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Fusion food and the Asian American experience

The infamous sushirito and the ramen burger have come to be icons of fusion food: the melding together of two culinary cultures into edible delight. Chefs have piqued the interest of people from renowned food writers to food instagrammers to your average consumer. However, as people bite into ramen mac n’ cheese, they should be aware of where these new age dishes come from.

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Journalists read racist comments

Asian American journalists encounter racism daily -- in the newsroom, in the comments section, in their inboxes and on Twitter. A few industry professionals react to racially charged comments and explain how they handle the situations.

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Meet this 17-year-old political canvasser

Rebecca Tuzon is a political canvasser in Las Vegas. And she’s only 17-year-old. Tuzon wants to work in politics. But her parents don’t.

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Arab Americans and their television preferences

Dearborn, Mich. is home to the largest concentration of Arabs outside of the Middle East. Many of the Arab Americans living here rely only on Arabic television for news coverage. Why do they only prefer Arabic channels? It will also ...

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Chinese investors favor Las Vegas real estate

Nevada is becoming an attractive place for Chinese investors to park their money. Some real estate professionals expects a trend to bring more jobs and economic growth to Las Vegas in the next 10 to 20 years. Chinese investors rank ...

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Ranks of minority journalists largely unchanged in a decade

The number of minorities working in U.S. newsrooms has stagnated over the last decade and more needs to be done to change that, says UNITY President Russell Contreras. The American Society of News Editors (ASNE), which aims to have minorities ...

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Refugee debate continues months after governors call for halt

The ongoing U.S. debate about accepting refugees could have long-term effects on foreign policy, experts say. More than half the nation’s governors announced their opposition to allowing Syrian refugees to resettle in their states after the November terror attacks in ...

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Clark County, NV needs more Tagalog-speaking poll workers

Section 203 of the Voting Right Act requires the provision of language assistance during the voting process, and Filipinos who speak Tagalog in Clark County in Nevada is one group that has been recognized as needing assistance. In 2014, Asians ...

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Experts: Gambling addiction services for Asians lacking

Casinos spare no expense trying to attract Asian gamblers, sending shuttle buses to Chinatowns, building gourmet Chinese restaurants and incorporating feng shui into their layouts. But problem gambling experts say casinos fall woefully short when it comes to treating Asians ...

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Bill Clinton defends Hillary Clinton’s honesty at Asian American town hall forum

Trying to swat away complaints that Hillary Clinton is not trustworthy, former president Bill Clinton told a group of Asian Americans in Las Vegas Friday that only his wife could be trusted to ensure that “you and everyone else who ...

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