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The California Civil Rights Department debuted a soft launch of its CA vs. Hate Resource Line on Monday, which will offer support and advice following a hate crime. 
 

Announced by the Office of Attorney General Rob Bonta, the line is not a law enforcement line, but can connect to law enforcement for those wishing to make a report. Trauma informed services will be offered in over 200 languages at 833-8-NO-HATE and be available online as well in 15 languages.  

Even if incidents are not classified as a hate crime, the line is meant as a resource. People can report anonymously or their identity will be kept anonymous even if they don’t report anonymously. The line’s exception to sharing information is for incidents of child or elder abuse or other risks of encroaching violence.

• Prodigious Poetry: High school senior Diane Sun, a National Student Poet who is also on the USA Debate Team, recited her poem “a recipe for steaming almost-dragon” at the White House in front of First Lady Jill Biden and the national poet laureate, Ada Limón.

• Racist non-profit: a conservative non-profit founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller has sent racist mailers with messages such as “Biden And The Left Want To Decide Who Gets Hired, And Who Gets Fired According To Their Skin Color” to a handful of states including North Carolina, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas among others.    

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• Some history about Affirmative Action: While some Asian Americans are for or against Affirmative Action programs, Asian Americans, specifically Japanese Americans, historically played a significant role in building it.   

• China’s coal challenges: As China is leading in some areas of renewable energy alternatives, it still burns more coal than any other country and increased energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 6%.  

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• Pakistan assassination attempt: A bullet struck Former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the foot on Thursday, in what appears to be an assassination attempt.

• Philly’s films: Back for its 15th year, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival will run from Nov. 3-13, this time around exploring the festival’s theme of “Intersections.” 

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• Ke Huy Quan’s universe expands: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star Ke Huy Quan is expanding his possibilities as a new cast member in the upcoming sci-film “The Electric State.” 

• A Japanese restaurant chain specializing in crab has created crab ice cream.  
   
• An exploration of cultural identity through Singapore’s Peranakan cuisine.  
   
• TikTok should be banned by the U.S. government, according to one FCC commissioner.  
   
• Three separate incidents of artifacts breaking at a museum in Taiwan have cost them $77 million. 
   
• Designers in Japan want to make convenience store trips easier, so they invented pants to wear without underwear.