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Serena Puang

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As seen in: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), MSN, The New York Times, Business Insider, Yahoo News, NBC News, People, Flipboard, The Boston Globe, Teen Vogue, The Star (Malaysia) and
Covers:  Books, culture, accessibility, Asian American issues and education
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Serena Puang is a freelance writer based in Baton Rouge. She is from Rogers, Arkansas. She has written for the New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, Teen Vogue, NBC, and more. You can contact her at contact@dearyall.net.

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Opinion | Affirmative Action Is in Peril and 'Model Minority' Stories Don't Help

Opinion | Affirmative Action Is in Peril and 'Model Minority' Stories Don't Help

Michael Wang was an ideal college applicant. He had a 4.67 G.P.A., a product of excelling in the more than a …

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A dystopian America that feels close to home - The Boston Globe

A dystopian America that feels close to home - The Boston Globe

In Ng's heart-wrenching and brilliant novel, "Our Missing Hearts," 12-year-old Bird Gardner doesn't remember …

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I tried every mochi doughnut shop in Boston. Here's what you need to know. - The Boston Globe

I tried every mochi doughnut shop in Boston. Here's what you need to know. - The Boston Globe

Within the United States, mochi doughnuts are available mostly in major cities - not in my college town in Co…

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Asians in U.S. share reasons they're now looking at opportunities abroad

Asians in U.S. share reasons they're now looking at opportunities abroad

After Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, KEFF, a Taiwanese American artist, started thi…

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As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, 'No Thanks'

As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, 'No Thanks'

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Rochelle Bowyer, a fourth-year student with dyslexia at the University of Washi…

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In high school, I participated in debate. Then I saw its ugly side. - The Boston Globe

In high school, I participated in debate. Then I saw its ugly side. - The Boston Globe

When I was in high school, I was the captain of the debate team. This meant I spent weekends living out of su…

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Female Gaze

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ReVision: Women in Photography LSU Museum of Art Baton Rouge Through Aug. 30 Women are a majority of art students but underrepresented and underpaid when it comes to galleries and careers as artists. When it comes to photography, you might not feel the gender disparity: Doesn’t everyone know a lot of female photographers? The difference comes in the kind of photography and what we uphold as art.
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Monsters And Humanity

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The Monsters We Sometimes Become Gallery at the Manship Baton Rouge Through Aug. 14 Black posters with blue graffiti style letters pepper Government Street, shop windows and social media. “The Monsters We Sometimes Become” is on display at the Manship Theater. What is it? The immersive art exhibit, curated by Ellemnop, features art by Nathaniel A.J. Landry paired with original musical scores by Monoblack.
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With A Little Help From Dad

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Improv 201 Boomerang Comedy Theater Baton Rouge June 26 The first time you do something new, it’s easy to get your friends and family to come cheer you on. When you’ve reached a new career milestone, the same people love to congratulate you and reminisce about how they knew you when. But most skills in entertainment – singing, dancing, comedy, and yes, improv – are formed in the countless hours in between when nobody is watching. A nine o’clock 201 improv show is a peak into that work.
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