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In Asian-Led ‘Always Be My Maybe,’ Ethnicity Is Secondary

June 3, 2019

The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot. "It wasn't the type of thing where we sat down and said before we wrote it, 'OK, we got to represent and make sure we're m...

California’s Earlier Spot in 2020 Primaries Shaking up Presidential Race

CalMatters

May 31, 2019

With the state’s Democratic Party holding its convention in San Francisco this weekend, you’ll be able to count at least 14 presidential candidates descending on California. And for a change, they’re here not j...

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Race-Based School Criteria Roils Asian-Americans Again

AP News

August 27, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Time and again, Asian-American students consistently delivered top academic scores, only to be denied admission to their dream school. Parents bemoaned what they saw as an unfair racial advantag...

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Wu’s Fight for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Part of a Bigger Crusade

AP News

August 14, 2018

BEVERLY HILLS — Constance Wu had resigned herself to the fact that "Crazy Rich Asians" was not going to work out for her. She was under contract for her sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat", both were filming in the fall, and that was that. "Crazy Rich Asians" would be...

Nunes: 'After Today, House Intel Committee Ceases to Exist'

Ag Giant Wonderful Sues Fresno County Over Assemi Nut Plant

Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill? Experiment Works in Animals

GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

How Bad Teeth and Lack of Dental Care Can Lead to Poverty, Discrimination

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

Revisiting Fresno’s Sputtering Growth Plan Is a Must

Locals Gear Up to Keep Kings River Water

Snowboarding Visionary Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65

Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, Khaled Part of Pre-Super Bowl Shows

Titans, Raiders Headed Into Opposite Directions

Woman Tries to Pry Open Mountain Lion’s Jaws to Save Her Dog

Walters: The GOP's Decline and Fall in California

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

Walters: Another Showdown Over Crime Looms

Walters: Court Must Fix Tax Vote Ambiguity

Can Gen Z Figure Out How to End Islamophobia?

Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Mayors for Pete: Buttigieg Hunts for Support in City Halls

GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

Kamala Harris Stuns Supporters by Exiting Presidential Race

Tateosian Challenges Embattled Payne for Trustee Seat

In Asian-Led ‘Always Be My Maybe,’ Ethnicity Is Secondary

California’s Earlier Spot in 2020 Primaries Shaking up Presidential Race

Race-Based School Criteria Roils Asian-Americans Again

Wu’s Fight for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Part of a Bigger Crusade

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