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Whatever happened to Short Round? Ke Huy Quan returns to the big screen
Ke Huy Quan was of the '80s' most recognizable child stars thanks to his roles as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies. So why did he quit acting? And what lured him back in front of the camera after 35 years away?

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Michelle Yeoh goes on a mind-bending trip in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actress Michelle Yeoh who has broken boundaries and bones across her genre-spanning career, takes on her most ambitious project yet: saving the multiverse.

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How Do I Talk to My Daughter About Violence Against Asian Women?
"Should I tell you that I don't want you to walk through the world afraid, even though I have sometimes walked through the world afraid?"

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Stephanie Foo on Gaining Agency From C-PTSD
Stephanie Foo's memoir, What My Bones Know, details her painful experiences with childhood abuse, and the long, indirect path she took to healing as an adult.

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The Nostalgic Glory of the '90s Chinese Buffet
The all-you-can-eat restaurants of Naureen Khan's childhood -- the China Gardens, Super Buffets, and King Woks -- are dying out.

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J. Kenji López-Alt Says You’re Cooking Just Fine
Ahead of the release of his new book, The Wok, food columnist J. Kenji López-Alt reflects on kitchen-bro culture, who gets credit for recipes, and how not to be an asshole.

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John Cho’s young adult novel about the L.A. riots wants us to look beyond 'rooftop Koreans'
Troublemaker. John Cho's new young adult novel about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, is a sincere attempt to make sense of an event that we are still trying to understand.

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An Actor Who Cedes the Spotlight While Quietly Commanding It
Daniel K. Isaac, a theater actor with a steady gig on the series Billions is appearing at the Public in Lloyd Suh’s play The Chinese Lady.

RISE: Help Us Celebrate the Release of Our Book

Friday, March 4 at the Japanese American National Museum


If you're in Los Angeles, I invite you to help us celebrate the publication of RISE: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now, the book I wrote with Jeff Yang and Philip Wang. It's been a long road getting this book to the finish line, but at long last, you can hold it in your grubby hands and read the dang thing.

RISE Is a love letter to our community, chronicling the ups and downs, struggles and triumphs, personalitis and ideas that have shaped who we our today. Through intimiate recollections, exclusive interviews, graphic essays, annotated illustrations and more -- thanks, in part, to an amazing squad of contributors -- we assembled a chronicle of the last three decades of Asian America that we hope will inspire delight, nostalgia and exploration.

Please join us Friday, March 4 at the Japanese American National Museum for a book talk, signing and reception with me, Jeff, Philip and a bunch of a amazing folks who made this book possible.

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Remembering Linsanity
In an exclusive, illustrated excerpt from our upcoming book RISE: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now, Jeremy Lin remembers his road to the NBA and reflects on where "Linsanity" led.

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My Family Lost Our Farm During Japanese Incarceration. I Went Searching for What Remains.
"Japanese Americans who were forced off their land lost property worth an estimated $3.7 billion in today’s dollars, and $7.7 billion worth of income... But not all losses are quantifiable, even in estimates. How can we count the communities dispersed, the culture disappeared? In the 80 years since, there’s been another loss: the memories of survivors of this forced removal."

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Eileen Gu's Olympic run launches her into stardom and the political fray
Freestyle skiier Eileen Gu's epic success comes in tandem with a highly controversial Winter Olympics and an increasingly strained relationship between China and the United State.

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Why Chinese Americans Are Talking About Eileen Gu
The critical crossfire Ms. Gu has faced has implications that go far beyond the Olympic slopes, Chinese Americans say. And some see themselves in the duality she has embraced.

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Eileen Gu, the Olympics and who gets to be American
"It seems we can’t let an Olympics pass without wondering whether an Asian American athlete is truly American. Every four years, the Olympic team gets more diverse, and every four years, the American media fumbles for the words to describe them."

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Kristi Yamaguchi won gold 30 years ago. American figure skating would never look the same.
When Kristi Yamaguchi became the first Asian American woman to win gold at the Winter Olympics 30 years ago, she changed the face of U.S. figure skating.

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The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wishes vaccines for kids under 5 were available, but that more data is needed first.

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The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
What does society owe immunocompromised people?

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Here's why your shoes will be staying the hell out of my house
A Wall Street Journal essay about keeping shoes on inside the house left many Asian Americans aghast.

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Cheetos Flamin' Hots Made Me Who I Am
In middle school, Summer Kim Lee envied the wealthy white kids. But she had something they didn't have, too.

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What Min Jin Lee Wants Us to See
Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires, discusses her research process, her memories of arriving in America, and why she reads the Bible before writing.

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Tablo of Epik High on Success, Bullying & the Stories That Got Him Here
"All the things we did wrong and that we suffered through got us here," Korean rapper Tablo says.

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How Sun and Jin's relationship went from problematic to transcendent on Lost
Here's why this underrated Lost couple is ranked Entertainment Weekly's No. 1 TV romance of all time.

They Call Us Bruce 149: They Call Us Shoes Off

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we round up The Good, The Bad and The WTF of the week, including Ali Wong's latest standup special, Asian American excellence at the Winter Olympics, anti-Asian violence, Wrong Asians, and taking off your damn shoes inside the house.

Twenty-One Angry Years

Happy Angryversary



Here we are again.

Honestly, with everything going on these days, I almost forgot. But on this day in 2001, I started this website. I hit the upload button on the very first rickety-ass HTML iteration of what I would eventually learn was called a blog. I've been doing this damn thing for 21 years. Angry Asian Man is allowed in the bar.

Every year I write this post, I am more bewildered about this journey and how I got here. I know I say this pretty regularly, but when I started this blog, I had no idea I was starting something. And certainly not the "something" that would go on to define my personal and professional identity for the next two decades and beyond.

Other things have become clearer. Raising the issues, fighting for visibility and engaging in hard conversations about our Asian American identities and communities are not more relevant and vital right now -- they've always been relevant and vital. I'm tired, and I'm twenty-one years older, but my work is not done. Our work's not done.

That said, I have to acknowledge that, in terms of output, I'm not the blogger I once was. My attention, time and resources have been diverted in a lot of different directions that pull me away from posting here -- fun stuff, like podcasts and writing a book, but also general adult life concerns like the safety and well-being of loved ones, paying the billz, my own mental health, and the goddamn COVID-19.

Truthfully, there are just days that I feel overloaded and paralyzed.

But other thing I know for sure after twenty-one years, none of this would be possible without my community. The hands-down best thing about this whole endeavor are the people that it has put in my path. The partners, the collaborators, the challengers, the teachers, the listeners, the readers. On the most difficult days, you've had my back, and in our most joyous moments, the celebrations are sweeter because we got there together.

Thank you being on this journey with me. Twenty-one years. I'll take that drink.

Stay Angry.

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Who's winning at the Winter Olympics? Asian Americans, and that's a big deal
Asian Americans have had a stellar performance during the Beijing Olympics, with heavyweights like Nathan Chen, Eileen Gu and Chloe Kim pulling in gold medals in a breathtaking fashion.

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The Asian American Pipeline in Figure Skating
For the second consecutive Winter Games, four of the six figure skaters who arrived to represent the United States in the singles events were Asian American. The chain of success stretches back for years and has only strengthened as more have poured into the sport and become Olympic stars.

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More than 20 years later, Michelle Kwan still holds a special place in hearts of Asian Americans
Michelle Kwan still holds a special place in the hearts of Asian American millennials, who have continued to follow the two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion throughout her career.

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I'm an Asian American Harvard student. The anti-affirmative-action case does not speak for me.
"As president of the Asian American Association at Harvard and the son of an immigrant family, I have a message for those who oppose affirmative action: Do not use the Asian American community to advance your political agenda."

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Meet the 1st Asian American mayor of a major Midwestern city; Flood maps shortfalls
Cincinnati's new Mayor Aftab Pureval is the first Asian American mayor of a major city in the Midwest. He talks to NPR about the Bengals in the Super Bowl and his plans to tackle gun violence, climate change and other challenges.

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For these Asian American adoptees, celebrating the Lunar New Year means creating new traditions
For Asian American adoptees, Lunar New Year can be complicated: They may not partake in rituals handed down through generations. For many, traditions start with themselves, burnished by an alchemy of research, adaptation and a continuous revision of self-discovery.

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My Mother Told Stories Through Hmong Embroidery, I Use the Pen
Lisa Lee Herrick recalls how her mother's Hmong embroidery lessons shapes the stories she writes.

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Ming-Na Wen Worked Her Ass Off To Be Here
Ming-Na Wen has long attributed her success to luck. Now, she's finally giving herself credit.

They Call Us Bruce 148: They Call Us Dante Basco

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome the one and only Dante Basco. He talks about his directorial debut The Fabulous Filipino Brothers, making a movie with his family -- his entire family -- growing up in Hollywood, and being perpetually linked to iconic characters, including Prince Zuko and, of course, RUFIO.

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The Legacy of Linsanity, 10 Years Later
A decade after Jeremy Lin's NBA breakout, Lin and some of the people who observed his sudden ascent reflect on the excitement and lasting cultural significance of his heroics for the Knicks in February 2012.

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Stop asking freestyle skier Eileen Gu about her political views
Having first competed for Team USA and now competing for China, freestyle skier Eileen Gu has been caught up in geopolitical tensions surrounding the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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San Francisco apologizes for racism against Chinese Americans
San Francisco has become the latest major California city to apologize for its history of racist and discriminatory acts and policies against Chinese Americans.

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How the Pandemic and Anti-Asian Violence Spurred 2 States to Change History Lessons
New Jersey and Illinois have passed legislation requiring Asian American history lessons – and other states are trying to follow suit.

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How One Dance Studio Became a Bulwark Against Loneliness in New York City's Chinatown
In the midst of rising rates of Anti-Asian hate crimes and social isolation for many Chinese immigrants, one dance studio created a safe social space for New York City's Chinatown seniors.

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A St. Louis woman discovered her mom’s secret past — as a Vietnamese rock star
Far from simply entertaining troops, Dr. Hannah Ha learned, her mom had been a recording artist who worked with South Vietnam's top composers in the scene's 1960s heyday. She performed under the stage name Phương Tâm.

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Notes on Work
There's a masochistic pride to overworking. How heavy a workload can I truly handle? How many plates can I keep in the air?

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How Cleaning for the Lunar New Year Helps Me Let Go of the Past
Grace Hwang Lynch cleans in preparation for the Lunar New Year, and in doing so, lets go of the past.

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60% of the World's Seeds are Owned by Corporations. How Farmer Kristyn Leach is Resisting.
Namu Farms in Winters, California is one of several small farms cultivating Asian heritage vegetables.

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The Anxiety of Exclamation Points
For Lan Samantha Chang, exclamation points are part of a decades-long project to be as truthful as possible to her lived experience as a child of immigrants.

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'We're Putting a Piece of Ourselves Out There': The Linda Lindas Talk 'Growing Up' on Debut LP
The Linda Lindas, who went viral last year with their punk anthem "Racist, Sexist Boy," will release their debut full-length album Growing Up on April 8.

They Call Us Bruce 147: They Call Us Year of the Tiger

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome Potluck Podcast pals Ada Tseng (Saturday School) and Raman Sehgal (Modern Minorities, Quarantined Comics) to celebrate the Lunar New Year and discuss superstitions, superheroes, Michelle Yeoh, Lou Diamond Phillips, urine, basement bunkers and utility journalism.

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My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life.
"If we oppose banning some books, we should oppose banning any book. If our society isn’t strong enough to withstand the weight of difficult or challenging — and even hateful or problematic — ideas, then something must be fixed in our society. Banning books is a shortcut that sends us to the wrong destination."

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The LA Artist Behind The Viral #StopAsianHate Portraits Wishes He Never Needed To Draw Another One
Artist Jonathan Chang's bright, colorful portraits of Asians attacked during the pandemic have perhaps become among the most recognizable of the #StopAsianHate movement.

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I've Got Nothing Left To Give To End This Pandemic
Vanessa Wong had done her part to prevent the pandemic from spiraling out of control – it didn't matter.

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How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School
Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams. Asian American students have complicated feelings about that.

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The Dark Purpose Behind a Town Constable's Journal
Why did a local official at the turn of the twentieth century, maintain a ledger tracking Chinese residents?

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2022 brings the Year of the Tiger. Are we in for a passionate, tumultuous year?
The water tiger -- the animal being ushered in with this Lunar New Year -- is less aggressive and more open-minded than the typical tiger, according to Chinese astrology.

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How 'Definition Please' creator Sujata Day wrote the roles she wanted to play, onscreen and off
"I wanted to write the character that I wanted to play," said actor and filmmaker Sujata Day, who makes her feature directorial debut with the indie dramedy Definition Please.

They Call Us Bruce 146: They Call Us Lisa Ling

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome award-winning journalist Lisa Ling, host of the new docuseries Take Out with Lisa Ling. She talks about her own family's Chinese restaurant roots, the new ubiquity of Asian cuisines -- and the untold stories behind them, and why she does indeed have the best job in the world.

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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.

They Call Us Bruce 145: They Call Us Mayor Michelle Wu

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston. She talks about breaking barriers as the first woman and first person of color elected to lead her city, hitting the ground running, "getting city hall out of city hall," and embracing both legacy and innovation. She also gives us The Good, The Bad and The WTF of being the mayor of Boston.

Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks

40-year-old Michelle Go was "suddenly pushed" in front of an oncoming train.



In New York, a woman died after she was pushed onto the subway tracks and struck by an oncoming train. The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Times Square-42nd Street station while she was standing on the southbound R-Q train platform. According to witnesses, a man "suddenly pushed" the woman in an unprovoked attack shoving her onto the tracks as the train pulled into the station, killing her.

Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Times Square

The victim was identified as 40-year-old Michelle Go, who was Asian. The attacker, identified as 61-year-old Simon Martial, fled the scene and rode the subway to Lower Manhattan, where he told officers at the Canal Street station that he had pushed a woman onto the tracks. Martial reportedly has a history encounters with the authorities related to mental health problems. He is expected to be arraigned on murder charges.

Police are calling the attack "random" and said there was no indication that Go had been targeted because of her ethnicity. I have to say that offers very little comfort. These mounting "random" attacks against victims who just happen to be Asian, during a sharp surge of violence against Asians... at some point, "random" really doesn't seem like a sufficient way to categorize a tragedy like this. We do not feel safe.

More here: Woman Pushed Onto Subway Tracks 'Never Saw' Her Attacker

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The Fight for Asian American Studies
After a year that put a spotlight on anti-Asian racism, students around the country have been petitioning their schools to create curriculums that reflect the moment.

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Nearly a third of Asians in San Gabriel Valley report experiencing racism during the pandemic
A recent survey found that many San Gabriel Valley residents feel less safe than before the pandemic, many of whom cited feeling vulnerable to racist attacks when they leave home.

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Americans are just learning what people in East Asia already know about masks.
The CDC recently conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the coronavirus as effectively as surgical masks or respirators. In East Asia, a pronouncement like that would not be necessary because it is already common knowledge.

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Processing Anti-Asian Violence, through Corky Lee's Lens
Nearly one year after photojournalist Corky Lee's death from COVID 19, we still have so much to learn from him.

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You Are Not Entitled To Our Deaths: COVID, Abled Supremacy & Interdependence
"You are not entitled to our deaths. You are not entitled to the deaths of our loved ones in the name of capital, privilege and “normal.” You are not entitled to our silence about our pain and suffering and the wet tar grief that envelops us. You are not entitled to our fear and terror at the worsening conditions and chaos of this pandemic, wondering if we will ever be able to safely leave our homes again."

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When comfort television gets uncomfortable
Horrified by "Japan Week" on the Great British Baking Show? You're not the only one.

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Mitski in 9 Acts
If Mitski has to reveal herself at all, she’d rather do it one short burst at a time.

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Redefining their Korean American identity through a new deli
It wasn't until chef couple Katianna and John Hong took a trip to South Korea together that they noticed a shift in thinking about Korean cuisine.

They Call Us Bruce 144: They Call Us Very Asian

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we welcome Michelle Li, reporter and anchor for KDSK in St. Louis, and Marian Chia-Ming Liu, Operations Editor for the Washington Post. We discuss racist voicemails, reclaiming our Asian names, and the significance of being Very Asian in 2022.

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The Power of Reclaiming My Asian Name
"Like many Asian Americans, I have long spurned my full name. A wave of racism made me say: No more."

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A viewer told an anchor to 'keep her Korean to herself.' Then 'something amazing happened.'
On New Year's Day, someone left a voicemail for Michelle Li, criticizing the NBC St. Louis reporter for "being very Asian" and telling her she should "keep her Korean to herself."

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A year after viral photo, Rep. Andy Kim reflects on being a 'caretaker of our democracy'
Rep. Andy Kim, who was photographed clearing debris from the rotunda after the January 6 Capitol attack, said his immigrant roots made him fiercely protective of his country.

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Overlooked No More: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Artist and Author Who Explored Identity
She was murdered after the publication of her first novel, Dictee, a challenging exploration of Korean history and immigrant life that inspires Asian American writers today.

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Are you a Fiona or a Jane? Jean Chen Ho's debut captures a bittersweet L.A. friendship
Jane Ho's debut novel, Fiona and Jane, follows the friendship of two Taiwanese American women from L.A.

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Andrew Phung's 'Run the Burbs' picks up the baton from 'Kim's Convenience'
Kim's Convenience star Andrew Phung and his best friend created the CBC comedy Run the Burbs about what happens when the children of immigrants have their own kids.

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Japanese Breakfast Embraces the 'Good, Bad and In Between'
Musician and author Michelle Zauner talks about her monumental year, which includes her bestselling memoir Crying at H Mart and two Grammy nominations for her third album Jubilee.

They Call Us Bruce 143: They Call Us 2022

Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.



What's up, podcast listeners? We've got another episode of our podcast They Call Us Bruce. (Almost) each week, my good friend, writer/columnist Jeff Yang and I host an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America, with a strong focus on media, entertainment and popular culture.

In this episode, we return from the holiday "break" and ring in the New Year with one last look back, talking about The Good, The Bad and The WTF of 2021 -- including Marvel movies, squid games, library rockers, big city mayors, licorice pizzas and the damn omicron.

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Analysis: A Close Reading of 'Licorice Pizza's' Japanese Wife Scenes
Paul Thomas Anderson's 1970s-set awards contender Licorice Pizza has been accused of racist content. "Regardless of whether one finds the Mikado scenes offensive, they serve as the latest evidence that the portrayal of anti-Asian expression remains a go-to creative device for American auteurs."

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She Tweeted That Alan Dershowitz Might Be Acting Crazy. So Yale Fired Her.
The strange free-speech case of Bandy Lee.

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'I am not your scapegoat': See the art created by Asian Americans in a year of anti-Asian hate
From photography to public art installations, artists have produced ambitious multimedia projects that explore the fragility, burden and joy of being Asian in America.

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Rose Ochi: A Civil Rights Advocate Who Blazed Trails for Asian American Women
"Rose Ochi was a powerful and widely respected legal mind who spent her career advocating for civil rights. When she died late last year, the loss was felt by the many she inspired to follow her path, including myself." Rep. Judy Chu on the influence and legacy of trailblazing civil rights advocate Rose Ochi.

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A 27-year-old wanted to see her Asian American story reflected in bookstores. So she opened her own.
Yu and Me Books is believed to be NYC Chinatown’s first Asian American, woman-owned bookstore.

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Hasan Minhaj's diasporic comedy
Comedian Hasan Minhaj talks to the Washington Post about representation in film and television, their relationship to Islam and what it means to be a diasporic voice in the comedy world.

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Squid Game Already Changed TV. Now It’s Transforming Hollywood Awards
Inside the awards campaign for Squid Game, the Korean drama series that can’t stop breaking records.

All The Asians On Star Trek - 23: Away Mission with Michael Golamco

The Podcast In Which We Interview All The Asians On Star Trek.



All The Asians On Star Trek is the podcast in which we interview all the Asians on Star Trek. In Episode 23 of All The Asians On Star Trek, we embark on another Away Mission, in which we invite fellow Asian American fans of Star Trek to do a deep dive into an episode of their choosing. For this edition of the Away Mission, we welcome writer Michael Golamco (Always Be My Maybe, Grimm, Nightflyers) to discuss "The Measure of a Man" from season two of Star Trek: The Next Generation -- widely considered to be one of the best episodes of the franchise. We ask some important questions: Is Data the property of Starfleet? (No.) Does Data have a soul? (Maybe.) Did Picard and Louvois get it on? (Definitely.)