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1.21.2018

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Duckworth slams Trump: I won't be lectured on military needs by a 'five-deferment draft dodger': Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) tore into President Trump on the Senate floor Saturday, calling him a "five-deferment draft dodger" and slamming him for his comments toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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What I've Learned from My 4-Year-Old: "Let that not happen to me, that I become like him. Let me empathize with him, so that I can understand him and feel for him as a human being, even as I oppose him in almost all matters."

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There Are No Good Immigrants Here: Mash-Up Americans co-founder Amy S. Choi tackles the delicate dance between rage and gratitude for this country she calls home.

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Asians were 'refuse and dregs' in the 1880s. Is that how Trump sees Haitians and Africans?: Buck Gee and Albert Shen respond to reports that Trump referred to Haiti and African countries with a derogatory term. “Last week's disturbing comments about Haitian and African immigrants echo the same racial stereotyping that cruelly branded our grandparents from Asia as the most debased people on the face of the earth.'"

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How GOP made family reunification a dirty word: Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan points out how Trump and the GOP are shifting family migration into a negative narrative in order to enforce strict and racist immigration policies.

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Commentary: I'm a Korean American. Why Is Trump Questioning How American I Am?: Jessica Lee, director of policy and advocacy of the Council of Korean Americans, breaks down what's problematic about Donald Trump's remarks to a Korean American intelligence officer.

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The Gentrification of Los Angeles Chinatown: How Do We Talk About It?: Frances Huynh on the continued efforts to fight gentrification in her neighborhood in L.A.'s Chinatown, volunteering with the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development, and finding effective ways to talk about the changing city.

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Darren Criss on Not Whitewashing Half-Filipino Andrew Cunanan In 'Versace' - Turn It On Podcast: The fact that Darren Criss shared an ethnic background with Andrew Cunanan was serendipitous for the American Crime Story producers when casting the role.

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The Deracination of Andrew Cunanan: But... why is The Assassination of Gianni Versace interested in its protagonist's sexuality but not his race?

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Meet Amber Yang. She's trying to prevent a space debris catastrophe: Amber Yang watched Gravity as a high school student, and has started college with a mission: Preventing a space debris catastrophe.

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Meet the Filipina-American rapper making music about bi-culturalism and empowerment: Ruby Ibarra uses hip hop to talk about her experiences as a first-generation Filipino American. In this interview, she talks about her early musical influences and how her lyrics reflect important memories and current issues.

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Ann Curry's New PBS Show “We'll Meet Again" Premieres Jan. 23 — Exclusive Q&A: Award-winning journalist and former NBC News anchor and international correspondent Ann Curry has a new show on PBS, We'll Meet Again.

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Chloe Kim Is Just Getting Started: The Winter Games in Pyeongchang will transform this Korean-American snowboarding sensation into a household name -- and maybe a hero. When you're 17, aren't the Olympics enough already?

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How to Shop a Korean Supermarket: a Chef's Guide to Hmart: Chef Deuki Hong shows Food & Wine his favorite Korean grocery picks ahead of HMart's first food hall opening in Austin.

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Watch: Bruce Lee’s Favorite Dish Is Hidden in Seattle’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant: Eater's "Cooking in America" visits Tai Tung, Seattle's oldest Chinese restaurant -- where Bruce Lee used to enjoy beef in oyster sauce.

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Shazad Latif on playing a man with PTSD and the twists and turns of Star Trek: Discovery: Shazad Latif, who plays troubled Starfleet officer Ash Tyler on Star Trek: Discovery, talks about the challenges of portraying such a conflicted character, keeping Ash's true identity a secret, and South Asian representation.