10.22.2017

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New Flight for a New 'Butterfly': An interview with David Henry Hwang, whose revival of his breakthrough play M. Butterfly promises some significant changes from its 1988 version.

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5 Artists on How 'M. Butterfly' Changed Their Lives: Asian American actors and playwrights describe how M. Butterfly inspired their work, and its lasting effects more than 20 years after its release.

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What We Miss When We Ignore Asian Americans: "Whether it's television programming or the leadership of tech companies and law firms, what we see right now isn't reflective of where we are as society -- and what we aspire to be."

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A California congressional race reveals political divisions in the Asian-American community: As Democrats compete for a spot in congress, Asian American voters diverge.

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Making Diwali our own, and passing it on: For many South Asian Americans, celebrating Diwali meant putting it in a new context, but keeping the roots of its important meaning.

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Despite what you might have heard, Asian American CEOs are the exception, not the norm: The perception may be that Asian Americans are overrepresented in Silicon Valley, but while they are hired in large numbers, they are the group least likely to be promoted to managerial and executive ranks.

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The Asian American Women Writers Who Are Going to Change the World: V.V. Ganeshananthan, Porochista Khakpour, Bich Minh Nguyen, and Esmé Weijun Wang discuss writing, activism and community.

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An Interview with MacArthur 'Genius' Viet Thanh Nguyen: 2017 MacArthur fellow Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses questions of justice, diversity in literature, and empathy across cultures.

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Amy Tan on Writing and the Secrets of Her Past: Renowned author Amy Tan talks to Nicole Chung about family history, Donald Trump, and her new book, Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir.

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Guilty pleasure: Hari Kondabolu loves 'Untamed Heart' When comedian Hari Kondabolu was 14 years old, he secretly obsessed over Untamed Heart, which ignited a lasting passion for the sappy romance genre.

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Metro Knows You're Not Listening To Its Respectful Pleas, Says Eff it, Releases These Videos: LA's Metro has released a trio of new PSAs -- starring Anna Akana -- to encourage passengers to use good manners on the bus and the subway.

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The best Sabine Wren episodes of Star Wars: Rebels: In honor of the fourth and final season of Star Wars: Rebels, here's a list of one writer's favorite episodes that center on Sabine Wren, the badass multicolor-haired Mandalorian warrior, voiced by Tiya Sircar.



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