9.17.2023

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Engineering student run over by Seattle police remembered as 'brilliant' and 'full of hope'
Indian American leaders are calling for justice after a Seattle police officer said 23-year-old Jaanhavi Kandula, a student at Northeastern University, had "limited value."

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Asian American U.S.-born children of immigrants are most likely to have hidden part of their heritage
Fear of ridicule and a desire to fit in are common reasons they give for doing this, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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World's Largest 'Baby Exporter' Confronts Its Painful Past
South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades.

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How big-name concerts became unlikely places for immigrant parents and kids to bond
From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to the Spice Girls, many children of immigrants say these big acts have helped bridge divides across generations.

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Hasan Minhaj's "Emotional Truths"
In his standup specials, the former Patriot Act host often recounts harrowing experiences he's faced as an Asian American and Muslim American. Does it matter that much of it never happened to him?

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The Bold, 96-Minute Episode That Defines Lulu Wang's Approach to Expats
Debuting at the Toronto Film Festival, the TV series Expats gained controversy for centering on wealthy expats in Hong Kong. But creator Lulu Wang aims to tell a much more impactful story.

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Clarissa Wei Knows All Too Well That Food Is Political
In her debut cookbook, Made in Taiwan, journalist Clarissa Wei uses recipes to tell the story of the island's people, and take a stand on its sovereignty.

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Bruce Lee's "Warrior," and the Politics of Kung Fu
The Max series Warrior makes a radical argument for what constitutes American history.

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Fighting kung fu
From chopsocky films to disco earworms, Asian caricatures have proliferated since the 1970s. Can Hollywood kick the habit?

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Hollywood Chinese Actor Had an Unknown Past as a San Francisco Gangster
Late actor Galen Yuen, who played minor roles in movies and occasionally wrote screenplays, also had a largely unknown past as a Chinatown gangster. His niece, journalistmMaya Lin Sugarman, has launched a new seven-episode podcast about her uncle, entitled Magnificent Jerk.

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Let's Be Neurotic Together: A Conversation with Cathy Park Hong
Cathy Park Hong, author of Minor Feelings, talks about the interrelations between activism and grief, how best to combat burnout, and what it meant for her to be designated "the liberal pundit of Asian Americans."


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