Asian America

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  Asian domestic violence survivors are in more danger after Roe ruling, experts fear

  NBC News - Sakshi Venkatraman

  A South Asian woman in Houston planned to leave her abusive husband several years ago. He regularly sexually assaulted her, refusing to wear a condom or let her use birth control. Just days before she planned to make her escape, she found out she was pregnant. “It was bound to happen,” she said, …

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  This Spotify playlist doubles as a recipe for kimchi fried rice

  NBC News - Joseph Lamour

  Anyone that thinks people shouldn’t play with their food simply doesn’t have the imagination of one uber-creative Spotify user. On June 30, Noah Conk, a founding UX and product designer for a gaming startup, shared a recipe for kimchi fried rice — aka bokkeum-bap — in a marvelously unique way: …

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  Man charged with bias crime in attack on man of Japanese descent and his daughter

  NBC News - Zachary Schermele

  Police in Portland, Oregon, charged a 34-year-old man with two counts of bias crime after they say he assaulted a 5-year-old girl and her father of Japanese descent after making comments about their race. Authorities say the suspect approached the two, who were visiting from California, while they …

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  6 days ago

  Following criticism of Asian mail-order bride ad, newsweekly halts sponsored posts

  NBC News - Zachary Schermele

  The Austin Chronicle, a popular alternative weekly newspaper in Texas, has issued a moratorium on all sponsored content amid a slew of criticism over a since-removed ad promoting Asian mail-order brides. The ad, posted to the Chronicle’s website June 24 as sponsored content, included links to …

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  Freida Pinto brings Jane Austen-style film of her dreams to life in 'Mr. Malcolm’s List'

  NBC News - Lakshmi Gandhi

  For actor Freida Pinto, getting cast in a "Pride and Prejudice"-style romantic comedy was in many ways the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. A longtime fan of both classic literature and British romantic comedies, she jumped at the chance to star in a project that was an ideal combination of …

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  Wis. school board members dismissed book about Japanese American incarceration as being ‘unbalanced,’ parents say

  NBC News - Kimmy Yam

  Parents are pushing back after a committee whose members sit on a Wisconsin school board did not move forward with approving a book about Japanese American incarceration during World War II for a sophomore English literature class. Muskego-Norway School Board members said including the book would …