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4.30.2023

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The Fallout of a Callout
What happens after a public callout? Hari Kondabolu and Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu on The Simpsons, speak to each other publicly for the first time since Hari's documentary The Problem With Apu came out in 2017.

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A disguise hides even more than identity in Asian American spy stories
Drawing a line through The Sympathizer, M. Butterfly, and espionage history.

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"Noodles are tasty": The economic implications behind race and cultural appropriation in food media
Discussing cultural appreciation and appropriation is also about broader questions of who can get a platform to share food -- and who profits.

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Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It's Time to Fix That.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is introducing a new framework to address loneliness in the United States this week, writing in a new op-ed that social connections must be a "top public health priority" in the country.

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Streaming has twice the AAPI representation of broadcast, report shows
While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still struggle with feeling represented, new research shows that streaming platforms are a significantly more inclusive space for them.

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In Nida Manzoor's World, Martial Arts and Jane Austen Belong in the Same Movie
Writer-director Nida Manzoor set out to make "a joyful film about South Asian Muslim women" that didn't revolve around trauma. The result is Polite Society.

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Greta Lee and Steven Yeun Have an Emotionally X-Rated Conversation
A professional scene-stealer in shows like Russian Doll and The Morning Show, Greta Lee’s career blew up at Sundance when her movie Past Lives wowed the entire festival and made the actor an early awards contender.