A new federal watchdog audit zeroes in on some of the reasons behind that failure: the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ chronic understaffing, leading to a substantial backlog in its ability to solve cases involving missing and murdered Native Americans — most of whom are women.
She has previously worked for ABC 7News and Hawaii News Now, where she fell in love with getting out in the community and reporting. Kate is from the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up watching the local news at home. Seeing Asian reporters and anchors on her local broadcast news channels inspired her to pursue journalism. Her deep connection to her Filipino heritage and culture drives her to continue advocating for greater representation of underrepresented communities in the media. She is a proud... More by Kate Amistoso