8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Nonsmoking Stanford Doctor and Professor tells his Lung Cancer Story
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Why Are Asians Yellow?
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Mill Valley Film Festival: ‘Invisible Nation’ [Taiwan] – Intro, Q&A & Review
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Tag Archives: NPR
The Linda Lindas Tiny Desk Concert
Although today started out as a rainy, dreary Monday morning, this short 15 minute concert by the Linda Lindas, brought to you by NPR’s Tiny Desk program, really brightened my day. I love their energy and musicality. They all play … Continue reading
Aasif Mandvi on Religion, Identity, and Politics
http://youtu.be/E98qLDcwzwU Aasif Mandvi discusses the identity issues of being Muslim and South Asian with Huffington Post. He and his new book No Land’s Man is also featured on NPR’s Fresh Air.
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, History, Religion
Tagged NPR
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NPR: My Big Break – Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night
Image courtesy of NPR – Chris Pizzello/AP. Apparently, National Public Radio has started a new series of interviews titled My Big Break, and doctor / comedian Ken Jeong gives his account how he moved from being a doctor to a comedian … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, Southern California, TV
Tagged actor, Asian-American, doctor, Ken Jeong, NPR
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Why Indian Americans Dominate Spelling Bees
With the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee having taken place this week, this recent NPR story about how and why Indian-American students appear to dominate the annual bee is a fascinating read: “Indian-American spelling successes have also been fueled in recent years … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Current Events, Sports
Tagged 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee, Indian-American, NPR
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