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'Rolling The R's' Is A Story About Coming Of Age And Coming Out

5:14pm May 29, 2016

Rolling the R's tells the stories of restless teenagers in the disco era in a gritty neighborhood in Hawaii. Author R. Zamora Linmark discusses the book's impact, 20 years after it first came out.

Chef Eddie Huang On Cultural Identity And 'Intestine Sticky Rice Hot Dog'

7:01pm May 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

Huang and his brothers, Evan and Emery, headed to China to reconnect with their culture, to eat lots and lots of food — and to cook. He's documented his travels in his new book, Double Cup Love.

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Taylor Swift, a pop star who is extraordinary for reasons entirely unrelated to white nationalism.

Taylor Swift, Aryan Goddess?

3:19pm May 27, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Haters (of a multicultural society) gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Meanwhile, Swift will continue to bask in her utterly unremarkable whiteness.

Kala Tanaka marks "stays" at the front of the canoe so they can go back in the same place after the mast is taken down to fit under the George Washington Bridge. The garlands of ti leaves, a Hawaiian tradition, were placed on the Hokule'a by well-wishers.

Hokule'a, The Hawaiian Canoe Traveling The World By A Map Of The Stars

9:37am May 27, 2016

by Sara Kehaulani Goo

A voyaging canoe built to revive the centuries-old tradition of Hawaiian exploration is circumnavigating the globe. Its crew has already traveled 26,000 miles navigating with the sun, stars and waves.

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Nonprofit Works To Reshape Public Perception Of Latinos In America

4:37pm May 26, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former government official Henry Cisneros and businessman Sol Trujillo, co-founders of the nonprofit Latino Donor Collaborative, which works to reshape the public's image of Latinos.

National

My 'Oriental' Father: On The Words We Use To Describe Ourselves

10:27am May 25, 2016

by Kat Chow

President Obama recently signed a bill striking the term "Oriental" from federal law. It was a reminder for NPR's Kat Chow of the fact that her father still uses the word — to describe himself.

Politics & Government

N.M.'s Primary Could Predict How Latinos Vote In November

6:44am May 25, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Gabriel Sanchez of the University of New Mexico for a preview of the June 7 primaries, and the way the Latino voting bloc is expected to influence campaign strategies.

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Bethune-Cookman Students Still Reeling From A Year That Saw 13 Shooting Victims

3:05pm May 24, 2016

by Renata Sago

Historically black colleges and universities have often been viewed as a refuge for African-American students. But at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, 13 students have been shot this year alone.

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Hidden Brain takes a look at the 'Replication Crisis' in scientific experimentation.

Science

When Great Minds Think Unlike: Inside Science's 'Replication Crisis'

12:58pm May 24, 2016

by NPR Staff

Lots of psychology studies fail to produce the same results when they are repeated. Does that mean we shouldn't trust science?

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The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race by Anthony Christian Ocampo

Filipino Americans: Blending Cultures, Redefining Race

10:28am May 24, 2016

by NPR Staff

In his book The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo explores how Filipino-Americans challenge traditional ideas about race and national identity.

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