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Latinos are reimagining Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight diversity
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebration of Latino cultures. But some say it commodifies communities …
Gwen Aviles
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How Hurricane Maria pushed young Puerto Ricans towards supporting independence
Four years after Hurricane Maria, young Puerto Ricans debate commonwealth status of the island. Why…
Gwen Aviles
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Meet the author on a mission to combat the invisible 'Kissing Bug' disease affecting Latinos communities
Journalist Daisy Hernández's argues Chagas disease affects mostly Latinos and Latinx immigrants in …
Gwen Aviles
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Advocates say Latinas who make less than their white colleagues are 'screaming into the void' on Equal Pay Day
Latinas still make less than white men. This Latina Equal Pay Day, here's what experts say can be d…
Gwen Aviles
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Being Latino is about much more than just speaking "perfect Spanish"
Discrimination can be an issue for Hispanics who don't speak Spanish. But experts tell Insider that…
Nicole Forero
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The Latino electorate is growing. What does that mean for the future of American politics?
There are Republican Latino voters and Democratic Latino voters in presidential elections but voter…
Gwen Aviles,Camila DeChalus
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Every month is Hispanic Heritage Month for this Google exec. Here's how one Latina is making the tech giant more inclusive.
Google executive Perla Campos shared how being raised by a single mom who's Mexican American shaped…
Marguerite Ward
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How one Latina therapist went from almost quitting therapy to helping Latinos overcome mental health stigma
Latinx Therapy seeks to address the mental health crisis facing Latinos, many of whom see depressio…
Gwen Aviles
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Latinos 'face an epidemic of invisibility' in film. A new report unpacks how Hollywood falls short in diversity
A study from USC Annenberg's Inclusion Initiative found that less than 6% of characters in films fr…
Gwen Aviles
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To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month I made my favorite agua fresca recipe for the first time. It only has 3 ingredients and is easy to make.
This easy to make agua fresca recipe is the perfect beverage for everyday meals.Pauline Villegas/In…
Pauline Villegas
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2 AAPI executives at Fortune 500 companies share how growing up in Asian households helped them climb the corporate ladder
David Kang and Tiffany Xingyu Wang hold C-suite positions at Fortune 500 companies. They share how …
Shriya Bhattacharya ,Britney …
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'We cannot wait for the industry to give us permission': Filmmaker Justin Chon on telling Asian American stories in Hollywood
The "Pachinko" director reflected on his more-than-two-decade long career in Hollywood and how he h…
Lauren Frias
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5 marketing experts on how to pull off a heritage-month campaign that's authentic and builds trust with the community
Marketing experts say authenticity is key for effective and inclusive heritage month or recognition…
Erica Sweeney
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BTS' White House visit marks the start of a new era in the group's boyband diplomacy — going from UN speeches to advocating against hate crimes
The boyband took its political activism to a new level this week, speaking out against anti-Asian h…
Cheryl Teh
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Biden set to welcome K-pop group BTS to White House to 'address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination'
The Korean boy band will visit the White House on Tuesday, May 31 at the tail-end of AANHPI Heritag…
Bryan Metzger
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Indigenous model Quannah Chasinghorse says she felt like she didn't belong at the Met Gala, where 'no one cared to ask' who she was
Quannah Chasinghorse, 19, told Insider that no one knew her or cared to ask who she was when she at…
Maria Noyen
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After record Asian American voter turnout, AAPI leaders weigh political action and running for elected office
Amid a surge in AAPI voter turnout, Asian American leaders are asking how it can be sustained, espe…
Belle Lin
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Asian-American comedians are fighting back against late night television that makes their culture the punchline.
Just 2.9% of writer's guild members working in TV are Asian. Comedians say little representation me…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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'Grief becomes power.' How the coronavirus pandemic changed the South Asian diaspora's experience of mourning.
A once communal experience of grief has become replaced with isolation and anxiety, changing how So…
Pavan Mahal
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This Indian chef says he is making his entire month's salary from one Instagram video but for him it’s just a tool
Instagram is one place that can serve as a platform for people to express who they are, show off th…