7.07.2019

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'The Little Mermaid' Star Halle Bailey Gets Advice From 1st Nonwhite Actress to Play Ariel
Halle Bailey won't be the first nonwhite actress to play Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid. And Diana Huey, a Japanese American who played the red-headed mermaid in a national touring production of the Broadway hit, has plenty of advice for her big-screen successor in dealing with the pressure of reimagining an iconic role.

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Lulu Wang Spots the Lie
The director of the Sundance sensation The Farewell has made the kind of movie Hollywood never makes.

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For my Father, Every Time is War Time
"A part of me, the part trained to put my father first, thought I should allow him into my home, regardless of his threats."

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In action-comedy 'Stuber,' Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista shoot down toxic masculinity
In Stuber, a police detective (Bautista) enlists the help of his Uber driver, Stu (Nanjiani) to help him track down a deadly criminal.

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What One Actor's Career Tells Us About Asian Representation in Hollywood
Actor James Saito said the way his role was written in “Always Be My Maybe allowed the character to be “a real man as we know an Asian American man to be.

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'Sesame Street' stars Sonia Manzano and Alan Muraoka reflect on 50 years of hit children's show
To celebrate 50 years of Sesame Street Sonia Manzano, who played Maria, and Alan Muraoka, the current owner of Hooper's Store, shared their favorite guest stars and what it has meant to teach kids about how to live happy and healthy lives.

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Yakult, ramen or Asian pears: What does your H Mart purchase say about you?
The Korean grocery chain H Mart offers a variety of food items. What do the ones you choose say about you?

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Every Dish You HAVE To Try At 15-Year-Old Actor Hudson Yang's Restaurant
Actor Hudson Yang, who portrays a younger version of chef Eddie Huang in the ABC hit series Fresh Off The Boat, is just 15 years old. But he's already getting his feet wet in the restaurant business, much like the culinary icon he portrays.

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Cute. Dangerous. Asian American. "Gremlins" @35
A piece on the 1984 horror-comedy movie Gremlins, cuteness, and white ambivalence about Asian Americans as the supposed model minority.


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