3.24.2019

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Stop Calling Asian Women Adorable
When novelist R.O. Kwon is at work, she wants to talk about work. Not her hair or skin.

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The Forgotten Minorities of Higher Education
The importance of affirmative action for Asian Americans who don't fit the model minority stereotype.

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I'm an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Don't use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit.
Jason Wu, a lawyer and graduate of New York City's public school system, refuses to allow Asian Americans to be used as a wedge in the debate surrounding the admissions process for the city's specialized high schools.

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Looking for a Reflection as the Only Asian Actor in a Production of 'Mulan'
Philippe Thao recalls the experience of being the only Asian actor in a production of Mulan: “I felt humiliated singing a song about honor when I could only feel shame. As I stood in yellowface, I had finally fulfilled my quest to become white."

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In Little Saigon, this newspaper has been giving a community a voice for 40 years
In 1978, Yen Ngoc Do founded Nguoi Viet Daily News, a publication that helped to connect Vietnamese Americans with each other and the world.

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He Built Koreatown: Hi Duk Lee, First Korean Business Owner at Olympic and Normandie, Dies at 79
When Hi Duk Lee arrived in Los Angeles, he used his savings to open a Korean market on Olympic and Normandie, and helped to found L.A.'s famous Koreatown.

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The Student Strike That Changed Higher Ed Forever
50 years ago, the longest student strike in U.S. history took place at San Francisco State College, resulting in the establishment of Ethnic Studies.

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What My Immigrant Family Taught Me About Money
"Get That Money" is The Cut's column about the many ways we think about our finances. This week, Karissa Chen thinks about the ways her immigrant family taught her about hoarding and spending money.

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Gemma Chan Wants to End Whitewashing — In Hollywood and in History Books
With a law degree from Oxford and a license to kill in Captain Marvel, Gemma Chan has the world by the tail.

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The Big, Queer Universe of Gregg Araki
Cult filmmaker Gregg Araki on his new Starz series Now Apocalypse, writing through the AIDS crisis and Trump era, and gay-baiting on Riverdale.

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This Designer Is Using Streetwear to Get People Hyped About Laotian Food
Salong Namsa's new brand Laos Supply strikes a chord with Laotian youth who want to rep their culture and cuisine through clothes.

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The OA's Ian Alexander Explains Why Hollywood Has No Excuse Not to Cast Trans Actors
"I want to see trans people every day in the film industry. Behind the camera, in front of it, in the writers' room — everywhere, because trans people are everywhere."


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