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Samantha Pak

Samantha Pak (she/her) is an award-winning Cambodian American journalist from the Seattle area and assistant editor for JoySauce. She spends more time than she’ll admit shopping for books than actually reading them, and has made it her mission to show others how amazing Southeast Asian people are. Follow her on Twitter at @iam_sammi and on Instagram at @sammi.pak.

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442: The Strikes that Started an Educational Revolution

How Asian Americans and other students brought ethnic studies programs to U.S. colleges

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442: The Big Impact of Yick Wo v. Hopkins

How two Chinese immigrants’ lawsuit win created protections for non-citizens in the United States

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Biggest AA+PI News Stories of 2022

Just some of the ways we made headlines this year

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Our Favorite Music Videos Embracing Sexuality

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Why is AI Pornifying Asian Women?

How societal biases and the Internet has led to scantily clad avatars

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UPDATE: Broadway’s ‘KPOP’ Will Perform Final Show Sunday

Just days after producers demanded an apology for some cringey statements in the NY Times’ review, the brand new musical has been cancelled

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Our Favorite Music Videos That Pop

These AA+PI artists may have different musical styles, but they understood the assignment to create popular music

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442: The Man Responsible for the Birth of Birthright Citizenship

Why millions of Americans have Wong Kim Ark to thank for their citizenship

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