Giving voice to all communities
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Western China's vast and beautiful Xinjiang region became notorious for the arbitrary detention and "re-education" of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Uyghurs, whose language and cultural identity have been seen by China's Communist Party as a threat to its total control. But following global condemnation for its crackdown on the Uyghurs, China claimed its so-called re-education centers were shut down in 2019. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer recently traveled to Xinjiang on a government tour to see how the region is now being re-branded by China as a fun-filled destination for international tourists.
The Vine Street Expressway has split Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood for decades. But now, city officials want to change that and they plan to "stitch" the divided neighborhood back together.
The Heart Sellers takes place in 1973 where two Asian American immigrants, Luna and Jane, bond their new-found friendship over Thanksgiving.
Jamie Yuccas sits down with up and coming comedian Leslie Liao, who talks about her matter of fact comedic style, growing up in Orange County as the child of Chinese immigrants, and the struggles of being a single woman in Los Angeles.
Renowned for dependable hospitality and ritualized etiquette, Japan now has one restaurant where the service is dependably, defiantly atrocious. At the Lazy House in Nagoya, the dining experience is turned on its head, with a cranky and petulant staff dishing out insults while tossing dinner plates. Correspondent Lucy Craft checks out why the rude restaurant, launched last summer, has become an instant comic hit on social media.
Jim Nakano was sent with his mother to a Japanese internment camp when he was just 2 years old. In 1972, he opened The Donut Man, which has become a beloved staple of his Southern California community. Adam Yamaguchi has the story.
Jim Nakano, who opened The Donut Man in 1972, was sent to a Japanese internment camp when he was just 2 years old.
Madhur Jaffrey is known for popularizing Indian food in the United States. "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil chats with her 50 years after her groundbreaking cookbook, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking," came out in 1973.
An inspirational piece of history hit the big screen in Sacramento on Sunday. People gathered at the Crest Theater for the film "An Open Door."
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, has become more recognized in America, even becoming a holiday in New York. Millions of South Asian Americans celebrate Diwali with an American twist and create their own traditions. Shanelle Kaul has more.
