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Meet the Smashing Pumpkins new guitarist, Kiki Wong, chosen out of 10,000 applicants
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Asian American festival the Smithsonian canceled last year to be revived
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Most Americans can’t name a famous Asian American, survey finds
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. And for the fourth...
Some say they can hear an ‘Asian American’ accent. Others deny it exists.
Is there such a thing as an Asian American accent? Nobody can quite nail it down — or agree whether...
The White House has a new curator. Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post.
WASHINGTON — The White House has a new curator and Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold...
Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake
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Barbie launches Kristi Yamaguchi doll in skater’s iconic Olympic look
Barbie is paying homage to trailblazing figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi with a new doll. The launch of the Yamaguchi doll, which...
$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner is an immigrant from Laos battling cancer
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$1.3 billion Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the U.S.
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