Day: February 20, 2021
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‘Gran Torino’ Actor Draws Parallels Between 2008 Film, Anti-Asian COVID-19 Racism
Bee Vang, the actor who co-starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the director’s 2008 film “Gran Torino,” offered up a mixed view of the film in a Wednesday NBC News editorial, arguing that it … Read Full Article
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Groups helping non-English speakers with COVID-19 vaccine process
Getting an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine can be difficult, especially when you don’t understand the language of the people who are communicating with you. “They don’t even know how to do it … Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ Actor Bee Vang Addresses Surge Of Violence Against Asians And How Clint Eastwood’s Film “Mainstreamed Anti-Asian Racism”
Bee Vang was born in Fresno, California. He is Hmong and his parents are immigrants from Thailand. He is best known for his role in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 drama Gran Torino, a film that … Read Full Article
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Picture Books: Friends, family and nature permeate these wise and beautiful books for children
Sumner, illustrated by Michaela Goade. (Little, Brown, $18.99, ages 4-8. In stores April 6.) Inniniwak (Cree) and Trinidadian writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner draws on her Native heritage to tell a loving … Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ star says the film “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism” in America
Bee Vang, who starred opposite Clint Eastwood in ‘Gran Torino’, says the film “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism” in the United States. Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ star says the film “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism” in America
Bee Vang, who starred opposite Clint Eastwood in ‘Gran Torino’, says the film “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism” in the United States. Read Full Article