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12.03.2022

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What Does It Mean to Care About COVID Anymore?
Tips on navigating COVID mitigation as we approach the third pandemic winter.

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From homeless to city hall: the Hmong American mayor making history in Oakland Sheng Thao, the newly elected mayor of Oakland, is the first Hmong American woman to lead a major U.S. city, the youngest Oakland mayor in 75 years and the first renter to hold the position.

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10 Must-Read Novels About Asian American Politics Ryan Lee Wong names ten novels that expand upon, challenge, and imagine futures for an Asian American political identity -- stories of rebels and revolutionaries, organizers and outsiders taking histories into their own hands.

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As Anna May Wong quarters roll out, a younger generation reflects on the actress’ legacy Trailblazing actress Anna May Wong is the first Asian American to to be featured on a U.S. quarter.

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Broadway Musicals Don't Have Asian Roles. Helen Park Is Changing That. Helen Park, composer of the new musical Kpop at Circle in the Square Theatre, is Broadway’s first Asian American woman composer and only the sixth Asian composer of a Broadway show.

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David Siev, Jaclyn Siev, Rachel Siev and Chun Siev on a Year Living on Edge in "Bad Axe"
David Siev's Bad Axe documents his family keeping their restaurant afloat and navigating conservative politics in a rural town in the early months of the pandemic.