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Is Taiwan a country? From a Taiwanese view, the answer is clear: own elections, own military, own passport, and a top-tier democracy. We explain the history, the identity shift, and why Beijing still disagrees.
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The best Taiwanese frozen dumplings, ranked, from CHIMEI and Wei-Chuan to Laurel, plus the Japanese and Korean picks worth a freezer slot. Where to buy each and how to cook them:
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55% of workers never negotiate their starting salary. Staying quiet can cost ~$600K over a career. We wrote the how-to, with word-for-word scripts for the awkward moments:
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New on Woven: our interview with Peter Cheng (@Playmaka34), co-founder of Shut Up 'n Eat.
After 25 years in big food media, he left to build something joyful. On Taiwanese beef noodle soup, Bourdain, and independent media.
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Devon Avenue is Chicago's South Asian corridor, and most guides still list places that closed. Five that are open:
Ali's Nihari, nihari
Khan BBQ, tandoori chicken
Annapurna, masala dosa
Tahoora, mithai
Ghareeb Nawaz, $5 plates til 2am
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Filmmaker Dennis Tran was diagnosed with autism at 27. He calls it a homecoming. We talked about his short film "Crosswalk," the silence around disability in immigrant families, and telling the story on his own terms.
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New to dim sum? Start with these 6: har gow, siu mai, char siu bao, cheung fun, xiao long bao, and spring rolls. Six more, including chicken feet and egg tarts, are in the full guide.
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The best Asian food in Las Vegas is off the Strip, on Spring Mountain Road:
@ShanghaiTaste
Shang Artisan Noodle
Taiwan Deli
Monta Ramen
Weera Thai
@SoyoBarstaurant
Pho Saigonese
Viet Noodle Bar
Eight spots, one corridor.
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Where to eat Hmong food in the Twin Cities, in the St. Paul markets:
Hmong Village, the anchor
Mai's Papaya, som tam
Hmongtown Marketplace, the other market
Hmong Express Cuisine, Zimmern's pick
Hmoob Kitchen, papaya salad with kapoon
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Vietnamese in Philadelphia, mapped:
Pho 75, cash-only pho
Nam Phuong, the long-menu anchor
QT, the banh mi move
Vietnam Restaurant, the institution
Gabriella's, the modern room
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Buford Highway is the best Asian food corridor in metro Atlanta. 6 spots to build a crawl around:
- @LeesBakery, banh mi
- @CantonHouseGA, dim sum
- Northern China Eatery, dumplings
- Mamak, Malaysian
- Hae Woon Dae, Korean barbecue
- @SweetHutBakery, bakery
The Asian American podcast rotation still publishing in 2026, in 5 shows:
- @TheyCallUsBruce , pop culture + politics
- @ttsgpod, weekly current events
- @nprcodeswitch, race + identity
- Add to Cart, comedy from @LemonadaMedia
- @TheJenAmos's Filipino American Woman Project
Most visitors to Honolulu eat where the resorts point them. Locals eat plate lunch, poke from neighborhood markets, and traditional Hawaiian food in Kalihi. Here are 5 spots mainland visitors miss.
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DC's best Korean food right now, in 5 stops:
• @anjufrc - the District's most decorated
• @ManduDC - DC's first full-service Korean, since 2006
• Lighthouse Tofu - Annandale sundubu
• Sinchon - ox-bone broth
• @kogibbq - AYCE Korean BBQ
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Chicago's best Chinese food right now, in 5 stops:
• Sun Wah BBQ - James Beard duck (Uptown)
• QXY - the dumpling benchmark (Chinatown)
• YooYee - hand-pulled Sichuan noodles
• MCCB - Michelin whole fish
• Wentworth - Cantonese seafood
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10 Asian American memoirs everyone should read in 2026, from @huahsu's Pulitzer-winning "Stay True" to @QianJulieWang's "Beautiful Country." The full reading list:
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