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12.17.2023

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There's No Christmas Lunch Like a Korean American Church Lunch
Miyuk guk, good vibes only: After-service meals have long been key spaces for first-generation immigrants establishing themselves in the United States. But younger Koreans are finding less need for them.

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Can a play solve the mystery of the Monterey Park mass shooter? Survivors aren't sure
A new play tries to make sense of the mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park. While the play aims to help a community heal, it was created with limited input from those tied to the massacre -- and despite the concerns of many survivors.

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America Loves Chinese Restaurants, but Michelin Gave Just One a Star. It's in San Francisco
Chef Brandon Jew's restaurant occupies a lonely position among all the top-tier establishments in America.

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The Bitter Taste of 'Not Too Sweet'
No one is louder about good desserts being "not too sweet" than the Asian American diaspora. Asian Americans have claimed the phrase as a defiant shorthand and a cheeky rallying cry. But is that maxim really true?

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Pittsburgh baker honors Asian American activists with cookie portraits
Jasmine Cho turns cookies into works of art. As part of her mission for social justice, the Pittsburgh baker creates detailed portraits of unsung Asian American heroes.

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Shohei Ohtani: What it means that the new face of MLB is Asian
"If you want to be a dominant offering, then you have to be international and representative of people who are not considered the archetype of said sport," said a marketing expert.