Asian American journalist, essayist, speaker, scholar, poet: PBS @NewsHour Communities Correspondent, Knight Arts Challenge, formerly NBCAsianAmerica, personal
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Lyric essays & prose poems navigating the space between cultures punctuated by wise children, bossy aunties, unreliable suitors, and an uncertain political landscape "You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids" coming March 2022 @wsupress Preorder now wsupress.wayne.edu/books/det…
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Three members of our @NewsHour digital team have been laid off. They were the last remaining staffers of our Communities Initiative and were based in MI, OK and MO. The were valued colleagues and their loss will be keenly felt. Please see our statement below.
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Today, March 28, is the last day to register for free training in Detroit for entry- and mid-level editors and managers from @MaynardInst and @JIMWayneState on April 5-6 in Detroit. Sign up now! bit.ly/3FLoP04
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A Michigan project is celebrating the rich history of community farmers and gardeners.
The @YpsiLibrary is creating a digital archive to collect and share these stories of Black, Indigenous and other food growers.
@NewsHour's @fkwang reports👇
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In Michigan, there's a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color.
Lawmakers reintroduced a series of bills this month that focused on addressing gaps in maternal healthcare for people of color.
@NewsHour's @fkwang reports👇
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WATCH LIVE: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nAKEpAZg…
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Dearborn Public Schools will have a Muslim-majority board for the first time in history.
2 new board members were elected Nov. 5th. 4 of the 7 school board members who oversee the 3rd largest school district in Michigan will be Muslims of Arab descent. freep.com/story/news/politic…
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Arab American precincts in Michigan’s largest county rejected Kamala Harris: freep.com/story/news/politic…
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In every state where paid sick leave was on the ballot, voters approved it. On Election Day, measures in Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska passed by wide margins: In Alaska, 57 percent of voters approved it, in Missouri it was 58 percent and in Nebraska a whopping 74 percent. (via @19thnews)
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How anger over the war in Gaza may have shaped some voters’ choices in the election @pbs @newshour pbs.org/newshour/show/how-an…
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Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt loses reelection after his letters stereotyping Asians were uncovered. freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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Nature can heal. Even a 5 min walk on my shore, in a forest, or on a prairie or mountain will make you feel better.
#BeKindAlways humans
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Update: Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt lost his reelection bid after his racist emails against Asians were discovered: freep.com/elections/results/…
An Asian-American group formed in Detroit after Vincent Chin was killed condemned the letters stereotyping Chinese-Americans and Indian-Americans sent to 6 universities by Troy school board president Karl Schmidt, who's running for reelection:
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Chauncy Glover, Los Angeles news anchor and former reporter for Detroit's WDIV dies at 39 freep.com/story/entertainmen…
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Former Michigan television news anchor, reporter dies at 39 mlive.com/news/2024/11/forme…
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If you’re a victim of a crime, you're told to go to the police and report it.
But what happens when they don’t believe you?
From the Center of Investigative Reporting, Rachel de Leon tells how far one child had to go to prove her innocence. to.pbs.org/3Aja9TC
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Roland Hwang has won a seat on the Northville Township board, becoming the only Democrat on the board of the Detroit suburb. Hwang is a longtime Asian-American activist who was active on the Vincent Chin murder case about 40 years ago.
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My 3,200-word report last week explaining the historic outreach by Republicans to Arab-Americans and Muslims in Michigan:
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Quincy Jones was revered as a record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and performer through his seven decades in the music business. to.pbs.org/4fiw0tF
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For many Muslim and Arab Americans, Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and the wider Middle East are personal, and so is this election. to.pbs.org/3CaDFvA
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PBS News will offer live ASL for its election special coverage. to.pbs.org/3CijWdl
