8.18.2013
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ending white supremacy does not begin with controlling asian women's decisions: A very important message to all the Asian American men expending misguided energy into "slut-shaming" Levy Tran for participating in the "Asian Girls" video, rather than calling out the real culprit: white supremacy.
How Kickstarter May Help a Korean American Rapper Explore His Adoption: Our friend Dan Matthews was recently a guest on PRI's The World, talking about his life-changing trip to Korea to reunite with his birth family -- including the twin brother he never knew he had.
The Notorious MSG's Unlikely Formula For Success: The "umami" craze has turned a much-maligned and misunderstood food additive into an object of obsession for the world's most innovative chefs. But secret ingredient monosodium glutamate's biggest secret may be that there was never anything wrong with it at all.
Cook Your Cupboard Korean-American Style: Cook Your Cupboard is an NPR food series where people submit photos of their pantries, and professional chefs offer cooking advice. This time, chef Edward Lee gives suggestions on how to use canned olives and noodles.
Earthquake's youngest victims remembered at AGO: Say Their Names, Remember is a community art performance commemorating the victims of the devastating 2008 Sichuan earthquake, in conjunction with the exhibition "Al Weiwei, According to What" at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Quick Tips: Talking with Gene Luen Yang: An interview with award-winning graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, whose latest work is Boxers and Saints, a dual graphic novel historical epic about the Boxer Rebellion.
Eva Chen, Trending Now at Lucky Magazine: Meet Eva Chen, the latest editor-in-chief of Lucky, who talks about how she's working to revive Condé Nast's ailing shopping magazine.
Ken Miyoshi Founded Orange County's Import-Car-Show Subculture-And Wants to Refuel It: Almost twenty years ago, Ken Miyoshi created the Import Showoff, a car show and gathering place for Asian American DJs, rappers, and skaters. Now, he's looking to revive it.
27 Asian Leading Men Who Deserve More Airtime: In case you missed BuzzFeed's Very Important list of Asian actors (and abs) who should be rocking more starring roles in Hollywood, here you go.
Q&A With Spazzkid: An interview with Mark Redito, aka Spazzkid, who talks about his new album, Desire.
Guest: Why there are so few women magicians: "My career as a magician began in 1992, when I was one of fewer than 50 professional female magicians in the world. By my count, these statistics hold steady in 2013."
Never a Seven-Year Itch: Clifford and Jerilyn Marr met as college students in the Boston area. 47 years later, and they're still together. The two sit down with the New York Times' "Making It Last" column to talk about how they've made it this far together.
Radio Internationale: Bringing Communist Anthems to KUCI's Airwaves: For the past 3 years, KUCI DJ John Kim has been filling the airwaves with socialist themes.