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Lunar New Year, One Billion Rising, Roommate Wives and More

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.17.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Paul Newell, NYC Lunar New Year for All, Dennis Chin, One Billion Rising, Athena Reich, Cathryn Swan, Asian-American, Caaav, Chinatown, Video, Gay Voices News
Yetta Kurland

Guest host Paul Newell filled in for me this week. Paul spoke to Dennis Chin of CAAAV about the NYC Lunar New Year for All this weekend.

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They Tried To Bind My Grandmother's Feet -- Fortunately, She Was A Rebel

Daisy J Lin | Posted 04.12.2013 | Women
Read More: Chinese New Year, Taiwan, Taipei, Chinese-New-Year-Traditions, Foot Binding, Chinese New Year Celebration, Chinese New Year 2013, Asian American, Asian Americans, Grandmothers, Women News
Daisy J Lin

The shoes my grandmother refused remind me not to take my freedom for granted -- freedom to roam, freedom to pursue my passions and just as importantly, freedom to make my own mistakes.

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What Does It Mean To Be Asian American?

Quora | Posted 12.25.2012 | World
Read More: Society, Asian American Culture, Asian American, Culture, World News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Marq Hwang, An American Like all stories about Americans, it's kind of long. It's kind of...

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Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Ready To Celebrate National Voter Registration Day

Gregory Cendana | Posted 11.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Elections 2012, Every Vote Counts, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian American, National Voter Registration Day, 2012 Election, Pacific Islander, Vote, Voter Registration, Politics News
Gregory Cendana

Let's be proactive and organize our families, friends and communities to register to vote on September 25th. If we are going to make every vote count, it is crucial for communities to participate in National Voter Registration Day and turn out on November 6th.

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Starting This Week: Affordable Preventive Care for Millions of Women

Kathy Ko Chin | Posted 09.29.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Health Care Reform, Contraception, Women's Health, Health Care, Domestic Violence, Health, Asian American, Healthy Living Health News, Women Health Care, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Women Health Care Reform, Healthy Living News
Kathy Ko Chin

Given the controversy surrounding the ACA, it's easy to get confused about what exactly President Obama's health reform law means and who it benefits. What we should not be confused about, however, is the real impact the law is already having, particularly for women and women of color.

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ASIAN MEN CAN JUMP

Deanna Fei | Posted 04.17.2012 | Home
Read More: National Basketball Association, Jeremy Lin Knicks, Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks, Nba, Knicks, Jeremy Lin Asian, Asian American Men, Asian American, Home News
Deanna Fei

What's most undeniable about Jeremy Lin is that the guy has balls. Which obviously has always been true of other Asian males. But now Lin is demonstrating it in a way that even the most racist or ignorant person would be hard-pressed to refute.

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Jeremy Lins of America -- Please Stand Up!

Daniel Arrigg Koh | Posted 04.10.2012 | Home
Read More: Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho, Asian Americans, Jeremy Lin, Race, Race Relations, Asians, Asian American Culture, Asian-American, Asian Culture, Race in America, Home News
Daniel Arrigg Koh

The stereotype of the socially inept, meek Asian-American is one that needs changing. That ultimately requires Asian-Americans to challenge themselves --- and society at large -- to rethink the place of Asian-Americans in our society.

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Remembering Vincent Chin: Pete Hoekstra and Being Asian in America

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Nationalism, Vincent Chin, Hate Crimes, Michael Nitz, Vincent Who?, Political Ads, Debbie Stabenow, Race, Asian American, Pete Hoekstra, Ronald Ebens, Debbie Stabenow for Senate, Racism, Curtis Chin, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Superbowl Commercials, Pete Hoekstra for Senate, Video, Politics News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

In a country that often sees race in terms of White America and Black America, like Latinos, Asian Americans live in a racial middle where we must choose between being Asian (or Chinese or Filipino or Indian) or American, but not both.

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Chinese American WWII Vets Remember Flying Tigers Days

Victoria Moy | Posted 12.03.2011 | New York
Read More: War Brides Act, Chinese American Veterans, Kimlau, Chinese American, Chinatown, 14th ASG, Chinese-American, 407 Air Service Squadron, 14th Air Service Group, Cbi, World War II, Flying Tigers, New York Chinatown, Museum of Chinese in America, American Legion, Veterans, Asian American, Military, New York News
Victoria Moy

Last week, Chinese American World War II veterans of the legendary Flying Tigers reunited for their 68th Anniversary in New York City.

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WATCH: The Happiest Person In America

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Well Being Index, Alvin Wong, New York Times, Asian American, Hawaii, Catherine Rampbell, Gallup, Jewish, Demography, Happiest Man in the World, Video, Business News

Last week, Gallup published its annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, leading The New York Times on a search to find the person who fit the exact...

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The Asian Whizkid's Sibling? The Heartthrob

Victoria Moy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Whiz Kids, Cool Asians, Far East Movement, Whiz-Kids, Tiger Mom, Aj Rafael, Youtube Artists, Maria Aragon, Asian-Americans, Asians, Filipino American, Dana Leong, Asian American Musicians, Asian Americans, Youtube, Musicians, Asian American, Asian American Youth, Youtube-Musicians, Entertainment News
Victoria Moy

Asian Whiz Kids and their Tiger Moms surely abound. But frankly, this model is rather old. The newer, more interesting strand of Asian American is... the Heartthrob Asian.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Organizations Express Concern Regarding Xenophobic Campaign Rhetoric

Gregory Cendana | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Midterm Elections, Pacific Islanders, Asian American, Politics News
Gregory Cendana

Many people have voted, will vote and are going to vote as the 2010 Midterm Elections are coming to a close. As we begin to debrief and reflect on the...

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Maroon 5's Raw Vegan Halloween Desserts from Ani Phyo

Ani Phyo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Food, Market, Seasonal Farmers, Dates, Korean American, Raw Foods, Good For, Healthy, Local, Apricot, Desserts, Dessert, Cream, Acai, Raw Diet, Organic, Asian American, Raw Food Diet, Sweet Treat, Pudding, Nutrition, Tartlets, Organic Sweets, Maroon 5, Celebrity, Hollywood, Celebrities, Style News
Ani Phyo

Ani Phyo is serving up her raw vegan sweet treats at the Maroon 5 Halloween bash tonight in the Hollywood Hills.

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A Chinese American at the Olympics (or, an American Chinese?)

Deanna Lee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Chinese American, Yang Yun, Beijing, 2008, Yang Wei, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Asian American, Gymnasts, Liu Xiang, China, Gymnasts Age, Alicia Sacramone, Media News
Deanna Lee

As an ABC-- American-Born-Chinese -- I had to settle for a less personal sort of honor and pride in "returning" to my family's homeland.

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The Asian-American Minority Swing Vote

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: SB Woo, Asian American, Sharon Chen, 80-20, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Cause, Bel Leong-Hong, Super Tuesday California, California Delegates, Asian American Vote, Clinton Asian Vote, Minority Voting, Minority Vote, Home News
Natasha Chen

Hispanics and African Americans dominate debate of the minority vote. But Asian and Pacific Islanders, who comprise the third largest ethnic minority, could prove the decisive swing group come November.

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