3.08.2020

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How Hollywood Sees Me ... And How I Want to Be Seen
"Since the dawn of Hollywood, nonwhite actors have been asked to play stereotypes -- from maids to immigrants to thugs -- while struggling to get cast in layered, authentic roles. In order to highlight this phenomenon, we decided to photograph actors in two ways: embodying the typecast roles that they have been asked to play and imagining the roles that they aspire to play."

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"If I Can Eat in Chinatown, So Can You"
Wilson Tang, the owner of the iconic Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Manhattan's Chinatown, isn't letting fear stop him from supporting his neighborhood in the wake of coronavirus fears.

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Chinatown Needs Your Love More Than Ever Right Now
At this moment, amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak, Chinatown is on life support and needs more than our showing up for an occasional meal or visit to shop. Here are plenty of ways to do just that.

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I'm Chinese. That Doesn't Mean I Have Coronavirus.
"If you're scared of me, get up and leave."

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I Rode The Train With Andrew Yang And He Said He's Considering Running For Mayor Of New York
Joe Biden is trying to get in touch, Yang said. And he's been texting with Pete Buttigieg.

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"Minor Feelings" and the Possibilities of Asian-American Identity
Jia Tolentino says that Minor Feelings, Cathy Park Hong's new book of essays on Asian American identity, "bled a dormant discomfort" out of her with "surgical precision."

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A boba emoji is coming. Meet the woman who designed it
Meet designer and creative director Yiying Lu, the artist responsible for the bob emoji.

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How a Cartoonist Found Inspiration for 'The Magic Fish'
Trung Le Nguyen talks about the creation of his upcoming debut graphic novel, The Magic Fish, centering on a young Vietnamese immigrant who struggles to tell his parents that he's gay.

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Sonoya Mizuno on Collaborating With Alex Garland for 'Devs,' Emma Stone's Leadership Influence
In the sci-fi/thriller Dev, Mizuno plays computer engineer Lily Chan, who gets sucked into investigating her boyfriend's mysterious disappearance, only to unravel a bigger mystery about the company for which she works.

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Why Janina Gavankar Calls Her 'The Way Back' Co-Star Ben Affleck Her 'Artist Ally for Life'
On her last day of filming The Way Back, Janina Gavankar says Ben Affleck had an awkward question for her.


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