1.17.2021

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Kamala Harris has elevated the Blindian community: ‘It’s a validation of the identity I’ve had to fight for’ With a Black father and an Indian mother, Harris is part of a group that has struggled for acceptance.

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A senator's experiences as a soldier and wheelchair user shaped her response to the Capitol riots
Senator Tammy Duckworth recounts what went through her mind as white supremacists stormed the Capitol.

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There’s a reason the South Vietnamese flag flew during the Capitol riot
In America, white nationalists and Vietnamese nationalists share a common condition: nostalgia for a lost cause.

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‘It’s Starting Again’: Why Filipino Nurses Dread the Second Wave
Indispensable to New York City hospitals, health care workers from the Philippines died in shocking numbers last spring. Will things be different this winter?

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Shake Shack catches flak for 'lazy' take on Korean fried chicken
Shake Shack is catching flak for a limited-edition menu of "Korean-style" offerings that critics say is a "lazy" interpretation of Korean fried chicken.

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What the outcry from Kumail Nanjiani's sculpted body tells us about racism, masculinity standards
On race and body shaming in celebrity culture.

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'Minari' CD Julia Kim Went to Extreme Lengths to Find the Perfect Cast
Casting director Julia Kim was tasked with assembling the Korean American immigrant family in Minari.

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Ang Lee reflects on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 20 years later: 'I was upgrading a B-movie'
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee spoke to EW about pulling off his blockbuster wuxia epic Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon to mark its 20th anniversary.

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You Know Awkwafina, But Have You Met Nora Lum?
This year, Awkafina will star in a Marvel movie, a Disney movie, and her own Netflix show. Over a virtual slime-making session, Nora Lum opens up about family, depression, and the highs and lows of fame.

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'Bling Empire' & 'House of Ho': The Reality-Show Descendants of 'Crazy Rich Asians'
"There's the sort of wealth that buys designer clothes. Then there's the sort of wealth that shuts down Rodeo Drive for a private Lunar New Year party, has a nine-piece band and a Gucci claw machine for a 1-year-old's birthday, and takes a friend to their favorite restaurant -- in Paris -- as a treat."

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Bling Empire star Kevin Kreider can't wait to prove people wrong for calling the show 'tone deaf'
The star of Netflix's Bling Empire dishes to EW about how he met his rich friends, the castmate he "hated," and the most extravagant thing that didn't make the show.

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