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The story behind Sandra Oh’s BLM Emmy’s Jacket
September 21, 2020Although there was no red carpet at Emmy’s this y...Read more
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House condemns racism against Asian Americans amid pandemic
September 18, 2020The House voted Thursday to condemn racism against Asia...Read more
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Olivia Munn discusses Asian heritage and representation with USC Price
September 10, 2020In a virtual conversation with USC Price School of Poli...Read more
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Raymond Townsend, first Fil-Am in the NBA, on learning from John Wooden and inspiring Steve Kerr and Kevin Johnson
September 7, 2020Former Golden State Warriors guard Raymond Townsend was...Read more
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At Ally Maki’s Asian American Girl Club, All Are Welcome
September 3, 2020In 2018, Maki founded Asian American Girl Club, her ans...Read more
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Chef Alvin Cailan On Comfort Food, His Heritage And His New Book, ‘Amboy’
September 1, 2020Chef Alvin Cailan is the founder of the massively popul...Read more
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PARADISE RISING: How 88rising’s New Label Is Pushing Filipino Music And Culture To The Forefront
August 31, 2020In the 5 years since its inception, founders Sean Miyas...Read more
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Korean-American Drinks Pros Are Bringing ‘Sool’ to New York
August 31, 2020“Sool” is a Korean word representing all the country’s ...Read more
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Nikki Haley, Bobby Jindal and on-and-off relationships with Indian American identity
August 31, 2020Following Haley’s (born Nimrata Randhawa) RNC spe...Read more
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How Jujubee from ‘Drag Race’ infused her Laotian culture into her persona and onto the screen
August 27, 2020Jujubee of Rupaul’s Drag Race represents her Laot...Read more
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Chef David Chang Opens Up About Bipolar I Disorder in New Memoir: ‘It Has Shaped Me In So Many Ways’
August 26, 2020In his upcoming memoir Eat a Peach, David Chang reveals...Read more
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Helen Zia has seen hostility against Asian Americans before. ‘We didn’t learn enough or some people have forgotten.’
August 26, 2020Journalist, author and activist Helen Zia has been figh...Read more
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Vietnamese American Violinist is A Proud Mariachi Musician
August 22, 2020Kurt To grew up in “not your traditional Vietname...Read more
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NYPD creates Asian Hate Crime Task Force after spike in anti-Asian attacks during Covid-19 pandemic
August 19, 2020The New York Police Department announced the creation o...Read more
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Dinesh D’Souza’s Attacks On Kamala Harris Are Part Of A Bigger Problem In The Indian Community
August 18, 2020As an Indian man, D’Souza has the privilege of appealin...Read more
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The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark
August 17, 2020Seven years after her death, Ruth Asawa is finally bein...Read more
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DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In Admissions
August 14, 2020Following a two year study, the US Department of Justic...Read more
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How Hip-Hop Brought A Young Hmong American And His Grandma Together
August 13, 2020You might think of hip-hop as a traditionally American ...Read more
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COVID-19 and advancing Asian American recovery
August 10, 2020A study by McKinsey & Company examines the affect o...Read more
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I Am Not Your “Other”: A Cambodian American’s Experience with Race Classification Within the Prison System
August 6, 2020Even within California’s prison system, Asian Ame...Read more
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Meet the Bay Area rapper working on a COVID vaccine
August 4, 2020Ruby Ibarra is almost a modern day Hannah Montana. By d...Read more
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For Asian Americans, food deserts encompass both income and culture
July 30, 2020For some Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who live...Read more
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Asian American picture books: Full of wisdom
July 29, 2020One of the many areas that lacks Asian American represe...Read more
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Meet the Brave but Overlooked Women of Color Who Fought for the Vote
July 27, 2020There are less than 100 days until the 2020 Election. T...Read more
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From Crazy Rich Asians to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – unforgettable LGBT characters played by Asian-American actors
July 24, 2020From Leah Lewis’s lesbian student in Netflix’s The Half...Read more
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Little noticed, Filipino Americans are dying of COVID-19 at an alarming rate
July 22, 2020For a variety of reasons, Filipino Americans have been ...Read more
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Anti-Asian Harassment Is Surging. Can Ads and Hashtags Help?
July 21, 2020With more than 2,000 incidents and little action from t...Read more
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The Asian-American Tea Brands Creating a More Transparent Industry
July 20, 2020For many non-Asian Americans, tea is associated not wit...Read more
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Mike Magpayo becomes first Filipino American NCAA Division 1 Head Coach
July 17, 2020Filipino American Mike Magpayo replaces David Patrick a...Read more
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Nicole Ponseca: We Need To Push The Value And Worth Of Ethnic Cuisine
July 16, 2020The Filipino American chef shares her experience and fr...Read more
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Asian American Girls Saw Pivotal Icon in ‘Baby Sitters Club’
July 14, 2020Author Ann M. Martin had no master plan when she decide...Read more
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Thai American Tammy Duckworth Bursts into VP Contention
July 13, 2020The Illinois senator and Purple Heart recipient has lan...Read more
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‘Blue’s Clues and You!’ host Josh Dela Cruz on figuring out clues and sharing Filipino culture with a new generation
July 9, 2020Filipino American Josh Dela Cruz grew up watching Blue ...Read more
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Alien Land Law: California Law Prohibits Asian Immigrants from Owning Land
July 9, 2020On May 3, 1913, California enacted the Alien Land Law, ...Read more
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Asian American Actors Reveal Why Video Games Can Create Change Faster Than Movies or TV
July 8, 2020As the entertainment industry seeks to be more inclusiv...Read more
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‘We Are on the Basement Level.’ Crazy Rich Asians Author Kevin Kwan on Asian Representation in Entertainment and His New Book
July 7, 2020His latest novel, Sex and Vanity, out June 30, sweeps t...Read more
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Asian American groups call for crackdown on racism in coronavirus era
July 6, 2020A coalition of Asian American groups has called on the ...Read more
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Sandra Oh layers in her ethnicity on ‘Killing Eve’ because white Hollywood does not
July 2, 2020Two years ago, Sandra Oh made history. Born in Canada t...Read more
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Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All
July 1, 2020Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on how Hmong American police...Read more
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Obama said Trump’s use of term ‘kung flu’ ‘shocks and pisses me off’: report
June 30, 2020Former President Obama reportedly issued his strongest ...Read more
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10 Asian Americans Reflect on Racism During the Pandemic and the Need for Equality
June 30, 2020Today, as the U.S. struggles to combat a global pandemi...Read more
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From Riots to Recognition: Celebrate Stonewall Day With Geena Rocero
June 30, 2020Filipino American supermodel, TED speake, transgender a...Read more
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US Air Force chooses Korean American JoAnne Bass as first woman to serve as top enlisted leader
June 26, 2020Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass, the current command...Read more
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Ballet Needs to End Its Use of Yellowface; It’s Phil Chan’s Mission to Make That Happen
June 22, 2020Phil Chan and his partner, Georgina Pazcoguin, a solois...Read more
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K-Pop Stans Successfully Sabotaged Trump’s Tulsa Rally
June 21, 2020Kpop stans do it again! After taking over taking over t...Read more
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Filipino American confronted for BLM message sheds light on form of genteel racism, experts say
June 19, 2020“Polite racism” is a particularly insidious form becaus...Read more
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Bowen Yang on Pride, Making ‘SNL’ History and the Transformative Power of Michelle Branch
June 13, 20202019 was a big year for Bowen Yang, he was shooting Awk...Read more
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Westminster courthouse re-named after first Asian American Orange County Superior Court judge
June 12, 2020The name of trailblazing Stephen K. Tamura – Orange Cou...Read more
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How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know
June 11, 2020Their centuries-old faith tradition of nourishing anyon...Read more
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BTS and Big Hit Entertainment Donate $1 million to Black Lives Matter. BTS ARMY matches $1 million donation
June 8, 2020Within 24 hours of the announcement that BTS and Big Hi...Read more
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How to Support Asian American Businesses Looted During Nationwide Protests to Support Asian American Businesses Looted During Nationwide Protests
June 4, 2020Looting has increased following nationwide protests wit...Read more
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A new YA novel about teens, racism and rape culture finds resonance amid pandemic
June 1, 2020NBC Asian America talks to author Kelly Yang about her ...Read more
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Their Minneapolis Restaurant Burned, but They Back the Protest
May 31, 2020Though a Bangladeshi family lost their restaurant, Ghan...Read more
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In ‘Be Water’, Bao Nguyen looks at the giant shadow cast by Bruce Lee
May 31, 2020“I was just blown away,” Nguyen said. ̶...Read more
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I play Anna May Wong in ‘Hollywood.’ Her invisibility as an Asian American actress mirrors my own.
May 30, 2020As an actor, I have spent most of my life attempting to...Read more
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24 Years After Gold In Atlanta, Amy Chow Is Still The Master of Difficulty
May 29, 2020Amy Chow was the first Asian American gymnast to qualif...Read more
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Pregnant Woman Arrested For Allegedly Defending Herself From Racist Nurse Who Assaulted Her
May 27, 2020A Hmong American woman who sought treatment at a hospit...Read more
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17 Year Old Alexis Kam Becomes One of CSU Los Angeles’ Youngest Graduates
May 27, 2020While most 17 year olds are looking to start college in...Read more
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ASIAN AMERICAN MODEL AND ACTIVIST CHELLA MAN IS HERE TO DEFY YOUR STEREOTYPES
May 27, 2020Chella Man isn’t your average Gen-Zer. The Pennsylvania...Read more
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Kelly Hu, Ronny Chieng, Prabal Gurung and Andrew Yang Set for 8-Hour Live-Stream Event
May 20, 2020Timed to coincide with Asian American and Pacific Islan...Read more
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How the 1982 Murder of Vincent Chin Ignited a Push for Asian American Rights
May 18, 2020Vincent Chin would be 65 today. Maybe he would have ret...Read more
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21 Book, TV, Film And Podcast Suggestions For Asian Americans, By Asian Americans
May 15, 2020May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. To mark A...Read more
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A New Delivery Service Specializes in Asian Produce
May 15, 2020Looking for a delivery service that will deliver Asian ...Read more
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Mr. President, you don’t speak for Asian Americans – CNN Op-Ed
May 14, 2020On Monday, in response to a legitimate question about C...Read more
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NBC News To Host Virtual Town Hall On Anti-Asian Sentiment During Coronavirus; Margaret Cho, Eugene Lee Yang And Lea Salonga Set To Appear
May 13, 2020The town hall, hosted by NBC News will examine the rise...Read more
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‘IT MIGHT NOT EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN:’ HOW ASIAN RESTAURANTS IN THE S.G.V. ARE SURVIVING CORONAVIRUS, AN L.A. TACO EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
May 12, 2020Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley is home to the la...Read more
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How communities are helping homebound Asian American seniors with limited English skills
May 12, 2020Already at high risk for infection, older AAPI people a...Read more
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Asian American eligible voter population has ballooned 139% in 20 years
May 8, 2020The group is the fastest-growing demographic of eligibl...Read more
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Five things to remember during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and beyond
May 4, 2020May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month. Here are ...Read more
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Ryan Murphy’s New Show Is An Alt-History. But Anna May Wong’s Story Is a Real Hollywood Injustice.
May 3, 2020Netflix’s Hollywood features Anna May Wong, Holly...Read more
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Unemployment claims from Asian Americans have spiked 6,900% in New York. Here’s why
May 2, 2020Across New York, businesses have shut down during the c...Read more
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How ‘Hollywood’ Gave Darren Criss the Chance to Engage With His Asian-American Identity on Screen
May 2, 2020Darren Criss as the fictional Raymond Ainsley and Miche...Read more
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People Are Writing Notes to Comfort Elderly Asian New Yorkers
May 1, 2020Asian seniors in NYC are facing isolation and xenophobi...Read more
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Asian American Chefs Provide Cooking Inspiration While Quarantined
April 30, 2020Looking for cooking inspiration during the stay at home...Read more
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Teen Donates 11K Masks to Hospital, Hopes to Dispel Bias Against Asian Americans amid Pandemic
April 29, 202015 year old Valerie Xu of Texas tells PEOPLE she had no...Read more
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Jeremy Lin on maintaining Asian American pride amid rising coronavirus racism
April 29, 2020With Asian America weathering heightened anti-Asian sen...Read more
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Nursing ranks are filled with Filipino Americans. The pandemic is taking an outsized toll on them
April 28, 2020As the coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll on...Read more
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When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus
April 26, 2020The global response to COVID-19 has made clear that the...Read more
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LA Times Op-Ed: John Cho: Coronavirus reminds Asian Americans like me that our belonging is conditional
April 24, 2020Actor John Cho shares his thoughts on the current perce...Read more
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I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism
April 23, 2020“Where are you from?” Those are the first words out of ...Read more
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A Prominent Filipino Chef Starts Her Dream Project During the Pandemic
April 21, 2020While many restaurants are shutting their doors and str...Read more
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How Southeast Asian American refugees helped shape America’s resettlement system
April 21, 20202020 is the 45th anniversary of Southeast Asian America...Read more
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Smashed windows and racist graffiti: Vandals target Asian Americans amid coronavirus
April 17, 2020COVID-19 has taken its toll on businesses around the wo...Read more
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The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020
April 14, 2020As an Asian American, I’ve been conditioned to a certai...Read more
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4 Things Asian Americans Can Do To Fight Back Against Racism
April 14, 2020While most Americans are staying home, trying to naviga...Read more
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Struggling Filipino Restaurants Will Feed Bay Area Health Care Workers and Others in Need
April 12, 2020It’s a tough time for restaurants across the coun...Read more
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Andrew Yang on the Post-Pandemic Job Market
April 12, 2020“Many Americans will not have jobs to return to a...Read more
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Asian Americans use social media to drown out bigotry
April 11, 2020Asian Americans are using social media to organize and ...Read more
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‘We Are Perpetual Foreigners.’ Tzi Ma Talks Tigertail, Mulan and Anti-Asian Bigotry During Coronavirus
April 11, 2020Tzi Ma has been Hollywood’s go-to Asian dad. In t...Read more
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‘Our company is unapologetically American Chinese’: How Panda Express is fighting COVID-19 racism
April 9, 2020As the COVID-19 pandemic hits the United States, the co...Read more
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New York Sikhs prepare over 30,000 free meal packets for Americans in self-isolation
April 8, 2020While most Sikh temples or Gurdwaras have paused commun...Read more
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LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Wins Bid to Turn Shuttered Hospital into COVID-19 Command Center
April 6, 2020LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A family foundation led by t...Read more
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Shin-Soo Choo donates $1,000 to every Rangers minor leaguer during coronavirus shutdown
April 5, 2020Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is going above a...Read more
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The Claudia Kishi Club is Now Streaming Online
April 5, 2020The Claudia Kishi Club was originally set to premiere a...Read more
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Self-Care Tips For Asian Americans Dealing With Racism Amid Coronavirus
April 2, 2020Therapists share the advice they give Asian American cl...Read more
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Stabbing Of Asian American Toddler And Family Deemed A Hate Crime: Report
April 1, 2020Federal investigators determined that the man who stabb...Read more
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PBS SoCal & KCET Create Home Learning for LAUSD Students Hosted by Rosey Alvero
April 1, 2020With schools closed until at least May, Los Angeles Uni...Read more
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What Floyd Cardoz meant to the South Asian culinary world
March 31, 2020Floyd Cardoz presented a new approach to Indian food. H...Read more
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7’2″ Kai Sotto Aims to be the 1st full Filipino player in the NBA
March 30, 2020(Photo via Sotto’s visit to Georgia Tech) “There ...Read more
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For Asian Americans, There Are Two Pandemics: COVID-19 And Daily Bigotry
March 27, 2020“The person called my Filipino mother a ‘Chinese corona...Read more