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Merriam-Webster revises 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' entry
Read full article: Merriam-Webster revises 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' entryFILE - In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, customers are seen through the window of a Chinese restaurant decorated with menu items in New York City. Merriam-Webster has updated its entry on Chinese restaurant syndrome, a term many Asian Americans saw as antiquated and even racist. The phrase was previously defined as a legitimate illness brought on by food seasoned with monosodium glutamate but especially Chinese food. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)Merriam-Webster has updated its entry on Chinese restaurant syndrome, a term many Asian Americans saw as antiquated and even racist. It also contains a link to another entry the more clinical term, MSG symptom complex.Peter Sokolowski, editor at large at Merriam-Webster, confirmed the changes.
'Fresh Off the Boat' leaving indelible mark on TV landscape
Read full article: 'Fresh Off the Boat' leaving indelible mark on TV landscapeThis undated photo made available by ABC shows Randall Park, left, and Hudson Yang in the Jan. 31, 2020 television episode of "Fresh Off the Boat." "I take representing my experience as an Asian American in this country very seriously," Huang said in an interview in January. But because of โFresh Off the Boat,โ there's already hope that Asian American-led successors will no longer be seen as out of the ordinary. โIt helped redefined a space that will help all creative Asian American media, producers and artists.โAs a young Asian American actor, Yang said it's been exciting to see how much the landscape has already changed in six years. โIt's been a focus of mine tell more stories from an Asian American perspective.โPark also recently was in a position to direct.