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1.03.2021

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Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party?
"For many Democrats who still hope that greater Asian-American political involvement will benefit them, the election illustrated that the party must go after nonwhite voters with the same nuanced approach and level of urgency that has generally been reserved for white voters in swing states."

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Asian American voters could decide the Georgia Senate runoffs
Asian American voter mobilization in Georgia made a significant difference in November's general election -- and could be decisive again in the state's Senate runoffs.

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Some Asian Americans and immigrants wore masks readily; it made them heroes, targets, prophets
The impact of the coronavirus, and mask-wearing, has had on Asian Americans.

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How Georgia's 1st Vietnamese American state rep is continuing Stacey Abrams' fight
Bee Nguyen took over Abrams' seat in the state House in 2017. Now she's also battling voter suppression and galvanizing Asian Americans.

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Before They Closed, Restaurants Opened Doors for Us
Ligaya Mishan counts the many ways she misses eating out, and the lessons it taught her about the world and its possibilities.

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Truth, Reconciliation, and Korematsu v. United States
A lesson from history in finding the truth when the Justice Department has been complicit in the cover-up.

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Watching “Minari,” I Saw My Immigrant Experience On The Screen For The First Time
The struggles of growing up Korean American in Annandale, Virginia, came flooding back to Esther Yoon-Ji Kang while watching Lee Isaac Chung’s new film Minari.

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To reprise her 'Karate Kid' role in 'Cobra Kai,' Tamlyn Tomita had some ground rules
Actress Tamlyn Tomita reprises her role as Kumiko from The Karate Kid Part II in the Netflix series Cobra Kai.

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'Shadow in the Cloud' Filmmaker Roseanne Liang Sets the Record Straight on Her Film's Writing Credits
After sexual abuse accustations against screenwriter Max Landis were made public, writer/director Roseanne Liang clarifies that his involvement in her new feature film Shadow in the Cloud was distant and minimal.