1.05.2020

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Andrew Yang Could Win This Thing
Time for the media to start taking him seriously.

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The Decade in Asian America
We're moving past stereotypes of being apolitical and perpetually foreign, but there's still work to do.

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South Asian Representation Worth Celebrating on TV in 2019
A list of 2019's TV characters that were played by prime South Asian talent.

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No Explanation Can Justify Kelly Marie Tran’s Tiny Role in The Rise of Skywalker
Kelly Marie Tran has one minute and 16 seconds of screen time as Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and no one has yet produced a convincing explanation for why that's the case.

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What Happened When I Read More Asian American Authors in 2019
Stacey Megally looks back on a year of reading more Asian American authors.

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From refugees to ballroom dancers: How immigrants' story became an Oscar contender
Ballroom dancers Millie and Chipaul Cao are featured in Laura Nix's Walk Run Cha Cha, which was recently shortlisted for the Oscar for best documentary short.

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Truck Stop Caters To Growing Number Of Immigrant Drivers
"Eat Spice caters to a unique intersection: where rural America meets an increasingly diverse cadre of truckers looking for a taste of home as they jockey between warehouses and retail outlets."

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The Asian-American Canon Breakers
Proudly embracing their role as outsiders, a group of writer-activists set out to create a cultural identity—and a literature -- of their own.

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Every Moment With My Son Is an Act of Creation
Viet Thanh Nguyen talks about the process of writing a book with his son.

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How This Soft-Spoken Director Conquered Hollywood With Radical Empathy
Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed the upcoming film Just Mercy, which is drawing Oscar buzz, said it was "a long journey that honestly started with a lot of self-doubt."

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The Art Of Representation: Muralist Alex Chiu
A profile of Portland-based muralist Alex Chiu.

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'Joy Luck Club' Producer: Representation Has Improved But "Let's Not Wait Another 25 Years"
As The  Farewell racks up awards buzz, Janet Yang reflects on how far Hollywood has come in telling Asian American stories.

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The 'Linsanity' of Jeremy Lin's hairdos over the years
A minor obsession.


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