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Opinion: Why I don't hyphenate Chinese American - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Eric Liu is the founder of Citizen University and the author of several books. He was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. He explains why he calls himself a Chinese American - without a hyphen.
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    Eric Liu is the founder of Citizen University and the author of several books. He was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. He explains why he calls himself a Chinese American - without a hyphen.
Jenni Young

Shooting Spurs Hashtag Effort on Stereotypes - 0 views

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    The police shooting of Michael Brown, a Missouri teenager, has prompted a social media campaign over negative depictions of young black men in the news media.
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    The police shooting of Michael Brown, a Missouri teenager, has prompted a social media campaign over negative depictions of young black men in the news media.
Jenni Young

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown Hashtag Responds to Michael Brown Shooting - TIME - 0 views

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    The hashtag emerged as a response to the media portrayal of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male who was fatally shot by police in Missouri Saturday
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    The hashtag emerged as a response to the media portrayal of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male who was fatally shot by police in Missouri Saturday
Jenni Young

Why We've Been Seeing More 'Yellowface' In Recent Months - 0 views

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    "Yellowface" is the word widely used to refer to someone donning makeup or clothing to present the appearance of looking Asian.
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    "Yellowface" is the word widely used to refer to someone donning makeup or clothing to present the appearance of looking Asian.
Jenni Young

First Watch: Maddie & Tae, 'Girl In A Country Song' : The Record : NPR - 0 views

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    The video for the teenage duo Maddie & Tae's first single, "Girl In A Country Song", cheerfully turns the tables on the cartoonish macho tendencies of so much recent country music.
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    The video for the teenage duo Maddie & Tae's first single, "Girl In A Country Song", cheerfully turns the tables on the cartoonish macho tendencies of so much recent country music.
Jenni Young

QUEEN LYRICS - Radio Ga Ga - 0 views

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    Lyrics to "Radio Ga Ga"; song by QUEEN
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    Lyrics to "Radio Ga Ga"; song by QUEEN
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Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Official Video) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Video for Radio Gaga by Queen borrows heavily from Fritz Lang's film, Metropolis.
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    Video for Radio Gaga by Queen borrows heavily from Fritz Lang's film, Metropolis.
Jenni Young

John Oliver on Native Advertising: It's Gross, But This Is Our Fault - 3 views

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    Native ads are typically integrated into a website's normal content, standing out far less than other forms of display advertising. The content is often tailored to the platform and can closely resemble regular articles.
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    Native ads are typically integrated into a website's normal content, standing out far less than other forms of display advertising. The content is often tailored to the platform and can closely resemble regular articles.
Jenni Young

Oxford Dictionary Recognizes: YOLO, Amazeballs and Hot Mess - 0 views

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    The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.
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    The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.
Jenni Young

Images coming from Ferguson, Mo., reveal unfiltered, uncomfortable truths - The Washing... - 1 views

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    A photograph is never sufficiently proportional to truth. The truth - the full story, the context of things - is too large and complicated to be encompassed by any single image.
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    A photograph is never sufficiently proportional to truth. The truth - the full story, the context of things - is too large and complicated to be encompassed by any single image.
Jenni Young

By Using Language Rooted in Andes, Internet Show's Hosts Hope to Save It - 0 views

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    Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.
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    Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.
Jenni Young

Ferguson Images Evoke Civil Rights Era and Changing Visual Perceptions - 1 views

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    The photographs of unrest in Ferguson after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer have drawn comparisons to pictures of the Deep South in the 1960s.
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    The photographs of unrest in Ferguson after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer have drawn comparisons to pictures of the Deep South in the 1960s.
Jenni Young

How the Daily News Cover Changed Overnight - Then Changed Again | News | Philadelphia M... - 0 views

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    Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.
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    Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.
Jenni Young

Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases - 0 views

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    Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.
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    Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.
Jenni Young

The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet - Pacific Standar... - 0 views

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    "Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.
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    "Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.
Jenni Young

A Song Born When Pain Is Still Fresh - 0 views

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    J. Cole's song "Be Free" quickly spread around the world in hours, highlighting the power to reach listeners while emotions are still raw.
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    J. Cole's song "Be Free" quickly spread around the world in hours, highlighting the power to reach listeners while emotions are still raw.
Jenni Young

Young, black and speaking out after the Trayvon Martin case - 0 views

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    Black teens personalize Trayvon Martin's death in their poetry: "What it means to be a young black man in society...people don't value your life," says Ayinde Grimes, 17.
Jenni Young

Trayvon Martin and Implicit Bias | Eva Paterson - 0 views

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    Discussion of racial stereotypes and bias
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    Discussion of racial stereotypes and bias
Jenni Young

Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? - 0 views

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    Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.
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    Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.
Jenni Young

Examining Coverage Of The Trayvon Martin Case : NPR - 0 views

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    Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.
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    Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.
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