6.03.2012

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DS2DIO: We Know The Feeling - Harry Shum, Jr.: Glee star Harry Shum Jr. shows off a few moves in a short promo for DS2DIO, the Dance Lifestyle Channel launching on YouTube later this month.

Photo of 'napalm girl" from Vietnam War turns 40: Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut's famous, horrifying Vietnam War photo of 9-year-old Kim Phuc running from a napalm attack -- arguably, one of the most iconic images of the 20th century -- turns forty years old this week.

Opinion: Asian-American women pay price for lurid rumors about actress Zhang Ziyi: Jeff Yang's CNN piece on how lurid rumors about Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi highlight the ugly misogyny that often colors popular culture's treatment of Asian women.

An Open Letter to the Asian American Graduates of the Class of 2011 Aspiring to be Artists: Last year's words of wisdom from the folks at YOYOMF still apply to this year's graduating artists.

Why Growing Up Asian American Is Better Today: In short, things are better today, but we've still got a long way to go.



The Stalking of Korean Hip Hop Superstar Daniel Lee: The bizarre story of Korean rapper Tablo, whose rise to fame suddenly came crashing down after the internet turned against him with questions about his Stanford education.

Disrupted: Indie Filmmakers: Watch out, indie filmmakers. You've been disrupted by a new class of innovators.

Tad Nakamura's Shortlist: Filmmaker and friend Tad Nakamura, whose documentary about ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro is coming to PBS in 2013, serves up a list of films that inspire his own art.

(Re)Defining Asian American Literature: An interview with Lawrence-Minh Bui Davis and Gerald Maa, editors of the Asian American Literary Review.



50 Pictures Of Children Who Are Cooler Than You: Lots of photos of stylin' little Asian kids in this BuzzFeed gallery. Indeed, I was never, nor will ever be, as cool as these kids.

A richly earned honor for Gordon Hirabayashi: Congratulations to Gordon Hirabayashi, who posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for defying Executive Order 9066, taking his case all the way to the Supreme Court.

Why Do Asian Americans Have the Worst Long-Term Unemployment? Despite being the best educated ethnic group in the U.S., Asian Americans face long-term unemployment in high numbers. The Atlantic offers a couple reasons why.

Why do Indian Americans Support Obama? According to polls, an overwhelming 85% of Indian Americans support Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election.

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