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Interview: Aasif Mandvi on Introducing Jon Hamm to the 'Indian Head Wobble'

Aasif Mandvi. (Adam Cantor)
Lifestyle

The Daily Show correspondent also lists his three favorite interviews on the fake news show and warns Jon Stewart of a potential John Oliver takeover.

May 22nd by Dan Washburn | Comments

Interview: Dat Nguyen on Growing Up Vietnamese in Texas and Making NFL History

Former NFL player Dat Nguyen. (Delton Childs)
Lifestyle

The first Vietnamese player in National Football League history is now a sports talk radio personality in San Antonio.

May 10th by Dan Washburn | Comments

Konrad Ng: The Asian Pacific American Experience is 'Quintessentially American'

Konrad Ng in Washington, DC on October 19, 2012. (apacenter/Flickr)
Lifestyle

The Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center opens up about his work there, the rising political clout of Asian Pacific Americans and his experiences as part of the extended first family.

May 9th by Bill Swersey | Comments

Interview: 'Masala Bhangra' Star Sarina Jain Gets America Moving and Grooving

Sarina Jain (in black, center) leading a group Masala Bhangra session. (Sarina Jain)
Lifestyle

The Indian American fitness dynamo chats candidly about entrepreneurship, rocking Masala Bhangra in Japan, and the family tragedy that first inspired her.

May 7th by Amna Khawar | Comments

Interview: Comedian Margaret Cho on Hot Food, Confucius and Her Next Tattoo

Lifestyle

The groundbreaking Korean-American comedian answers five questions from Asia Society's Clara Lambert.

May 2nd by Clara Lambert | Comments

Photos/Interview: Portraits of Cambodian Diaspora, from Cali to The Bronx

Shorty, 28, Killing Fields tattoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2011. (Pete Pin)
Multimedia

Cambodian American photographer Pete Pin is on a mission to document the lives and stories of refugees who left Cambodia at the end of the killing fields and settled in America.

September 14th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Vishakha Desai Op-Ed Discusses 'Mythical' Rise of Asian Americans in US

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai speaks at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York in June 2012. (Suzanna Finley/Asia Society)
Policy

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai's op-ed sheds light on the findings of a Pew study still reverberating in the press.

July 30th by Asia Society | Comments

Desai: Bigger Voice for Asians Needed in US Society

A group of newly natualized U.S. citizens say the Pledge of Allegiance after taking their Oath of Allegiance at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on Sept. 20, 2010. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

A Pew Research Center study shows that more Asians than Latinos are now immigrating to the U.S. But why are Asians still so underrepresented in public debate?

June 20th by Shuan Sim | Comments

Study: Most Asian Americans Don't Feel 'Sense of Belonging' in US Corporate Culture

A new Asia Society fills a critical information gap relating to the growth, development and advancement of Asian Pacific American employees. (2012 APA Corporate Report)
Business

A new Asia Society study finds that Asian Pacific American employees are loyal to their companies, but the majority don't feel part of the corporate culture.

June 11th by Jonathan Saw | Comments

Interview: New Doc Captures Harvard Basketball Star Emily Tay's American Dream

Burmese American Harvard University basketball star Emily Tay is the subject of Melissa Johnson's 2011 documentary 'No Look Pass.' (High Hip Productions)
Arts

Director Melissa Johnson and her subject, Emily Tay, discuss the intricacies of their film "No Look Pass" and the sudden phenomenon of Asian American basketball stars.

April 20th by Hanqing Chen | Comments

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