TEDxPhilly - Ethan Nguyen - On taking chances
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Mentor one young person this year and you set them on a journey that will ultimately lead them to an opportunity to change other lives. Dissuaded by a high school guidance counselor from applying to top schools, Ethan Nguyen found encouragement from a supportive local librarian and landed at Vassar. Now a health researcher, Ngyuen looks back to ... Read more
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Ethan Nguyen - On taking chances
January 23, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Mentor one young person this year and you set them on a journey that will ultimately lead them to an opportunity to change other lives. Dissuaded by a high school guidance counselor from applying to top schools, Ethan Nguyen found encouragement from a supportive local librarian and landed at Vass...
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- -: TEDxEastEnd - Menhaj Huda - Everywhere & Nowhere: in search of belonging
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Menhaj Huda (born 1967, Bangladesh) is a British film director and producer of Bangladeshi descent. After completing a degree in Engineering at Oxford University, he embarked on a career in television. His directing career began in 1993 with the ground-breaking dance music show "Hypnosis" for Cha...
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- -: Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming
July 8, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist.
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- -: Vishal Vaid's hypnotic song
September 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Vishal Vaid and his band explore a traditional South Asian musical form in this mesmerizing improv performance. Sit back and let his music transport you. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thi...
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- -: Democrats Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 31, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)In commemoration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the Democrats produced this video featuring young up and coming activists and organizers from the community.
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- -: Multiracialism In America - Jane Junn
January 20, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/05/Color_Blind_The_2008_Race_and_Beyond Political scientist Jane Junn examines shifting views on racial categorization in the United States. Junn notes the increasingly common use of the "Multiracial" designation on the U.S. Census, and discusses what it...
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- -: Does Affirmative Action Stigmatize Students? - Julian Bond and Dalton Conley
April 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/16/Race_vs_Class_The_Future_of_Affirmative_Action Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman, debates Dalton Conley, NYU Dean of Social Sciences, about the psychological harm of affirmative action. Conley argues that all unequal admissions such as legacy, donor, and at...
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- -: Drug War's Racist Roots? - Ethan Nadelmann
September 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/09/CONNECTIONS_Ethan_Nadelmann_on_Legalizing_Drugs Ethan Nadelmann delves into the history of drug prohibition and its relation to racism and class segregation. "The distinction between which drugs should be legal and which drugs should be illegal had es...
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- -: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 24, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)President Obama hosts a reception at the White House to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. May 24, 2010.
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- -: Tuesday Talks: The President's Foreign Trip
November 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Jeff Bader, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, answer your questions on the President's upcoming trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. November 2, 2010.
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