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12.16.2012

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Children Were All Shot Multiple Times With a Semiautomatic, Officials Say: Like you and the rest of America, I am still reeling from news of the violent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My prayers go out to the victims, their families and their community in this time of unfathomable loss.

Do We Have the Courage to Stop This? "In the harrowing aftermath of the school shooting in Connecticut, one thought wells in my mind: Why can't we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars?"

Newtown: A marker for how far we haven't come in the gun control debate: On AALDEF's blog, Emil Guillermo wonders if the death of twenty elementary students will finally move the needle on the gun control debate.

Time to profile white men? "Indeed, unlike other demographic, white guys as a group are never thought to be an acceptable topic for any kind of critical discussion whatsoever, even when there is ample reason to open up such a discussion."



The Next Jeremy Lin?: Virginia high school student Chris Tang on being a basketball prodigy and being labeled "the next Jeremy Lin."

Justice Still Not Served in Private Danny Chen's Case: Civil rights attorny Elizabeth OuYang on the ramifications of the light sentences given to Private Danny Chen's superiors.

All together now: Is the term "Asian American" anything more than a convenient shorthand? According to one poll, only 19% of AsianAmericans use the term to describe themselves.

Fallen Dean's Life, Contradictory to Its Grisly End: A New York Times profile Cecilia Chang, the former dean of St. John's University, who committed suicide shortly after testifying in court against charges of fraud and embezzlement.

The LIT C1 bets the future of driving on a gyro-balanced two-wheeler: Meet Daniel Kim, the guy behind the LIT Motors C1, the enclosed electric two-wheeler that might just be the future of personal transportation.



Men of the Year 2012: Gumship throws down part two of its salute to the one hundred Asian guys who made an impact in 2012.

The 10 Hottest Women From Commercials: Our friend Emily Chang, aka the "Ba-zing" girl from the Ruffles Ultimate commercial, made Complex's list of the hottest women to be featured on television commercials.

7 Hollywood Biopics with Asian Leads: What? Asian actors in leading roles? The folks at YOMYOMF serve up a list of seven movies you should know about.

Second-Time Director: Tze Chun and Eye of Winter: We usually hear about the struggles directors go through to make their debut film, but what do they go through making their second film? To kick off this installment, Filmmaker Magazine interviews Tze Chun.

Everyday People: An interview with In The Family director Patrick Wang: Director Patrick Wang talks about the experiences he brought to set, what he learned while shooting the film, and what's in store.