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1.23.2022

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NYC subway station death of Michelle Go leaves Asian Americans reeling
The death of Michelle Go, who was fatally shoved in front of a New York subway car on Saturday, has left the Asian American community feeling a sense of tragic loss, groups say.

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How misidentifying an Asian man led to a false murder conviction and a movement
Free Chol Soo Lee, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, tells the story of a Korean immigrant who was exonerated after spending years in prison.

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Chloe Kim Is Ready to Win Olympic Gold Again—On Her Own Terms
After Chloe Kim returned home from the 2018 Olympics in South Korea, she put her gold medal in what felt at the time like the right place: a trash bin at her parents' house. But now she's ready to win gold again.

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Andrew Phung: How I overcame my fear of failure and got a do-over
CBC Radio's Now or Never challenged Run the Burbs star Andrew Phung to go back to high school to face his fear of failure and get a do-over of one of his biggest regrets.

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When Mark Twain Canceled Bret Harte
Despite their shared history of condemning bigotry, anti-Chinese racism fueled the falling-out between two of California's biggest writers.

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'I'd keep it on the down low': the secret life of a super-recogniser
Police employ them and scientists study them, but what is life like for the rare few who can never forget a face? Super-recogniser Yenny Seo didn't think it was anything special.

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A film and documentary try to make sense of the Akai Gurley shooting
Two films, Ursula Liang's documentary Down a Dark Stairwell, and Aimee Long's narrative feature film A Shot Through The Wall, offer lenses to examine the shooting death of Akai Gurley by NYPD officer Peter Liang.

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Next Big Thing: Sue Ann Pien Brings Autism Representation to the Screen in Amazon's 'As We See It'
Actress Sue Ann Pien, who is on the spectrum herself, plays one of three autistic twenty-somethings sharing an apartment in Jason Katims' new Amazon serieis As We See It.

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Sue Ann Pien And Chris Pang Quietly Deliver The Most Beautiful Sibling Portrayal On TV
Sue Ann Pien and Chris Pang as brother and sister on Amazon's new emotion-filled dramedy As We See It, which centers the lives of young adults on the autism spectrum.

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Conrad Ricamora on His Bumpy Road to 'Little Shop of Horrors'
Actor Conrad Ricamora reflects on continuing the hot streak of Little Shop of Horrors' off-Broadway revival, and fighting against the stereotypes facing Asian American actors.