10.11.2020

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When Trump gets coronavirus, Chinese Americans pay a price
After Trump's diagnosis, researchers found a spike in hostile comments targeting Asian Americans and China.

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As Trump Blames 'The Chinese Virus,' These Asian American Women Won't Stand For The Racism
A racist incident brought them together. Now Hong Lee and Esther Lim are both speaking out.

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Turns Out Immigrant Parents Were Right About Everything
"All of this has been a reminder that many of our parents lived through war, dislocation, and refugeeism, through famine and natural disaster -- and in the process, like Liam Neeson in Taken, gained "a very particular set of skills," acquired over a lifetime of hardship."

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A Look At Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors
Andria Lo and Valerie Luu went around various Chinatowns to photograph local Asian American residents and shoppers in all their resplendent glory, which eventually became their new book Chinatown Pretty. As they write in the book's intro, "These Chinatown fashion icons share some of the same aesthetic sensibilities as hipster bloggers -- except they’re eighty years old!"

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Director Alice Wu: Bring Back the Days of the Coming Out Letter
To celebrate this weekend's National Coming Out Day, Alice Wu, the director of Saving Face and The Half of It, recalls her own memorable story, which involved "literally sitting in my closet, coming out of the closet."

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Joel Kim Booster On Religion, Identity, and Coming Out
In honor of Coming Out Day, NPR talks to standup comedian Joel Kim Booster about his experience coming out to his evangelical white Christian family.

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The Meaning of Chuseok During a Pandemic Year
Chuseok, celebrated in the fall, is often described as the Korean Thanksgiving. During the pandemic, the whole world has been considering what the Korean holiday means -- whether they realize it or not.

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Erik Spoelstra and the lack of Asian coaches in the NBA
Asian American coaches in pro hoops often wonder where they belong in the conversation.

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As Casts Become More Diverse, Hollywood's Makeup Artists Needs to Become More Inclusive As Well
Being adept at applying makeup to a diverse Hollywood cast is an issue more artists of color are opening up about -- while pointing to the lack of inclusion behind the scenes.

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How Mira Nair Inspired ‘Yellow Rose’ Director Diane Paragas to Keep Going
It took filmmaker Diane Paragas 15 years to bring Yellow Rose to the big screen. She kept hearing that no one wanted to see a story about a Filipino immigrant growing up in Texas. She talks about the journey, her casting and why she chose country music as her genre.

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Shannon Lee learned to fight—and so much more—from her father Bruce Lee's teachings
Shannon Lee talks about the lessons we can all take from Bruce Lee's life, the importance of telling our own stories, and how working on her book Be Water, My Friend brought her closer to her father.

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In 'Be Water, My Friend,' Bruce Lee's Daughter Tells Her Father's Story
Bruce Lee told dad jokes.

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Warrior's star isn't the next Bruce Lee, he's the first Andrew Koji
An interview with Andrew Koji, star of Cinemax's action series Warrior, now in its second season.

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'Monsterland' Star Trieu Tran on Being the Rare Asian American Leading Man
When Trieu Tran auditioned for Hulu's horror anthology series Monsterland, he didn't anticipate being a lead or that his character's life would, in some ways, mirror so much of his own.


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