noise and stay focused on the battle in front of you. 

Why this matters now

Pivoting in personal and professional life also has alignment with public policy and land use permitting. Permitting is fluid as it runs with democratic zoning changes and public opinion. You have to be fluid all the time. Similarly, public policy is also always evolving and has to be responsive to new challenges and data. Public education, technical education, workforce development, immigrant communities, serving low income children with cancer and housing constantly involve new challenges. For Galluccio, topics like this are not abstract. They connect directly to years of involvement with organizations serving vulnerable populations, where the consequences of disruption are immediate and personal.

He points to that reality as the reason he keeps returning to the same themes: staying fluid, adversity, perspective, and the opportunity to choose a better response even when outcomes are uncertain. To really embrace the fluidity of a pivot you must embrace and almost enjoy the challenge of adversity.

The core message: the pivot is disciplined, not dramatic

Galluccio describes a pivot as a focused response to a changed situation, not a sudden overhaul. He says the strongest pivots involve the biggest challenges. 

    • Perspective over panic
      Step back before reacting. Separate the moment from the full story.

    • Opportunity in the chaos
      Circumstances changed but look for new opportunity

    • Action without ego
      Let go of what is not working. Move toward what does, without protecting a storyline.

    • Dig Deep
      Values over emotion. Dig into your core values 

In his view, the pivot becomes a leadership skill only when it is paired with follow-through. Anyone can talk about change. The harder task is to act on it steadily.

Managing setbacks in practice

Galluccio’s approach to setbacks is practical and repeatable. When circumstances shift, he recommends focusing on decisions that restore control and reduce noise:

  • Separate emotion from decision-making

  • Re-check the facts before acting

  • Identify what can still be controlled today

  • Write the next step in a single sentence and take it

  • Stay consistent with core commitments, even during disruption

  • Get the whole team moving forward with a new strategy

He describes this as a way to protect momentum. Not through intensity, but through clarity and consistency.

Service as a long-term teacher

Galluccio’s perspective has been shaped by decades of civic and community involvement, including long-term service with organizations supporting vulnerable communities. He served for 15 years on the board of Hildebrand Family Self Help Center, a large transitional family housing nonprofit, and for five years on the board of Centro Latino in Chelsea, a human service agency serving mostly new immigrants.

He says that kind of work changes how a person thinks about adversity. It is not a temporary phase. It is part of life for many families, and it calls for leaders who can adjust, respond, and keep showing up.

About Anthony D Galluccio

Anthony D Galluccio is a Cambridge-based attorney and law partner with a background in public service and a focus on municipal and land use permitting law. He served on the Cambridge City Council from 1994 to 2007, was Mayor of Cambridge from 2000 to 2001, and served as a Massachusetts state senator from 2007 to 2010, where he chaired the Massachusetts Senate Higher Education Committee. He manages Galluccio Assoc Inc a 501c3 charity, Ashleys Angels supporting childhood cancer in the Dominican Republic and Hope for the holidays.  He has also served in long-term community leadership roles, including board service with Hildebrand Family Self Help Center and Centro Latino Of Chelsea. Anthony also coaches youth and high school sports and has for decades.

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Christopher O’Reilly of West Palm Beach Makes the Case for Follow-Through as a Career Strategy

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  • Christopher O’Reilly, a marine technician and former yacht captain based in West Palm Beach, Florida, shares why consistent communication and patient follow-through build more durable careers than credentials alone.

A Simple Habit with Long-Term Returns

Florida, USA, 10th March 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — In the marine trades industry, as in most professional fields, the gap between adequate and trusted often comes down to one thing: follow-through. Christopher O’Reilly, a West Palm Beach-based Marine Technician with Coastal Air Systems and former yacht captain, has spent years refining a professional philosophy centered on what happens after the main event concludes.

O’Reilly describes a specific example from his own experience. After a business meeting where he sensed the conversation was winding down, he chose not to push the interaction further. Instead, he sent a brief message of thanks after the meeting ended. He maintained contact. That connection eventually became a working relationship. The lesson, he says, is about respecting the other person’s time and trusting that genuine engagement creates its own return.

What Consistent Communication Looks Like on the Water

O’Reilly’s background in yacht captaining gave him an unusual classroom for professional development. Managing crews and vessel operations across South Florida and the Caribbean, he learned quickly that technical knowledge was the baseline expectation. What separated capable captains from trusted ones was clarity: clear expectations before a job began, honest updates during it, and reliable follow-up after.

He applies the same standard at Coastal Air Systems, where he brings an aviation-grade documentation approach to marine systems maintenance. The result, he notes, is fewer callbacks on completed work and more calls for new projects.

Three Habits O’Reilly Recommends

The approach O’Reilly describes is not complicated. It begins with confirming expectations before any task starts. It continues with honest updates when complications arise, rather than waiting for someone to notice. And it closes with a short acknowledgment after the work is done. That cycle, repeated consistently, builds a professional reputation that no single credential can replicate.

A Career Built in Stages

O’Reilly grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, sailing on Long Island Sound and working summers at Riverside Yacht Club. He earned his Merchant Mariner Certification and built a career on private motor yachts, eventually captaining vessels up to 126 feet in length. In 2019, Select Yachts named him captain of the motor yacht Lady Sharon Gale. He later relocated to West Palm Beach, where he transitioned into the technical side of the marine trades.

He is active in the South Florida marine community and publishes writing on topics including big game fishing, vessel maintenance, and the Jupiter Inlet at chrisoreillypalmbeach.com.

Start with One Follow-Up Today

Consider the last professional conversation you left without closure. A short message, a simple acknowledgment, a direct confirmation of the next step — start there. Track how those small actions compound over the next thirty days.

About Christopher O’Reilly 

Christopher O’Reilly is a Marine Technician with Coastal Air Systems in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is a former yacht captain with experience on motor yachts up to 126 feet across South Florida and the Caribbean. He writes on maritime topics at chrisoreillypalmbeach.com.

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