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Don't Miss Jay Caspian Kang On Asian-Americans, Whiteness And Peter Liang
Protests over the conviction of police officer Peter Liang in the shooting death of an unarmed black man show that Asian-Americans have something to say about race and policing. But what, and...
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Asian-American Teens Say They Lie To Doctors About Sex
Doctors presume that Asian-American teens aren't having sex, and teenagers presume that doctors will tell their parents if they ask about contraception or other key aspects of sexual health.(Image...
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Asian-Americans Continue To Drift Away From The GOP, But It's A Complicated...
For decades, a majority of the Vietnamese-American electorate has leaned Republican. Now Asian-Americans are more likely to register as independents, with very complex opinions on national issues.
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First-Ever Tracker Of Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Launched
After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. But good statistics are hard to come by.(Image credit: Adam Rountree/AP)
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Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still
For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.(Image credit: Terry Vine/Getty Images)
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This Week In Race: A House That Flew Over The Ocean And A Man Who Didn't Get...
You could say it's been a pretty turbulent week on the race beat.(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Politics Of Respectability And A Dragged Passenger
The politics of respectability were complicated this week when a 69 year-old Asian-American doctor was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines flight.(Image credit: Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)
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On Police Treatment, Asian-Americans Show Ethnic, Generational Splits
Younger Asian-Americans are more likely to cite unequal treatment by police than older generations, according to a survey of Asian-American voters who are also split on the issue along ethnic...
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'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks
The perception of universal success among Asian-Americans is being wielded to downplay racism's role in the persistent struggles of other minority groups — especially black Americans.(Image credit:...
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Asian-Americans In Hollywood Still Waiting For The Spotlight
In the meantime, some are producing their own shows or creating material for alternative platforms like YouTube.(Image credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Why Colleges Already Face Race-Related Challenges In Serving Future Students
By 2020 more than half of children in the U.S. will be part of an ethnic or racial minority. Colleges and universities are figuring out how to prepare for them.(Image credit: Cesar Okada/Getty...
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'Racist Bill'? Chinese Immigrants Protest Effort To Collect More...
Massachusetts lawmakers and supporters of the bill say collecting detailed data could help bring more resources to Asian-Americans. But some protesters worry the data will be misused.(Image credit:...
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Can East Asians Call Themselves 'Brown'?
To many, being "brown" is about a set of shared experiences that include things like being subjected to discrimination and stereotyping. But there's some history here.(Image credit: Chelsea Beck/NPR)
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Poll: Asian-Americans See Individuals' Prejudice As Big Discrimination Problem
In an NPR poll looking at experience with discrimination, Asian-Americans told us that individual prejudice is a bigger problem than bias by government or laws.(Image credit: Alyson Hurt/NPR)
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California Democrats Hope Asian-American Voters Can Help Flip Red Districts
In conservative Orange County, a growing Asian-American population could have an impact on some key competitive House races in the midterms.(Image credit: Chris Bentley/Here & Now)
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As College Apps Are Due, Asian-American High Schoolers Consider Affirmative...
A lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants has brought affirmative action into the news. One group that's paying attention? Asian-American high school...
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In 'Minor Feelings,' Asian American Racial Trauma Is Laid Bare
Cathy Park Hong's essays serve as a major reckoning, pulling no punches as the author uses her life's flashpoints to give voice to a wider Asian American experience, one with cascading...
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'Overlooked': Asian American Jobless Rate Surges But Few Take Notice
Asian Americans have traditionally enjoyed some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. But the pandemic is taking a heavy toll - and Trump's blaming China isn't helping.(Image credit: Spencer...
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First-Ever Tracker Of Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Launched
After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. But good statistics are hard to come by.(Image credit: Adam Rountree/AP)
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Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still
For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.(Image credit: Terry Vine/Getty Images)
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