3.06.2022

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'No longer completely invisible': New book explores Asian American pop history from '90s till today
"A nearly 500-page collage of comics, essays and interviews, RISE is a homage to the seminal moments in sports, politics and entertainment that came to define contemporary Asian American culture."

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From 'The Joy Luck Club' to 'Crazy Rich Asians,' a new book hopes to 'fill in the blanks'
"So much of the way that Asians are perceived is because someone else has been writing the rules of what it means to be Asian American and Asian in this country. We wanted to create our own narrative where we have some agency in the way that it's told."

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Bay Area natives’ new book, a wide-ranging cultural tapestry, charts Asian Americans' long rise
For the record, while Philip and I hail from the Bay Area, Jeff is a born and bred New Yorker.

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Can a Restaurant Become a Second Home?
Years after filmmaker Bao Nguyen left his suburban home for college in New York City, he's begun to search local restaurants for a taste of home.

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Meet Emma Eun-joo Choi, NPR's newest (and youngest) host
Emma Eun-joo Choi is the host of Everyone & Their Mom, an off-shoot of her work on NPR's long standing Wait Wait Don't Tell Me news and comedy program.

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Patti Harrison Means It (Except When She Doesn't)
The rising star of comedy discusses I Think You Should Leave, corporatized wokeness, A.D.H.D., and humor that swerves between sarcasm and sincerity.

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After Yang Asks: "What Makes Someone Asian?"
In his stunning new film After Yang, Kogonada dissects identity through a thoughtful sci-fi story.


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