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Traveler, foodie, Associated Press race/ethnicity reporter and for AZ news. Former AAJA AZ president. Re-tweets not endorsements. ttang(at).

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Terry Tang

1 year

I’m so grateful the therapy dogs happen to be staying at my hotel which funny enough is called the Comfort Inn. The handlers said they understand journalists have it hard too. They offered me a #cuddlepuddle . Thank you @K9ComfortDogs It really did help! #selfcare #caninelove

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A bit of professional news. Starting next week, I will be on the @AP Race & Ethnicity team full-time. I think it's accurate I'll be their first reporter allowed to esp focus on Asian American & Pacific Islander issues. Not just the tough news but the quirky and the pop culture-y.

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It was a privilege to do a story on ⁦⁦ @sesamestreet ⁩ first #aapi muppet (from @AP ). Ji-Young is 7, Korean American, can plays guitar and is freaking adorable. I spoke to Ji-Young and Ernie (“I really like bulgogi.”) #aapirepresentation

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This is the best news item I've seen so far today. From the sound of it, #KimNg has always been qualified to do the job. As they say, ladies put on shoes cuz there's glass everywhere.

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Making history by bringing a lifetime of excellence, Kim Ng steps to the helm as GM. #JuntosMiami

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Never thought I'd get to write about @brucelee . I like to imagine his hand (or fist?) is kind of guiding the younger actors on @Cinemax #warrior like #andrewkoji .

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My dog Penny crossed the 🌈 bridge yesterday. I like to think she was kinda a reporter too--a newshound (badge was a gag gift from an AP photog) well-traveled and wanted to even be a journo for Halloween ("Bark Kent"). Props to pet owners who've been thru this. 💙💔 #doglove

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If your bosses are telling you to only tweet about your work, they're "flat out wrong. You can tell them I told you that." -- @GenePark at #AAJA21 panel on social media career branding.

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It was an honor to interview the great James Hong about @danieldaekim #starforjameshong blitz which has raised $55K. It was even more of an honor to guide the 91-year-old actor ("Blade Runner," "Mulan," every sitcom known) through his first ever Zoom chat!

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Actor James Hong back in spotlight with Hollywood star push

James Hong is learning to do his first Zoom video chat at the spry age of 91. The actor, who has witnessed his industry continuously evolve with technology, is finding it “mind-boggling.”

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OMG. I think #tiffanyhaddish is wearing the dress she said on snl that she would wear again and again.

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Thanks to @aaja I FINALLY met the other journalist named Terry Tang! I felt like that Spider-Man meme. 😂 Thank you @TangLATimes for having a sense of humor when I approached you. And I bow to you as the more superior, experienced Terry Tang reporter. #AAJA22 #AAJAFamily

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3 years

A new, yummy @AP_Lifestyles @AP story I pitched on Asian American bakeries as an assertion of dual identity in age of #StopAsianHate . Best part was one of the subjects thanked me for doing an #AAPI story that's not 'This attack happened.'

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Thank you @AP 's Corey Williams for writing about the 40th anniversary of Vincent Chin's death. I think this is the first time there's been an AP story on this straight from Detroit. #VincentChin #StopAAPIHate

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Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982

Detroit is helping to honor Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time.

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3 years

Called my mother to wish her a happy Don't-Waste-Money-On-A-Gift Day. Asian Twitter knows what I'm talking about. #HappyMothersDay

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2 years

Had no idea I'd get to interview #michelleyeoh for @AP . But PR team for @EEAAOA24 said my name came up when listing reporters they should ask. I've made it! 😄Also MY is a queen who wanted to speak up for Asian moms, auntie and grandmas everywhere.

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Michelle Yeoh shows Asian immigrant women are 'Everything'

The main character's name had to go.

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2 years

Not about to forget that today marks exactly 80 years since FDR issued #ExecutiveOrder9066 . Reading the graphic novel version of @GeorgeTakei story, which was gifted to me. It's surreal seeing comic panels of details he told me in an @AP interview 10 years ago. #StopAsianHate

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1 year

I am moderating a Q&A with Kathleen Kim and Alan Muraoka of @sesamestreet this Tuesday at 7pmET/4pmPT. You can register for the Zoom here. Happy #AAPIHeritageMonth and please share this with anyone or any group you think would enjoy it.

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AAJA Arizona: Q&A with Sesame Workshop's Kathleen Kim & Alan Muraoka

Just in time for AAPI Heritage Month. Join us for a special Q&A session with Kathleen Kim and Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street!

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3 years

I present Bark Kent, trusted member of the news media. 🐕🦸🏻‍♀️🗞

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7 years

Aww...wonder if @MsLeaSalonga saw this nice story @sfosternyc told about her and @EvaNoblezada . #TonyAwards2017

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Sutton Foster on Her Big Broadway Break & Presenting at the Tonys

Sutton Foster talks about getting her big break in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and presenting her former co-star with an award at the Tonys.

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2 years

My @AP story on @eastersunday , @Jokoy feature film debut. To me, it is the latest example of Filipino American food, history and advocacy emerging into the zeitgeist, from the new arch in LA's Filipinotown to the naming of Little Manila Ave in NYC.

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Jo Koy's 'Easter Sunday' puts Filipinos front and center

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a comedy, Jo Koy's new movie “Easter Sunday” had a lot of waterworks. The film was no ordinary job for the comedian and the rest of the cast.

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Terry Tang

1 year

Goofing on the "red carpet." So surreal being at #Oscars2023 . As a teen, I used to watch it every year and tape it on VHS so I could go back and re-watch reactions.

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3 years

Spent all day on a story that hopefully shows the mood of many Asian Americans. That story is now on the @AP wire. Activists are trying to overcome hopelessness and remind people that it was 8 victims who "had a bad day." #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate

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Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks

Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with killing eight people, most of them Asian women, at three Atlanta-area massage...

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Terry Tang

3 years

@christinetfern did most of the heavy lifting in this @AP story we wrote. I know the issue is tiring for many AAPI women but people need reminding that "but it's a compliment" doesn't work. Also proud that we quote all AAPI female scholars. #StopAsianHate

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Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes

For Christine Liwag Dixon and others, the bloodshed in Georgia — six Asian women among the dead, allegedly killed by a man who blamed his “sexual addiction” — was a new and horrible chapter in the...

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Terry Tang

6 years

@thatdevinfield Glad you're OK. Once you've talked with your loved ones, would you be up to talking to a reporter? I work for The AP.

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1 year

Oh gawd. I think I accidentally DMed someone asking for an interview thru my dog’s Instagram account. 🤦🏻‍♀️ At least @teddythenewshound sorta makes sense? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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2 years

After more than 2 years, I'm returning to my @AP office tomorrow. I am writing a reminder because I legit think I'd forget to go. 😬

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“When you encourage hate, it’s not like a genie in a bottle where you can pull it out and push it back in whenever you want,” said Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of @StopAAPIHate

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More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and...

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Terry Tang

4 years

Between @pbs #AsianAmPBS , @michellekrusiec in @hollywoodnetflx and @MoRocca mobituaries, it's nice to see #annamaywong having a moment decades later.

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2 years

On my visit home I found my parents have been cutting all their napkins in half because using a whole one once "is a waste." That has to qualify as #VeryAsian or #hellaAsian . 🙄

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Last time I went to a junket in an LA hotel was college. Couldn't pass up #EasterSunday junket while in town cuz I'm already working on a print story. They made sure to include some actual Filipino food for the press lunch buffet. #lumpia #VeryAsian 🇵🇭

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Emotionally drained from interviewing someone who sadly lost two family members. He went from yelling at me, yelling at the universe, being resigned and then nice to me. Being a reporter at times = therapist. I've really learned to just listen. #journalismmatters

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2 years

How nerdy is it on a vacation day I went to a press conference? 😂 I was there bcuz I wanted to meet some sources I’d only ever met on Zoom. Also coming from Phoenix, I was not used to being one of several Asian American journalists at a newser. #veryasian

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1 year

A year ago I interviewed Michelle Yeoh about this movie. Now I got to write about her being the first Asian best actress Oscar winner, 86 years after a white actor won the same award for playing Chinese. guessing few Asian reporters then too. #Oscars95

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Michelle Yeoh makes Oscars history with best actress win

Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday for...

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3 months

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Public service announcement: Terry Tang @TangLATimes is not Terry Tang @ttangAP . One is the new exec editor of the LA Times; the other is a writer on the Race and Ethnicity team at the AP. Yes, both are Asian Americans and members of @aaja . And yes, both are bad asses.

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2 years

Also had a bit of a lovefest with Ji-Young's puppeteer, Kathleen Kim. I had no idea #sesamestreet had a Korean American, female puppeteer. She was elated to be interviewed by a female, Asian American reporter. #representationmatters

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3 years

I won't forget anytime soon the feeling that the world had gone crazy when both my parents tested positive for #COVID on the same day the Capitol insurrection was unfolding. VERY thankful after more than 15 months apart, we're finally in the same space again! #REUNITED

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Once I found out @brucelee daughter and #annamaywong niece have never met, I had to put them together for an @AP story, esp with all the AAPI @TheAcademy nominees ( #EEAAO ). They face a lot of the same quirky issues guarding an Asian American icon's legacy.

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Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong heirs talk legacy, roles for Asians

Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, and Anna May Wong's niece, Anna Wong, had never met before doing a recent joint interview with The Associated Press.

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Terry Tang

4 years

Made some cookies for Galentine's Day/Anti-Valentine's Day! Stamped with names of some #aapi gals. ❤ @IamSandraOh @MsLeaSalonga @aliwong @MingNa @awkwafina @margaretcho #ValentinesDay

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3 months

Don't worry. I'm not leaving @AP . <cue Spider-Man meme>

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Los Angeles Times owner appoints Terry Tang as interim editor

The paper's owner moves quickly to name the new leader to settle a newsroom roiled by massive layoffs. Tang becomes the paper's first female editor.

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Terry Tang

2 years

For the second time in a month a picture of my dog Penny, who passed away in March, has turned up as the poster pup for a business on social media. Maybe that is her way of saying hi to me. 🥲📸🐕🌈 #dogsarelove

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4 years

This may be a record for number of Asian American female creatives in an AP story. Thanks to @NaiaCucukov @suedujour_ @sarahkuhn @readingspark @MarieMyungOkLee for talking to me about @netflix #babysittersclub and teen lit. #ClaudiaKishi4Ever

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Asian American girls saw pivotal icon in 'Baby-Sitters Club'

Author Ann M. Martin had no master plan when she decided to make one of the core members of “The Baby-Sitters Club” a Japanese American girl named Claudia.

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1 year

I'm sorry but when I saw this @AP push on my phone, I thought the story was about something else. 🤨😄

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So, I didn't know that #RandallPark , @aliwong , @michaelgolamco and I all went to @UCLA . They were doing theater and I wrote about film and tv for @dailybruin . Fast-forward, and I got to write about their movie, #alwaysbemymaybe . This story is swimming in @UCLA_Alumni . LOL.

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The stars are Asian American but ethnicity isn't the point of the new Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe.” Stars Randall Park and Ali Wong wanted to make a heartfelt, funny movie with characters who just happen to be Asian.

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Just finished reading this @reviewjournal story. REALLY WISH more people would look at date of pub and other context before flying into social media outrage. Save your ire for the perpetrators. Sorry that @sabrina_schnur had to put up with this.

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Viral video of cyclist’s killing sparks outrage, attacks on RJ

Users took to X to lambaste a reporter over Review-Journal coverage of a retired police chief’s hit-and-run death.

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2 years

Shout-outs from @ReeseW and @oliviamunn . #daymade

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3 years

About 30 min after I learned of Corky Lee's death, I was assigned his obit. I learned his pics were used in @PBS Asian Americans series, he was a fixture at @mocanyc and one of the last pics he took was of flowers he got while in the ICU for COVID. 😭

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Corky Lee, known for photographing Asian America, dies at 73

Corky Lee, a photojournalist who spent five decades spotlighting the often ignored Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, has died. He was 73.

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2 years

Tweeting out this @sesamestreet story again cuz people should watch the cool and cute video done by the awesome @AP VJ @noreensnasir . Just click on the photo in the story and scroll through to watch. Thanks Noreen for partnering with me on this!

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'Sesame Street' debuts Ji-Young, first Asian American muppet

At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon.

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3 years

Always up for working with @lwhitehurst on an @AP story! The dialogue on #MissingWhiteWomenSyndrome v. BIPOC cuz of #GABBYPETITO ...should include #AAPI women too.

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8 months

Teddy the newshound believes in fair contracts. #fairAPcontract #WeAreAP

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5 years

@Marvel gave @AP a bit of an exclusive--the Asian and Asian American heroes who make up #AgentsofAtlas are getting their own stand-alone comic book series this August. Another kind of #AsianAugust .

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4 years

In honor of @davidchang speaking at closing AAJA Fest, I'm watching while eating kimchi grilled cheese on gojuchang bread and air-fried Korean yam fries. One thing about a virtual convention, you can eat while listening. 😁 #AAJA20

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I had a small window to work up this @AP story on the rights of this infamous "Native man sheds one tear" ad going to @NCAI1944 . Thx to Iron Eyes Cody's son for talking with me. Clearly still a memorable ad if TMZ picked up my story.

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2 years

Yesterday @antonldelgado who is all the way in Cambodia (!) Twitter-introduced me to @amyqin12 of @AAJA_Chicago . Turns out I'm in CHI so we met up for dinner in Chinatown. The @aaja network has such a ripple effect. 😁 Happy to call Amy a new friend!

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Sad to say I only just visited the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center for this @AP @AP_Lifestyles story. I didn't know the rich history of Chinese grocers in southern Arizona. They made chorizo for their Mexican customers. It was even called Chinese chorizo.

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'Chinese chorizo' honors fusion of two cultures in Arizona

A Tucson woman is using chorizo — and her love of food and public art — to pursue recognition of a lesser-known chapter of Chinese American history.

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2 years

It's still May but my @AP story is not actually an #AAPIHeritageMonth story. It's about the hard work all year round from orgs like @ThinkChinatown @CCCSanFrancisco #CMAC to uplift thru art and culture.

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Chinatowns more vibrant after pandemic, anti-Asian violence

Cultural and arts organizations in Chinatowns across North America have worked for decades on bringing greater appreciation and visibility to these communities.

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6 years

Thanks ⁦ @unlieshed ⁩ ⁦ @cfnchng ⁩ and ⁦ @accidentalspy ⁩ for your help and sharing personal anecdotes and great quotes. ‘Crazy Rich Asians' draws immigrant parents to the movies (from @AP )

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'Crazy Rich Asians' draws immigrant parents to the movies

When "Crazy Rich Asians" surpassed expectations and grabbed the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend, the film also pulled off another surprising feat: It put Asians of a certain age in...

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3 years

!!! Jeremy Lin in the Bay Area would be Amazing.

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Breaking: Jeremy Lin is expected to sign a deal to play with the Golden State Warriors' G-League team, a source told @MarcJSpears of @TheUndefeated .

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Found out one of the @K9ComfortDogs I met in #montereypark is at a Phoenix church in my neighborhood this week. So during my lunch break I went to say hi for a few minutes. When the vest is on, Micah is all business. Thanks Micah (and his handler Marilyn)! 😍

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2 years

In Chicago this week. So happy I met with other AP peeps! #randeteam @AndaleGross @jasenlo123

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2 years

Can I frame Juju Chang's reply FOREVER? 😂🥲 That @aaja connection working its magic. #AAJA22 #AAJAFamily

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The most noticeable thing after being gone from the @AP office for two years? Someone doodled a mustache on my Joe Arpaio bobblehead. 😬

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3 years

I'm looking to interview anyone i.e. medical person, teacher who had any scary or rough interaction with an anti-mask or anti-vaxx person for a story. If you know of anyone, please share my contact info: ttang @ap .org. Thank you! And thanks @willhumble_az

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Zoos closed by the pandemic have been using social media more than ever. It's led to new-found popularity for creatures like Fernando the sloth at @PhoenixZoo . Yet, he refused an interview with our photographer. Too chill.

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2 years

So six years ago I did a story on a @SBTBmax pop-up restaurant. Here I am at a #GoldenGirls . I think @AP should make nostalgic pop culture pop-up restaurants my beat. I can partner w/ @KatieVasquezTV , @aliciar in NY or #ricktaber in LA. 😂

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Writing news/enterprise stories seems to only evoke flashbacks to being an English major in college. "Hmmm...what have I done so far? Well, I wrote my name."

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So, I originally did interviews for this story on @pbs 'Asian Americans' docuseries back in Dec when #Covid_19 wasn't even vernacular. Angle of the story changed considerably esp with narrator @danieldaekim among those ill. He's 💯 now thankfully.

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PBS' 'Asian Americans' explores prejudice and perseverance

A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series “Asian Americans” might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago.

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2 years

I got to handle @APEntertainment story on Anna May Wong being on the quarter. Thanks @mallikavsen for the v. good edit. Wong's niece says she pulled out a quarter to try to picture it when she first heard the news. I can't wait to get my hands on one! 🪙

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Trumpeting this colorfully written @AP story by @susanmbryanNM on the art of mariachi music getting honored by @USPS with stamps. I ❤️ there is a woman among the stamps. 🎺🎺🎸🎻🇲🇽 #mariachi

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Mexican art of mariachi takes center stage on US stamps

The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating the release of a new series of stamps honoring the traditional Mexican genre of mariachi.

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1 year

The traveling therapy dogs are staying at the same hotel as me. 🥰

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2 years

Other outlets have written about this before. But our @AP story is pretty cool with 3 female journalists in China, the UK and the US, respectively, who all grew up with Cantonese working together on this. Thank you/doh je @sylviahui and @charolinee_19 ! 🙏🏽

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As Cantonese language wanes, efforts grow to preserve it

Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn the Cantonese language in San Francisco wasn’t hard.

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10 months

This was my 5th time interviewing @MsLeaSalonga including when I was a student at @dailybruin & an intern at @Variety . Seems no matter where I am, I've got 👀on Asian representation. I couldn't let the first all-Filipino Broadway show go unnoticed by @AP

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Lea Salonga heads the first all-Filipino cast of a Broadway show in 'Here Lies Love'

The anticipation of getting to play a Filipino character for the first time is something shared by the entire company of “Here Lies Love.”

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2 years

Picture it: I'm in Chicago and @AP lets me write about @GoldenConPals . No one is more amazed this show has spurred a convention with panels, merch, 2 drag queen groups than people who worked on #GoldenGirls back in the day. I had to take the pics too.

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'Golden Girls' shows little age at inaugural fan convention

TV shows about sci-fi or comic book fare usually inspire fan conventions — not a sitcom about four women of a certain age living together in Florida.

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5 years

@orangestreetnew Hi Hilde. I'm a reporter with The Associated Press in Phoenix. Just wanted to extend the opportunity for you to comment on this incident and the feedback you've gotten from people. If you wish to speak, please contact me at ttang @ap .org. Thanks so much.

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For #Thanksgiving2021 I celebrated the Woos on my mom's side and the Tangs being together this year with "Woo-Tang Flan." @WuTangClan #HappyThanksgiving

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Terry Tang

3 years

I understand online criticism of my work comes with the job. That is fair. But not gonna lie, kind of stings when it's a fellow reporter you've met and chatted with a few times who 'likes' a tweet calling you a terrible reporter.

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Terry Tang

2 years

This @mercnews story by @ethanbaron is a great example of taking a big event like the #MillFire and reporting on a deeper angle. I'm a CA native who's never been to Weed and had no idea about the Lincoln Heights neighborhood and its historic significance.

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‘It’s historic and we need to save it:’ Vital piece of Black history burns up in Mill Fire

The Lincoln Heights neighborhood, largely flattened by the inferno Friday, is believed to be one of the only intact Black neighborhoods west of the Mississippi River that dates back to the early da…

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Terry Tang

1 year

Thank you ⁦⁦ @reporterdeepa ⁩ for working on this story w/me. From the start of covering this shooting, I knew I wanted to do a story on what makes #montereypark special. Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting (from @AP )

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Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting

For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity — and a culinary heaven for anybody near Los Angeles craving authentic Asian cuisine.

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Terry Tang

4 years

Thanks @NomWah for leading the first ever cooking demo for an AAJA Convention. It was fun to try and make chicken and cabbage dumplings at home. Thanks @queenkv for facilitating the programming. #AAJAFEST #AAJA20 🥟🥟🥟🥟

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Terry Tang

1 year

Sometimes I can’t turn reporter mode off. Was at a restaurant in Monterey Park earlier tonight and a guy at the next table was nice enough to talk to me when I asked if he wouldn't mind being quoted. And that's after he gave me all his popcorn squid.

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Terry Tang

1 year

This new @ABCNetwork show has a Korean American lead with a political family inspired by Gary Locke, the 1st Chinese American US gov. With other Asian-led broadcast shows, are we getting away from the stereotype that Asians can't be leaders? My @AP story:

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Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC's 'Company'

Growing up, Catherine Haena Kim never dreamed of being the lead. Now, the actor is reveling in the thrill and facing the pressure of taking the lead on a big stage.

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Terry Tang

1 year

I became friendly with the Lyft driver who took me to the airport for my flight to LA. Even he was happy for my being at the #Oscars 😄

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Terry Tang

2 years

Continuing my quest to be #VeryAsian and definitely not very vegan.

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Terry Tang

2 years

Happy birthday @brucelee ! I have written so many @AP race stories that have somehow connected back to #BruceLee . Even if he's not with us, his reach continues to stretch far. (And it's amazing that some people still don't know he was Chinese American, born in San Francisco. )

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Terry Tang

2 years

I've never had subjects bring props for photos! 😂 I love my @AP @APEntertainment story led to 3 #AAPI creatives in one photo. Thanks #JimmyOYang , #KenCheng and @ChairmanGao for talking #CrabClub - 🦀their dinners and prod. company and @netflix #LoveHard

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Jimmy O. Yang's Crab Club feasts on Asian American stories

One of the hottest clubs in Hollywood is run by “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Jimmy O. Yang and his producing partners.

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Terry Tang

5 months

My dog watching me moderate a talk at @changinghands with the great @Curtischin on his new memoir "Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant. "

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Terry Tang

5 years

@Alex_Kack Hi Alex. If you're up for a phone interview, please feel free to contact me. I'm with The Associated Press in Phoenix. I'm at 602-258-8934 and ttang @ap .org. Hope you're well!

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Terry Tang

4 months

OK. I normally don't have 2 @AP stories out on the same day. For Michelle Yeoh @netflix series #thebrotherssun , I talked to Jenny Yang, Sam Song Li and casting director @jennyjue about actors succeeding till they get branded the go-to "Asian actor."

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In 'The Brothers Sun,' Michelle Yeoh again leads an immigrant family with dark humor — but new faces

Sam Song Li only got his SAG-AFTRA card two years ago. Now, he is acting opposite Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh in an all-Asian cast in the new Netflix series, “The Brothers Sun.”

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Terry Tang

11 months

Enjoyed all I learned writing this #juneteenth @AP story. i.e. other states may celebrate later depending when enslaved people learned they were free. And that red foods like red velvet cake are part of the feast. Thank you @aaronlmorrison for back reading

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Terry Tang

3 years

Took a break from monitoring to go out to a polling site in Phoenix. Got my @aaja face mask on to ask people how they voted. Also I find people are nicer if I have a dog with me. 😊🐕🗳

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Terry Tang

2 years

Thank you @AP @jaethephotog for putting yourself out there to capture the inside of overburdened hospitals. Stay safe!! #Covid_19

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Terry Tang

2 years

Now THIS is a get well card. 😄 #VeryAsian (For those who don't know, Tiger Balm:Asians is as Windex:Greeks.)

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Terry Tang

11 months

#AAPIHeritageMonth story No. 5. Actually not really, this could easily have run later this week. But I got it just under the wire for May. I know Filipino food is not the "next big thing." It's always been here, it's just evolving in really cool ways too.

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Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

Three Filipino restaurants in three different parts of the U.S. are among the nominees at this year's James Beard Awards, the culinary world's equivalent of the Oscars.

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Terry Tang

3 years

I've never pitched a story on @lifetimetv movie but #ASugarAndSpiceHoliday which centers on an AAPI family is a Xmas treat never seen in this genre. Hopefully similar casting to come in the future. Also, how many holiday movies include stinky tofu??

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Terry Tang

2 years

My ⁦ @AP ⁩ ⁦ @APEntertainment ⁩ story about #goldengirls . I got to walk around ⁦ @GoldenGirlsKtcn ⁩ pop-up and talk to fans. This is my third(!) GG story. I’m thinking ‘the biggest gift would be’ FOR me after all this coverage. 😂

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'Golden Girls' LA pop-up restaurant has the golden touch

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Picture it: A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami — but it's also a working restaurant.

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Terry Tang

8 months

Happy 50th anniversary Mom and Dad! I ordered a cake based on the only activity they have in common. 😄🀄🀄

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Terry Tang

1 year

Back home with my personal #cuddlepuddle . Or perhaps more like cuddle droplet. 🐶💧 #teddythenewshound

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Terry Tang

3 years

I learned so much cool history about surfing and Native Hawaiians' rightful claim of it in this story by @_sallyho as part of AP's ongoing #Olympics2021 (or is it still #Olympics2020 ?) coverage.

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Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots

For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of...

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Terry Tang

1 year

Every last word was adorable @steffdaz 😁. Also you reminded me when I wrote about the return of a baby goat to the AZ state fair, certain AP people vetoed my suggested headline of 'Baby Goat Back.' I was told "That's too NY Post." 🙄

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Some bunny wanted to see pictures …

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Terry Tang

1 year

My final #Oscars95     story. The headline I came up with stayed. And leave it to me to work in baked goods. Thanks Jasmine Cho for the pics! And thanks @edwardfarinas @yersays for replying to my DMs. Lol.

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For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan's Oscar wins are theirs too

Ke Huy Quan’s comeback story from childhood star of ’80s flicks to win a best supporting actor Oscar, coupled with Michelle Yeoh’s historic win as the first Asian best actress winner ever had viewers...

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Terry Tang

3 years

When a Twitter interaction leads to two journalists realizing they are both virtually attending #aaja21 in the same area so MEET-UP! Thanks @shawnarchen for suggesting this! H/T to @RussContreras for setting this in motion.

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Terry Tang

4 months

‘Go back to the country you came from you dog-eating mother-effer,’ For my @AP story, I spoke with restaurant owner David Rasavong about how a stereotype nearly took away his livelihood. What is its origin and how have others tried to push back on it?

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California restaurant's comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists

A Thai restaurant in Fresno, California, is back in operation after being wrongfully accused of abusing a dog to turn it into meat.

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