10.08.2017

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Trump Immigration Plans and Asian Americans, Part I: The RAISE Act would affect the majority of Asian immigrants to the United States. Asian Americans of all political stripes would do well to pay close attention.

For All Our Dreamers: Smith Surasmith, who moved to the United States when he was seven and grew up undocumented in the 80s and offers a call to support people in his position today.

Jagmeet Singh, Canada's Newest Political Star, Lifts His Party's Hopes: Jagmeet Singh's been elected to lead the New Democratic Party -- the furthest to the left of Canada's mainstream parties.

A Life on the Line: Cecilia Lam made the last call of her life at 5:05 a.m. on October 10, 2014. It was the eighth she'd made to 911 in a span of nine hours, asking police to protect her from her violent boyfriend. Why wasn't it enough to save her?

Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War' offers same narrative, with little perspective: Author Aimee Phan on the thoroughly narrow lens of Ken Burns' PBS documentary series on the Vietnam War.

A New Musical - And Its Audience - Grapple With Asian Identity, Through K-Pop: KPOP, a new interactive musical tells a story about the delicate, dotted lines between being Asian, American and Asian American.

Behind the Scenes of the Long-Awaited Revival M. Butterfly: How director Julie Taymor and David Henry Hwang have worked to transform and deepen the Broadway revival of M. Butterfly this time around.

Aliens Would Probably Love Science Fiction: On this "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" podcast episode, writer Charles Yu and John Joseph Adams talk about the anthology they co-edited, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Kelly Marie Tran Opens Up About Her Overnight Fame: How has Kelly Marie Tran's life been since picking up her role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? "I just still can't believe it's all happening."

Vice reporter Mary H.K. Choi previews debut novel Emergency Contact - see an exclusive excerpt and cover: Mary H.K. Choi's debut novel, Emergency Contact, is about young live in the digital age.

'Fresh Off The Boat' Star Randall Park Expected More Lead Roles For Asian-Americans By Now: Randall Park chats about the upcoming fourth season of Fresh Off The Boat, Asian Americans in Hollywood (why aren't there more?), and his upcoming project with Ali Wong.

War baby: the amazing story of Ocean Vuong, former refugee and prize-winning poet : His grandfather was a US soldier who fell in love with a Vietnamese farm girl.But then Saigon fell and the family was blown apart. Ocean Vuong poured it all into Night Sky With Exit Wounds, winning him a Forward prize -- and comparisons with Emily Dickinson.



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