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Overseas Chinese Protest Against Ai Weiwei's Detention
Christine Wong Yap discusses identifying as an Overseas Chinese and how she and other Chinese in the worldwide diaspora have been protesting against the Chinese government to demand the release of artist Ai Weiwei, the famous designer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics' bird's nest stadium.
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Post-Civil War Liberia: A Memoir of Lost Boys and Life
Author Agnes Kamara-Umunna discusses her new memoir of post-civil war Liberia, And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation.
The First African-American to Win Olympic Gold
Author Craig Williams discusses his new book, The Olympian: An American Triumph, about the very first African American to win Olympic gold, and it's not who you think it is.
The Extraordinary Story of Chinese America
Mae Ngai discusses her latest book, The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Story of Chinese America.
The Far Easter 6 Asian-American Comedy Troupe
Filipino-American comedian Rex Navarrete lets us in on his little secret about how to handle tricky accents, just ahead of his appearance in the Far Easter 6 Comedy Show at Cobb's Comedy Club this weekend.
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