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3.13.2022

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Author Patricia Park rejects the model minority myth, especially during a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

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She's Combating a Wave of Anti-Asian Hate
Cynthia Choi, an activist in San Francisco, anticipated the pandemic would lead to more attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She and others are documenting the surge.

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How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?
The U.S. is nearing 1 million recorded COVID-19 deaths without the social reckoning that such a tragedy should provoke. Why?

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What therapist Christine Catipon tells her Filipino American clients
Clinical psychologist Christine Catipon knows it can be challenging for Filipino Americans to find therapists who come from the same cultural background.

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In Another Life, Ke Huy Quan Was a Star
For his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, '80s icon Ke Huy Quan called on his past selves.

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With ‘Turning Red,' a Big Red Panda Helps Break a Glass Ceiling
Domee Shi is the first woman filmmaker with sole directing credit on a Pixar feature.

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With Turning Red, Domee Shi Explores Uncharted Animated Waters
The director of Pixar's latest on the joys—and weight—of being a trailblazer.

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The Difficulty of Being a Perfect Asian American
A book and a documentary examine how Asian Americans internalize the myth of the model minority.

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Punk Rock's New Hope: The Ferocious, Joyful Linda Lindas
Fueled by punk conviction (and snacks), this all-girl, school-age band is ready to release its debut album, Growing Up, nearly a year after its song "Racist, Sexist Boy" went viral.

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Shannon Dang "Lives Vicariously" Through Her Kung Fu Character's Wardrobe Shannon Dang, who stars as Althea on the hit CW show Kung Fu, is back for season two. And this time around, the acute attention to cultural details have been elevated even further.

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Long Live the King
Writer Stephanie Foo proves all egg rolls are not created equally.

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'I think I can take that spot'
Davidson's Hyunjung Lee wants to make history in the NBA.