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My LATimes article: "What Clint Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' (2008) Got Right--and What America Refused to Learn"
My LATimes article: "What Clint Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' (2008) Got Right--and What America Refused to Learn"
The Minneapolis immigrant community that inspired the 2008 "post-race" film has still yet to realize its promise.
JANM: Your Movie Guide to Life
JANM: Your Movie Guide to Life
How to Support People with Disabilities in War-Impacted Regions of Laos
How to Support People with Disabilities in War-Impacted Regions of Laos
Donate to Support WLP's Documentary on Laos' War History, organized by Bee Vang
Donate to Support WLP's Documentary on Laos' War History, organized by Bee Vang
Notable Asians and Asian Americans on Belonging in the USA
Notable Asians and Asian Americans on Belonging in the USA
As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage, TODAY heard from 21 notable Asians and Asian Americans, including Lou Diamond Phillips, Sen. Mazie Hirono and Alan Muraoka from "Sesame Street," about visibility in the USA.
My interview with Today show
My interview with Today show
Vang starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the 2008 drama that featured racial slurs against Asian Americans.
My NBC News Op-Ed
My NBC News Op-Ed
My interview on CNN
My interview on CNN
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My newest piece on NextShark
My newest piece on NextShark
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. It began with the tedious contrivances of blaming “kung flu” or “Chinese virus.” Surely, “woke” critics thought, this was what accelerated the spike in COVID-19 anti-Asian hate incidents. Then soon came the invectives against “white supremacy” and “white nationalism.”
University of Michigan Lecture
University of Michigan Lecture
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NYT Agent Orange and Laos
NYT Agent Orange and Laos
My interview on CBC radio
My interview on CBC radio
More than a decade after the release of Clint Eastwood's drama Gran Torino, actor Bee Vang is speaking out about the damage caused by the film's racist dialogue.
My Brown University commencement speech
My Brown University commencement speech
My opening remarks at Cambodian Town Film Festival
My opening remarks at Cambodian Town Film Festival
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My blog entry for War Legacies Project
My blog entry for War Legacies Project
War legacies, legacies which persist among the living even after war has ended, follow war, as the "jackal follows the wounded beast."
My feature piece on The Economist
My feature piece on The Economist
My piece on Moonlight's Oscar win
My piece on Moonlight's Oscar win
An Op-Ed I wrote on Pioneer Press
An Op-Ed I wrote on Pioneer Press
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