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Food in 2 Worlds™ Podcast: Rediscovering NYC’s Forgotten Foods

Through interviews with elderly immigrants and other long-time New Yorkers, journalist Anne Noyes Saini is documenting the city’s vanishing food culture.

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Video: For Immigrant Women, Changes in Gender Roles

Immigrant women reflect on how immigrating to the U.S. has changed the way they think about their identity.

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The Story Behind Great Taste’s ‘Five Dumplings for a Dollar’ Deal

This Sunset Park eatery is known for dishing up the best dumplings in New York City. So why is its owner, Mr. Chen, barely breaking even?

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Hurricane Sandy: The Storm’s Impact on Immigrant Workers and Organizations

“Yes, yes, of course we’re busy! We’re too busy to talk to you!”

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Chinese Immigrants Time-Travel to Lower Manhattan Circa 1900

A program at New York’s Tenement Museum introduces recent immigrants to immigrant lives from the past.

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30 Years After the Murder of Vincent Chin: Where do Asian Americans Stand?

Asian Americans gathered to discuss the legacy of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man whose tragic death 30 years ago served as a rallying point for pan-Asian American activists.

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Election Roundup: Rangel Survives, Meng Triumphs

A look at two races in NY’s rare June primary where immigrant voters played a significant role.

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Grace Meng Counting on Asian Immigrant Voters in Her Bid for Congress

In the tightly contested primary race for New York’s 6th Congressional District, Grace Meng is hoping Asian Americans will go to the polls and make her the first Chinese American to represent New York in Congress.

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Asian-American Filmmaker Tells Her Father’s Story in Every Day Is a Holiday – Airing this Weekend on PBS

Theresa Loong’s documentary about her father, Paul Loong, will air on PBS stations this weekend. She sent us a reporter’s notebook about the making of the film.

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BuzzFeed: Priscilla Chan is Every Tiger Mom’s Dream Child

Countless Chinese American daughters probably sighed when the ZuckerChan nuptials were announced. Because they knew they’d be getting a call from their mothers wondering why they weren’t more like her. An essay by Yin Wai from BuzzFeed.