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6.16.2013

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'Sullivan & Son' mom Jodi Long knows all about tough love: Jodi Long plays Cha Sullivan on Sullivan & Son, and recently released “Long Story Short," a documentary about her parents, Larry and Trudie Long, whose nightclub act ended up on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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Why World Relief's Jenny Yang Feared Speaking on Immigration: Jenny Yang is one of the leading voices behind the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of influential pastors and lobbyists working to drum up support for immigration reform among believers and members of Congress.

Is it hip to be Asian in America? And finally, I was on the radio last week, along with Giant Robot's Eric Nakamura, having a barely-scratch-the-surface conversation on the new Asian American cool.