2.01.2015

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A Bloom in TV's Asian-American Desert: The New York Times talks to Wall Street Journal columnist Jeff Yang and his son Hudson, who plays young Eddie Huang in ABC's Fresh Off The Boat.

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Everything That's Happened Around Adnan Syed's Case Since 'Serial' Premiered: A Timeline: Vulture put together a handy timeline detailing the events surrounding the Adnan Syed case since the Serial podcast began, and will keep updating it as new things happen.

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Stop Being Indian-American!?!: Recently, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who is Indian American whether he wants to be or not, said that he doesn't believe in "hyphenated Americans." Parthiv Parekh responds.

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Friendship and Race and Knowing Your Place: Nicole Soojung Callahan reflects on growing up in white spaces as a transracial adoptee: "I wonder to what extent my assimilated adoptee accessibility functions at the expense of other people of color; I wonder how many of my relationships provide safe ground from which people can claim not to be racist."

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'Asian Food,' An Illustrated 'Domics' Cartoon About Bringing 'Exotic Food' to School: In this recent episode of "Domics," Toronto-based illustrator Dominic shares his childhood memories of the "exotic" food that he brought to school as a kid and how his classmates responded.

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An Official Complaint Against Oriental Ramen: What flavor is 'Oriental' ramen, anyway? (Does it taste like a rug?) Lucas Peterson calls for a new flavor name for this pantry staple.

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A Filipino Food Movement is Rising in Seattle: Filipino flavors are gaining traction in Seattle, including some dishes served up by Geo (aka Prometheus Brown) of Blue Scholars fame.

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Man Who Grew Up In Struggling Immigrant Household Leaves Wall Street Job To Help Homeless: Robert Lee quit his job at a hedge fund to launch Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, a nonprofit that targets the prevention of food waste and putting an end to hunger.

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The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity: South Asians and African Americans have been standing up for each other for over a century. These are the secret histories we were never taught.

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Internment: A Passion Project: An interview with screenwriter Phinneas Kiyomura, whose TV pilot script Internment dramatizes the day-to-day challenges of life behind barbed wire for Japanese Americans incarcerated in camps during World War II.

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Feministing Reads: Ai-jen Poo's The Age of Dignity: Ai-jen Poo is the director of the National Domestic Workers' Alliance and co-director of Caring Across Generations. Her latest book, The Age of Dignity, amplifies the efforts to the domestic workers' movement and focuses on the plight of aging Americans.

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Chinese-Americans in California Face Barriers to Cancer Screenings: Chinese American immigrants in California with limited health literacy and English proficiency are less likely to receive cancer screenings, according to a recent study.

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Mindy Kaling Wants to Know: When Will Minorities Stop Being Invisible? Mindy Kaling, creator and star of The Mindy Project appeared in a Super Bowl commercial that made a statement about getting noticed.

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My GRAVITY lawsuit and how it affects every writer who sells to Hollywood: In 1999, writer Tess Gerritsen sold the film rights to her book Gravity to New Line Productions. In never made it out of development. Years later, Warner Brothers -- New Line's parent company -- released the critically-acclaimed film Gravity, which bore striking similarities to Gerritsen's story.

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Will this cheerleader be the smartest person at the Super Bowl? Kelly Bennion, a cheerleader for the New England Patriots, is also a PhD candidate in neuroscience. She is a member of the Science Cheerleaders, a group based in Philadelphia that encourages girls to pursue science careers.

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It's time for the Lakers to turn to Jeremy Lin: Now that a knee injury will likely end Kobe's run this season, Adi Joseph contends that it's time for the Lakers to turn to Jeremy Lin.

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