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Healing Through History: Monuments of Chinese American Exclusion and Reconciliation
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Films to Watch at the 2024 Vancouver Asian Film Festival – Cold Tea Collective
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival returns for its 28th year from November 7-17, 2024, both online and in-person. The array...
Bad Genius subverts the model minority myth, starring Callina Liang, Jabari Banks and Benedict Wong – Cold Tea Collective
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The Representation Paradox in “Star Wars”: Depicting Asian Culture in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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Breaking Silence in Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries”
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