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Ekk Sisavatdy, left, helps an incoming freshman at Highline College in Burien, Washington, as part of a program that assists Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Asian American students push to reveal what the ‘model minority’ myth hides

Education

“I’m more than just Asian American and others’ perception of what an Asian American is,” says Ekk Sisavatdy, who works with students who don’t fit the straight-A stereotype of Asian American students.

Chinese gather near Baiyun Temple in Beijing to pray for good fortune on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year

A Chinese American author explores the East-West culture gap

Books
Meet the Huang family. The new TV series Fresh Off The Boat #FreshOffTheBoat features 12-year old Eddie Huang.

Meet the Asian American family that’s ‘Fresh Off The Boat’

Media
Cheng Imm Tan at home in Boston.

First Days: She went to bed hungry on her first night in the US

Lifestyle & Belief
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