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All posts tagged "asian american"

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  [FC] The overlooked Asian American glass ceiling

    There’s another glass ceiling you haven’t heard much about even though it’s 3.7 times harder to crack. Part of the problem is that it’s hiding in plain sight. Silicon Valley, bastion of brogrammers and...

  • Posted May 7, 2015
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  [Vice] ‘Banana’ magazine is bringing the duality of the Asian American experience to the forefront

    As an Asian American, I rarely get to see reflections of myself in popular media. When I’m lucky enough to spot a face similar to mine in a movie or a magazine, they’re often relegated...

  • Posted May 6, 2015
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  [SCPR] Asian American YouTube celebrities aim to change perceptions, break into Hollywood

    A recent study on diversity by GLAAD found that, of all the main characters in the 2013-2014 broadcast TV season, only 4 percent were Asian. That percentage is actually lower than the previous year, when...

  • Posted April 27, 2015
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  African Americans are largest minority demographic for ABC’s ‘Fresh Off The Boat’

  As it turns out, ABC’s “Fresh Off The Boat” is drawing more African American viewers than any other minority demographic according to Nielsen Research. Compared to the 14.5 percent of Asians who watch the show, African Americans...

  • Posted March 30, 2015
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  [LA Times] Recent election gains show Asian American voters’ power surge

    From his new perch in Washington, Ted Lieu has suffered through an East Coast winter and other confounding indignities of life as a freshman member of the House from the party out of...

  • Posted March 30, 2015
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  [Asian Fortune] Suffering in silence: The dilemma for older Asian American immigrants

    In 1976 So Ying Chan and her husband came to the United States to help take care of her grandchildren. Her son, Michael Man, worked as the accounting manager at the National Education...

  • Posted March 25, 2015
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  Lakers’ Lin and Clarkson team up as NBA’s first Asian American starting backcourt

  By Brian Han Not many people actually know that Jordan Clarkson is half-Filipino, but when he and Jeremy Lin started for the Lakers Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they became a part of something that had...

  • Posted March 24, 2015
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