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Topic: Asian-American representation

Kal Penn on "Salon Talks" ("Salon Talks")

Kal Penn on why Democrats are losing

D. Watkins
Utkarsh Ambudkar (Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

Utkarsh Ambudkar's revolutionary role

Dean Obeidallah
Chloe Bennet (Getty/Valerie Macon)

Asian star explains name swap

Rachel Leah
(Disney)

"Mulan" is not a romance

Paula Young Lee
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Jake Choi (U-Shin Kim)

Jake Choi, against the odds

Gary M. Kramer
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-675946p1.html'>Dmitry Brizhatyuk</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Who should be writing on race?

Silpa Kovvali
Scarlett Johansson in "Ghost in the Shell," Tilda Swinton in "Dr. Strange"

#WhiteWashOUT protests casting

Paula Young Lee
Tilda Swinton as Ancient One in "Doctor Strange" (Marvel Studios)

White isn't a neutral color

Silpa Kovvali
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Justin Lin (Reuters/Kevork Djansezian)

Diversify the director's chair

Paula Young Lee
Steven Yeun in "The Walking Dead," Aziz Ansari in "Master of None," Vincent Rodriguez III in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (AMC/Netflix/The CW)

Asian guys get to be sexy, too

Diep Tran
Children acting as accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers take the stage at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni - RTS8GOV (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Deeper than awful Oscars joke

Paula Young Lee
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