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Washington, D.C. 2023

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A Community in Healing: Monterey Park, 6 Months After the Shooting

Now, more than six months later, San Gabriel Valley residents are still recovering from the shooting that night: the 72-year-old assailant had killed 11 people at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the neighboring city of Monterey Park.

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A Community in Healing: Monterey Park, 6 Months After the Shooting

Now, more than six months later, San Gabriel Valley residents are still recovering from the shooting that night: the 72-year-old assailant had killed 11 people at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the neighboring city of Monterey Park.

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Los Angeles 2022

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The power of Asian American art to heal and bridge generational gaps

Melissa Li and Kit Yan took so much joy from their art that I, a fellow queer Asian American, couldn’t help but feel some of that joy as well.

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Students in San Joaquin county struggle with digital inequity

Many students attending San Joaquin County community colleges rely on their school to provide Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Non-white English teachers in Asia face discrimination

All you really need to be hired as an English teacher in Asia is a passport from the right country, or in some cases just look white.

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Trials of Translation: How healthcare leaves out Asian American seniors

The American healthcare system rarely offers services in Asian languages, forcing younger family members to shoulder the burden.

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Finding history, family and identity in Vancouver’s heritage languages

It takes a village to keep a language alive.

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Virtual 2021

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Asian-Americans demand: ‘Call me by my name’

Mispronouncing someone’s name is much more than just callously stumbling over letters.

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Houston 2018

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“It gets better,” but for Asian Americans, coming out can also get complicated

Tang never saw these stories in the coming out videos — mostly featuring white gay men — that were so ubiquitous on YouTube.

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Living In The U.S. When You Don’t ‘Sound White’

The complexity of having an accent

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